Presentation at 3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015
Plenary V: Social Challenges and Opportunities for Effective One Health Governance
Richard READING, Director, Conservation Biology, Denver Zoological Foundation, Denver, USA
7. Rigorous Science
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• Values & Attitudes of Local People
• Archaeology
Social Science Research – Applied Focus
8. 2. Capacity Development
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• Professional Training &
Education (Reciprocal)
• Students at All Levels
Part of Everything We Do
10. Local Involvement
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• Local Rangers
• First NGO to run a Protected Area
• Community Meetings
• Local Oversight
o Mgmt. Team
o Advisory Group
• Locally Driven Initiatives
16. An Innovative Conservation
Partnership in New Mexico, USA
The Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
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17. Refuge Management
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• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) ownership/ oversight.
• Denver Zoo (DZ) daily management – only Refuge with
private, NGO management partnership.
• Partnership with NM Highlands University (NMHU) on
research – oversight by a FWS, DZ, & NMHU.
• Pueblo of Pojoaque owns the bison & has agreements
with FWS and DZ on management (more later).
• All groups partner on education & outreach activities.
18. Interacting Parts
1. Conservation Research
2. Restoration
3. Conservation Education & Outreach
4. Key Partners: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver Zoo,
Pueblo of Pojoaque & NM Highlands University
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19. Conservation Research
• Bison vs. Cows: Bison as Ecosystem
Engineers
• Bison Genetics
• Bull & Leopard Frogs
• Plague Reservoirs: Role of Pack Rats
• Trophic Cascade: Impacts of Meso-
Carnivores
• Biodiversity Monitoring
• Restoration Monitoring
• NMHU Research Station
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