Guest speaker, DR. LIANA ZANETTE, is a Professor of Biology at Western University in London, Ontario where she teaches Conservation Biology and Population Ecology. Liana’s research examines the relationship between predators and their prey with a focus on the ‘Ecology of Fear’.

Imagine what you would do if you were in South Africa and a lion happened along. I am guessing, you would run. I know I would, a giraffe would, as would most other animals. That is what the Ecology of Fear is all about. Now guess what predator is scarier than a lion.  Liana’s research can give you this answer and you may be surprised.

Liana’s research has been featured in several documentaries including “Nature’s Fear Factor”, “Animal Espionage”, “Spying on Animals”, and “Cat Crazed”.

Liana received her BSc in Psychology from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Biology from Queen’s University. After that, she did her PhD in Australia where she conducted research on forest fragmentation and their effects on birds. This was followed by a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia and then a faculty position at Western University. Liana’s research takes her to many places in the world where she works on a variety of amazing animals from birds and bears in Canada, cougars in California, wolves in Poland, marsupials in Australia, to wildlife in Eswatini and South Africa.

Runners up from our writing contest, JGC members Assunta and Saumya, will share their stories with us. We’ll also talk about World Giraffe Week celebrations and the exhibit that recently opened, Giraffe I A Heightened Experience.

We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces on Saturday, June 22nd at 11am EDT (Toronto/Canada)!

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