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PA EPA CONFERENCE OCT. 7-8 ON GLOBAL WARMING THREAT TO WILDLIFE
Release Date: 10/02/98
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998
EPA CONFERENCE OCT. 7-8 ON GLOBAL WARMING THREAT TO WILDLIFE
Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt, will speak at an EPA conference at the Washington, D.C. National Zoo Oct. 7-8 on the dangers posed by climate change to world wildlife. EPA hopes this meeting, titled Is Climate Changing Where the Wild Things Are?, will increase awareness and understanding of the issue among policymakers, media, wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts, researchers and private citizens. Seventeen organizations are co-sponsoring the symposium, including Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Ducks Unlimited Inc., National Wildlife Federation, World Wildlife Fund and the National Zoo. EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Policy, David Gardiner, will also speak on The Climate Change Debate Going Into Buenos Aires. The conference will take place Oct. 7-8, at the Washington National Zoo. To register, call Monica Duda at 703-247-2410 or register online at: https://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/conferences/wildlife/. For further technical information, call Susan Herrod Julius of EPA’s Office of Policy at 202-260-6022. For more information about the impacts of climate change to fish and birds, see EPA’s website at: https://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts. For general information on global warming, see EPA’s website at: https://www.epa.gov/globalwarming.
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