Exchange: Wildlife Conservation - A Zookeeper's Journey

Name: Exchange: Wildlife Conservation - A Zookeeper's Journey
Start: 2026-06-29T17:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-06-29T19:00:00-06:00
Location: 6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO, United States, Colorado 80303

Schedule

Mon Jun 29 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO, United States, Colorado 80303 | Boulder, CO

Monday, June 29 | 5:30 - 7 pm | $14
Instructor: Dave Johnson
How do we protect wildlife around the planet? Education and local community involvement play critical roles.
About the Instructor:
Dave Johnson spent 25 years at the Denver Zoo working with their elephant, rhino, and hippo populations. He retired in 2023 to lead KACF. Dave has over 40 years of animal experience, including assignments such as working as a bear biologist in Alaska, raising and releasing peregrine falcons in Kentucky, and establishing an extensive conservation movement in Nepal. In 2025, Dave was nominated for the Indianapolis Prize, one of the world’s highest honors in animal conservation.