Office of Research
Administration

THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS: GUARDING AN ECOLOGICAL TREASURE
PROGRAM
Registration and View Exhibits
Concurrent Workshops
Dinner, View Exhibits and Posters
Keynote Session
5:30-6:00 p.m.
6:00-6:50 p.m.
6:50-7:30 p.m.
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop 1 - 6:00-6:50 p.m. – Monsanto Auditorium
Dr. Noah Whiteman, Post-Doctoral Associate, Harvard University
Lousy heirlooms: Co-evolution between birds and parasites in the Galápagos Islands.
Dr. Rachel Atkinson, Coordinator, Solutions for Ecological Restoration, Charles Darwin
Foundation
Is ecological restoration possible in Darwin’s garden of evolution?
Concurrent Workshop 2 - 6:00-6:50 p.m. – Classroom 1
Dr. Jennifer Bollmer, Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Wisconsin
Low genetic variability in endemic Galápagos birds: Implications for conservation.
Patricia Baiao, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St.
Louis
Exploring phenotypic cues to bird movement in the Galápagos "natural laboratory":
Implications for conservation.
Keynote Session – 7:30-9:00 p.m. – Anheuser-Busch Auditorium
Opening Remarks
Dr. Patrick Osborne , Executive Director, Harris World Ecology Center
Dr. Eric Miller , Director, WildCare Institute, Saint Louis Zoo
Presentation of Conservation Action Prize to Felipe Cruz
Felipe Cruz, Director of Technical Assistance, Charles Darwin Foundation
Restoring the Galápagos Islands.
Dr. Patricia Parker, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Zoological Studies, Department of
Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Saint Louis Zoo
Disease threats to Galápagos birds.
Dr. Graham Watkins, Executive Director, Charles Darwin Foundation
Galápagos: The two sides of the coin.

African Insights
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Tel.: (636) 671-9231; Fax: (636) 671-9399; email: Capt.Rib@AfricanInsights.net; http://www.AfricanInsights.net
Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development
Contact : Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden,
4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110. Tel.: (314) 577-9596; Fax: (314) 577-9596; email: burgund.bassuner@mobot.org; http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/ccsd/
Charles Darwin Research Station
Contact : Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos,
Ecuador. Tel: (593) 5-2526-146/147; Fax: (593) 5-2526-146/147 Ext 102; email: cdrs@fcdarwin.org.ec; http://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/
Forest Park Forever
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Fax: (314) 367-7622; email: sbuback@forestparkforever.org; http://www.forestparkforever.org
Galápagos National Park
Contact : Galápagos National Park, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. email: director@spng.org.ec
Missouri Botanical Garden
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Tel.: (314) 577-9596; Fax: (314) 577-9596; http://www.mobot.org
Missouri Botanical Garden Press
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Tel.: (314) 577-9534; Fax: (314)-577-9594; email: mbgpress@mobot.org; http://www.mbgpress.info/
Missouri State Parks
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Tel.: (314) 416-2960; Fax: (314) 416-2970; email: mary.donze@dnr.mo.gov; http://www.mo.stateparks.com
The Nature Conservancy - Missouri Chapter
Contact : The Nature Conservancy, 2800 South Brentwood Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63144.
Tel.: (314) 968-1105; Fax: (314) 968-3659; email: missouri@tnc.org; http://nature.org
The Nature Institute
Contact : The Nature Institute, 2213 South Levis Lane, Godfrey, IL 62035.
Tel.: (618) 466-9930; Fax: (618) 466-9948; email: tni3@piasanet.com; http://www.thenatureinstitute.org

Saint Louis Audubon Society
Contact : Saint Louis Audubon Society, P.O. Box 220227, St. Louis, MO 63122.
Tel.: (314) 982-1774; Fax: (314) 982-0586; email: kb2bird@sbcglobal.net; http://www.stlouisaudubon.org
Saint Louis Zoo
Contact : Saint Louis Zoo, One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Tel.: (314) 781-0900; http://www.stlzoo.org
Sierra Club—Eastern Missouri Group
Contact : Sierra Club, 7164 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63143. Tel.: (314) 644-0890; email: emg.sierraclub@earthlink.net; http://www.missouri.sierraclub.org/emg
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
Contact : Webster Groves Nature Study Society, P.O. Box 190065, St. Louis, MO 63119.
Tel.: (314) 799-3961; email: aee623@prodigy.net; http://www.wgnss.org
Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center
Contact : Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis,
1 University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121. Tel.: (314) 516-5219; Fax: (314) 516-6233; email: osbornepl@umsl.edu; http://hwec.umsl.edu
Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Contact : Wild Bird Rehabilitation, 9624 Midland Blvd., Overland, MO 63114.
Tel.: (314) 426-6400; email: carol@wildbirdrehab.org; http://www.wildbirdrehab.org
Wild Canid Survival and Research Center
Contact : Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, P.O. Box 760, Eureka, MO 63025.
Tel.: (636) 938-5900; Fax: (636) 938-6490; email: prout@wildcanidcenter.org; http://www.wildcanidcenter.org
Wildlife Center of Missouri
Contact : Wildlife Center of Missouri, 1128 New Ballwin Road, Ballwin, MO 63021.
Tel.: (636) 394-1880; Fax: (636) 394-8143; email: pbolton@mowildlife.org; http://www.mowildlife.org
Sponsors
Charles Darwin Research Station
Galápagos National Park
E. Desmond Lee Family Fund in Zoological Studies
Missouri Botanical Garden
Office of Research Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Saint Louis Zoo
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center
Conservation Forum 2008 Organizing Committee
Mr. Jim Jordan (Saint Louis Zoo); Dr. Patrick Osborne (Whitney R. Harris World Ecology
Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis); Dr. Patricia Parker (E. Desmond Lee Professor in
Zoological Studies, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Saint Louis Zoo).