11th International Wildlife Law Conference March 26-27

Contact Brandi Palmer
Manager of Media Relations
727-562-7381
[email protected]

Register now to join a two-day International Wildlife Law Conference at Stetson University College of Law discussing the future of biofuel production, ecotourism, fisheries and species protection with an international panel of experts from eight countries.

WHAT: The 11th International Wildlife Law Conference

WHERE: Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st St. S., Gulfport

WHEN: March 26-27

WHO: Speakers include:

• Wil Burns, editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
• Royal Gardner, professor of law at Stetson Law and director of Stetson’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy
• Gunther Handl, Eberhard Deutsch Professor or Public International Law, Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
• Clay Henderson, Holland & Knight LLP, Orlando, Fla.
• Johannes Huber, executive secretary, Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Julia Jabour, senior lecturer, honors & graduate research coordinator, Institute of Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Andi Pearl, manager of Antarctic Krill Conservation Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Washington, D.C.

WHY: The two-day conference will discuss topics including the impact of biofuel production on biodiversity, wetlands and forest ecosystems; the impact of ecotourism on regions including Antarctica and Cuba; fisheries and individual species protection; and the protection of wildlife and research whaling in Antarctica. CLE credits are available.

Editor’s Note: This program is free for members of the media. The public is invited to attend for a conference fee. To register or request more information, please contact the Office of Conferences and Events at Stetson at [email protected], call 727-562-7898, or visit Conferences and Events online.