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As society responds to widespread declines of wildlife populations and habitats, the demand for new science, strategic thinking, and training in biodiversity conservation has never been greater.
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About Us

Justin Brashares and Kendall Calhoun

About Us

Berkeley Wildlife is a problem-driven, interdisciplinary program that conducts cutting-edge research and trains future leaders to tackle complex problems in wildlife ecology, management and policy. 

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Angelina Sanchez Bustacara, a skilled artisan from Boyacá, Colombia, has been hand weaving baskets for 27 years and is a member of Zuahaza, a women-led artisan cooperative | Photo credit: Zuahaza

Nearly half of Colombia’s culturally important plant species lack conservation protections

Alejandra Echeverri was one of the authors on a paper that was recently featured on  the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability website. The paper addresses how culturally significant plants in Columbua lack the conservation safeguards needed to ensure their survival.

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Events

Berkeley Wildlife hosts a weekly seminar, as well as other events that will be listed here.