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Mount Mercy
College to Host Giant Panda Expert
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa (April 9, 2008) – Dr. Gary Machlis, Canon Professor
of Conservation at the University of Idaho, will speak at Mount
Mercy College on April 14 regarding his giant panda research.
The presentation, which will be held in the Flaherty Community
Room beginning at 7:30 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Dr. Machlis
worked in China in 1981 and again in 1986-87 on the Giant Panda
Project for the World Wildlife Fund. He is a founding member of
the Wolong Nature Reserve International Advisory Council, which
provides advice to managers of one of the world's largest reserves
for the giant pandas.
Contacts:
Stacey Jones, Assistant Director of Marketing
(319) 368-6475, sjones@mtmercy.edu
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing
(319) 368-6475, maltorfer@mtmercy.edu
