Around a hundred students walked out of the Reynolds Theater on Thursday feeling a little more empowered to make a change in the world—or at least throw plastics in the recycling bin.
Jeff Corwin, best known from his show The Jeff Corwin Experience on Animal Planet, delivered a simple but memorable address about the importance of conservation.
His 90 minute lecture centered around conserving the world's resources and protecting the wildlife that remains. The crowd was clearly drawn by Corwin’s down-to-earth style; they could be heard gasping or laughing with each anecdote that he told.
He spoke of some first-hand tragedies he witnessed while journeying through various habitats, including the disappearance of the last species of the golden Panama frogs.
Some frightening statistics were also used to emphasize his point.
“Sumatra’s forests are going to disappear within ten years,” Corwin said. “And Louisiana is going to lose all of its swamplands in forty or fifty years.”
After the presentation and a brief Q&A, Corwin invited Duke students to reach out locally, both on and off-campus, to address the environmental concerns he listed.
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