Professor Wilson opens the seminar with introductions and discussion of his work on unexplored islands. Themes are introduced that will develop throughput the seminar: the primacy of species as a concept; the roles of morals, ethics, and values in conservation and biodiversity studies; the...

Professor Wilson tells a rousing story of ecological recovery in Gorongosa National Park. and recounts his ongoing efforts to create a giant new national park in the southeast US, and a preservation corridor from Florida to Louisiana. The discussion of corridor biology concludes with a grand...

Professor Wilson addresses careers, coaxes students to enter biodiversity studies, explains what that field will be and why it will be critically important in the future. Sell inspiration and resolve the human/wildlife conflict. Understand that solutions must be both scientific and values based.