Category Archives: Dr. Sewall

Dr. Sewall presents at national symposium

Dr. Sewall presented a plenary talk at the National White-Nose Syndrome Symposium on June 5, 2012.  The symposium brought together leading researchers, land managers, and government officials studying white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is leading to rapid and catastrophic declines … Continue reading

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Dr. Sewall an invited speaker at PA Academy of Sciences

Dr. Sewall was invited to present at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences on March 31st, 2012.  In his presentation, he discussed the response of North American bat populations and communities to white-nose syndrome, an emerging disease … Continue reading

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Dr. Sewall presents on an emerging disease affecting bats

Dr. Sewall has presented his research on white-nose syndrome, an emerging disease leading to severe population declines in hibernating bat species in North America, to a research symposium sponsored by the Northeast Bat Working Group.  The research, presented by Dr. … Continue reading

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Dr. Sewall named to World Commission on Protected Areas

Dr. Sewall has joined the World Commission on Protected Areas, which provides technical advice in support of the establishment and effective management of a world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas.  These protected areas, including parks, reserves, natural … Continue reading

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New publication on conservation planning in the journal Conservation Biology

Dr. Sewall and collaborators have published a new article in Conservation Biology, the top global conservation journal.  In the article, called “Reorienting systematic conservation assessment for effective conservation planning,” they propose a new approach to assessing conservation priorities that integrates … Continue reading

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