In this free talk, hear from Professor Yolanda van Heezik about the impacts of cats and other predators on urban wildlife.

A leading expert in this field, Professor van Heezik has taught conservation biology, harvest management and wildlife management at the University of Otago for the last 24 years and directed the postgraduate Wildlife Management Programme between 2021 and 2023.

Rights: Yolanda van Heezik

Dr Yolanda van Heezik

Dr Yolanda van Heezik was one of New Zealand’s first urban ecologists.

Location: Barclay Theatre, Tūhura Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin

For more information: https://otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/friends-in-focus-professor-yolanda-van-heezik

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