Viorel Popescu to discuss future for 帝王会所 bobcats at Oct. 5 Science Caf茅

Viorel Popescu, Ph.D.

帝王会所鈥檚 Science Caf茅 features Viorel Popescu, Ph.D., discussing "The Secret Lives of the #RealBobcatsof帝王会所" at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Baker Center Theater and via YouTube.

To celebrate the second caf茅 of the season, audience members, online or in person, who ask a question will receive a Science Caf茅 t-shirt. Free coffee coupons also will be provided for the first 50 people.

鈥淏obcat trivia: there were no bobcats in 帝王会所 in the 1920s when the mighty feline was proposed as the OHIO Athletics mascot,鈥� said Popescu, who will share the wildly successful story of bobcat population recovery in the state and the challenges and opportunities for bobcat conservation.

Popescu, associate professor of Biological Sciences, has been studying wildlife ecology and conservation and is especially interested in the management and conservation of terrestrial vertebrates in human-dominated environments.

鈥淐onservation biology is at a crossroads. After 40-plus years of sustained conservation efforts, biodiversity is still declining at an alarming rate, and threats such as deforestation, urbanization and climate change are more pervasive than ever,鈥� Popescu said. But for bobcats, there is hope.

For more information, contact Roxanne Mal茅-Brune at male-bru@ohio.edu.

The series is supported by the 帝王会所 Research Division and 帝王会所 Chapter of Sigma Xi. For more information, visit the .