June 27, 2017 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Montana State University, Billings
1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101 United States

Additional Information

Montana State University Billings is excited to present A Night on the Wild Side starting at 6 p.m., June 27 in Liberal Arts Building room #205.

The community is welcome to the free presentation series, featuring experts from all over the state.

They will explore animal communication, rescue and rehabilitation, a history of the Smithsonian at Yellowstone Park, the fishy underworld of streams and lakes, and little-known international work in bird rehabilitation on the west end of Billings.

A Night on the Wild Side is funded by a grant from Humanities Montana.

 

A Night on the Wild Side speaker schedule:

6 p.m.: Introduction

6:05p.m. Sarah Bradley, MSU student, “Learning to Love and Protect Montana Wildlife.”

6:25p.m. Dr. Sara Waller, MSU Philosophy Dept., “Communicating with Animals.”

6:45 p.m.: Dr. L. A. Kemmerer, MSUB English, Philosophy and Modern Languages, “Eating Wildlife.”

7:05 p.m., Dr. Sheila McKay, WJH Bird Resources, Billings, “Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation in the Magic City.”

7:25 p.m., Dr. Diane Smith, Research Historian, USDA Forest Service, and Missoula Fire Sciences Lab, Missoula, “Yellowstone and the Smithsonian: Centers of Wildlife Conservation.”

7:45 p.m., Dave Pauli, Billings, “Wildlife Rescue.”

8:05 p.m., Dr. Theo Lipfert, MSU School of Film & Photography, documentary film, “Invasion of the Giant Tortoises.”

8:30 p.m., Q and A