Properly applied, regulated hunting plays a role in habitat, disease, and wildlife management. Disease dynamics at the interface of conservation and human and animal health are shifting. Climate change is also impacting habitats, ecosystems, and life cycles. If everything is connected, what can we do? Join the East Central Illinois Master Naturalists and Nohra Mateus-Pinilla to learn all about wildlife management and the role that climate change and diseases are playing in it. 

Nohra Mateus-Pinilla Is a Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey-PRI at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She holds a DVM, an MS, a Ph.D., and an MBA. The pursuit of conservation goals and the commitment to the health of humans, wildlife, and domestic animals drives her research program. Dr. Mateus advises and co-advises post-doctoral research associates and graduate and undergraduate students from different academic backgrounds. She works with colleagues from multiple disciplines, universities, and State and Federal agencies.

This program will be presented in person in the Champaign Extension Auditorium at 801 N Country Fair Dr., Champaign, IL 61821. We will also be offering an online option for those that are unable to attend in person.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact Randy Barton at rsbarton@illinois.edu or 217-333-7672. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs.