'Conserving Butterflies: Past, Present and Future'

In this talk, final year PhD student Matt Hayes discusses how he combines fieldwork and studying museum specimens to research butterfly populations from the past and present. Matt's work is partnered with the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire with whom he trials management strategies to see how species can be protected from some of the negative impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Matt also studies the UK butterfly specimens held at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge to see how wildlife of the past can inform modern day conservation action.

This event is also available in person at the Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EJ. For the in person event there is no need to book - just turn up at the Main Seminar Room, New Museums Site. The David Attenborough Building entrance is up the two sets of steps in front of you and about 30m further on the right. Payment will be taken on the door.

Additional booking information: Under 18s to be accompanied by an adult, please.

Suitable for: Adults, Experts, Beginners

Contact: Matthew Hayes (mph51@cam.ac.uk) / Tiffany Ki (tltk2@cam.ac.uk), contact number: 07876110153 / 07838789200