CONSERVATION: Power plants, power lines and endangered bird species to be topics of talk

Zoo to hold monthly Conservation Connection event

Posted: March 10, 2014 - 3:03pm

By The Capital-Journal

Power plants, power lines and endangered species of birds will be topics of conversation Thursday when the Topeka Zoo’s conservation education department holds this month’s presentation of the zoo’s Conservation Connection.

The event is open free of charge to the public. It will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Gary K. Clarke Living Classroom at the Topeka Zoo.

The keynote speaker will be Brad Loveless, executive director of environmental services for Westar Energy.

Loveless, a biologist who for many years has coordinated conservation efforts to help save species across the state, will talk about endangered species in Kansas.

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