Phipps Hosting Virtual Presentation of DU Fulbright Scholar’s Snow Leopard Research

Fulbright Scholar and Duquesne doctoral student Charlotte Hacker will share her research on snow leopards in central Asia during a virtual presentation hosted by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

A photo of Fulbright Scholar and Duquesne doctoral student Charlotte Hacker sitting on a research field site in Dulan County, Qinghai Province, China.
Charlotte Hacker at a research field site in Dulan County, Qinghai Province, China. Photo credit: Li Ye

Hacker will present Elusive and Endangered – Maybe? Keeping Pace with the World’s Most Mysterious Big Cat, the Snow Leopard at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Zoom meeting of Phipps’ Biophilia Network.

Hacker was awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study an at-risk population of snow leopards in their natural habit of Qinghai province, a mountainous and sparsely populated region in China. She will discuss unique research strategies used to close knowledge gaps about population numbers, behaviors and the natural history of snow leopards, which she has been studying since 2017.

The presentation is open to the public. RSVP to biophilia@phipps.conservatory.org to register and receive a link to the meeting.