Behind the Scenes of POACHED with Science Journalist Rachel Nuwer

Rachel Nuwer, Biology Honors ’07, is an award-winning science journalist who regularly contributes to the New York Times, National Geographic, and Scientific American. Come hear her “behind the scenes” stories of hanging out with pangolin poachers in Vietnamese jungles; surveying Lao black markets for rhino horn, ivory and tiger penis; counting elephants from the back of a bumpy, four-seat Cessna flying over Chad; and other adventures spanning a dozen countries for her latest book, Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking. Seminar in Miller 114 4- 5PM, book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.