Voices in Science: Evening Lecture

Join us for a full lecture by NMMNHS Bioscience Curator Dr. Jason Malaney on the New Mexico Jumping Mouse.

During the last century, riparian habitats across the arid American Southwest have declined due to the combined effects of intensive livestock grazing, fire, and other anthropogenic impacts. Riparian-associated species, such as the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse, face a series of threats in these fragmented, rapidly changing landscapes. Our research indicates that it may be impossible to sustain viable local populations without active management efforts. Improved understanding of this endangered mammal provides a foundation to develop and implement management strategies for other riparian species.  

The Museum's new exhibit, Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner, will be open to attendees from 5:30-6:30 before the lecture. This exhibit blends stunning wildland photography from Ted Turner’s ranches with never-before-seen fossils and other specimens from the museum’s Research Collections and paints a vivid picture of our wild places and the value of conservation.  

Tickets are $8 for the general public, $7 for Museum members, and $5 for students. Preregistration is encouraged.

About the Speaker: Dr. Jason Malaney is the Curator of Biosciences at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciences. He is a native New Mexican, received his undergraduate degree and MS degree from Eastern New Mexico University and his PhD from the University of New Mexico. He has a deep passion for wild places and uses museum specimens as a foundation to better understand the ecology and evolution of wildlife across Western North America.