FWC Media Advisory
Florida’s Wildlife: On the front line of climate change
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 3, 8:30 a.m. – noon
9700 International Drive
Rosen PLAZA
Orlando
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites news media worldwide to attend the summit, “Florida’s Wildlife: On the front line of climate change.”
The summit will explore the challenges facing wildlife managers and the public in the next 50 years, as Florida is among the first states to experience the effects and consequences of rising oceans and changing climate. On Oct. 1-3, experts from the FWC and other agencies will examine the science of the present and prospects for the future of managing natural resources because of global warming.
Two co-recipients of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will be keynote speakers at the summit. On Wednesday, Dr. Virginia Burkett with the United States Geological Survey will present highlights on climate change in the Southeast United States from a report she will present to the U.S. Congress later this year. On Thursday, Dr. Jean Brennan, of the Defenders of Wildlife, will address wildlife management issues amid climate change.
Workshops will focus on the implications of climate change and desired outcomes for marine and freshwater species ecosystems, hunting and fishing, terrestrial species and habitats and communities, invasive organisms and land-use planning.
The media are invited to attend the summit. Interviews with the keynote speakers can be arranged by contacting Patricia Behnke. Members of the media are asked to check in at the press room on the second floor in Salon 15, directly above the summit’s main area in Grand Ballroom A, for press passes, press kits and coffee.
For the complete agenda and more information on the summit, go to
Florida's Wildlife: On the Frontline of Climate Change.
Contact: Patricia Behnke, 850-410-5291 or 850-251-2130 (cell)
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