FAU Presents ‘Path of the Panther’ with Carlton Ward, Jr.

Florida Atlantic University presents 
“Path of the Panther: A Visual Journey to Preserve Wild Florida,” 
with National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward, Jr. The lecture, which is a part of the WLW Visiting Fellows Lecture Program, will happen on Monday, 
Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. 
within the Carole and Barry Kaye Auditorium, FAU Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The occasion is free and open to the general public, however registration is required at www.fau.edu/wildflorida.

Ward is a conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer whose ardour for nature was born from the Florida panorama. His mission is to encourage appreciation and safety of Florida’s unique nature and tradition – the endangered wildness that’s typically hidden in plain sight.

“We are thrilled to welcome renowned conservationist Carlton Ward, Jr. to Florida Atlantic to kickoff this impactful new lecture series,” stated Valery E. Forbes, Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. “His work fantastically embodies the highly effective intersection of artwork and science. While rigorous scientific publications present the inspiration for conservation, Carlton’s beautiful imagery and visible storytelling translate the info right into a shared human expertise – inspiring the general public, driving land safety, and securing crucial habitats for endangered species in a means that’s important for our college students and neighborhood to expertise.”

In 2013, Carlton based Florida Wild, a media and manufacturing firm working to raise and defend wild Florida by strategic communications. “The Path of the Panther” mission has been Carlton’s full-time focus since 2016, supported by grants from the National Geographic Society and quite a few companions. Carlton and his workforce are managing a community {of professional} pictures and video digital camera traps all through crucial habitat of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Their function is to encourage a public and political motion to save lots of the Florida Wildlife Corridor by the story of the endangered Florida panther.

“In addition to the important message about conservation that Carlton Ward will bring to our community, his storytelling and brilliant use of photography will provide impactful examples and models for our students who wish to follow his path into the myriad fields that intersect with environmental studies, such as journalism, photography and creative writing,” stated Michael Horswell, Ph.D., dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. 

For extra info, name 561-297-6124.

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