By Daily Press staff
Believe it or not, Southern California is home to a large variety of carnivorous wildlife.
This Thursday, Nov. 10, “Surviving on the Edge: Carnivore Ecology in Southern California” will be the topic of the third and final of Santa Monica College’s fall 2005 “Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series,” a free series of talks designed for all audiences.
The lecture will be at 11:15 a.m. and will be held in science lecture hall 145, 1900 Pico Blvd. on the SMC campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The speaker will be Dr. Ray Sauvajot, chief of planning, science and resource management at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. He will discuss his research on how urban encroachment and habitat fragmentation are affecting bobcats, coyotes and other wildlife in Southern California.
Sauvajot has held several positions as a scientist and scientific advisor to such organizations as the National Park Service. He has received several awards for his work and is an adjunct biology professor at UCLA and Cal State Northridge. He has published numerous scientific articles and has been quoted in such publications as Los Angeles Times Magazine.
The lecture series is sponsored by the SMC physical science and life science departments, and the SMC Associates, a private organization that funds speakers and special events on campus. For information, call (310) 434-4003. California Coastal Commission seeks art, poetry
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 9, 2005. Read the original PDF.