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Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center’s 20th anniversary seminar series: hyenas in Kenya

The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri­–St. Louis will hold its 20th anniversary celebration seminar, “Only Time Will Tell: Long-Term Studies of Spotted Hyena in Kenya,” at 4 p.m. March 23 in 120 Research Hall at UMSL. The lecture will be presented by Kay Holekamp, University Distinguished Professor of Zoology at Michigan State University in East Lansing. It is free and open to the public.

For more information:  http://hwec.umsl.edu/assets/docs/20thAnniversaryProgram.html

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