Dr. Gay E Reinartz - Free Talk January 15, 2009

For 11 years, Dr. Gay E. Reinartz of Cedarburg has ventured into the heart of Africa to help save the bonobo--a rare, endangered great ape. Hear Dr. Reinartz talk about her research—and see photos and videos she took in the field—at a free public talk on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 7pm. Since Dr. Reinartz, the Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s conservation coordinator, spends almost six months a year in Africa, this is a rare chance to meet the new face of conservation.
Bonobos are found only in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, their population has been ravaged by war, poaching and the black market pet trade. In 1997, Dr. Reinartz and the non-profit Zoological Society created the Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI). Today, BCBI is a multi-faceted program that seeks to help people as well as animals.

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