About this Event
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🧠Lecture: "The Hidden Benefits of Hunting"
🎤 Speaker: Conservation Historian, Brant MacDuff
What do you picture when you hear the word “hunting”? Who comes to mind when you think of a “hunter”? For many, the biggest problem with hunting is its bad PR. In this eye-opening talk, Brant MacDuff reveals how hunting is intricately tied to wildlife conservation success stories—from American black bears to Zambezi zebras.
Exploring the intersection of animals and economics, MacDuff breaks down how modern conservation strategies actually work, and why some approaches succeed where others fail. As someone who studies and writes about wildlife conservation strategy and economics, he specializes in translating complex science into engaging stories the public can understand.
Once skeptical of hunting himself, MacDuff chronicles his journey in his book, The Shotgun Conservationist, a crash course in wildlife conservation economics through the lens of a lifelong animal lover turned hunting advocate.
Come challenge your assumptions, learn how conservation really happens on the ground, and leave with a more nuanced understanding of hunters, wildlife, and the future of conservation.
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Upper West Side, Upper West Side, New York, United States
USD 55.20
