Meet the Speakers
Jeff Meyers is a wildlife biologist for the Arizona Game & Fish Department, managing the Watchable Wildlife Program. He has spent his entire adult life studying mammalian carnivores and enjoys the opportunity to educate others about all of the fascinating wildlife species we have here in Arizona.
Cheryl Mollohan is a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of experience working with wildlife. While in Arizona where she started her career, she researched black bears and wild turkeys, and worked with teachers and Project WILD. Prior to returning to Arizona in 2018 after a 20 +year stint in Ohio, she taught at Hocking College in the Wildlife Resources program for 11 years and volunteered with the Ohio Division of Wildlife on a three-year bobcat study in southeastern Ohio. She is continuing work on the Allegheny Woodrat, the rarest and most endangered mammal in Ohio as well as conducting firefly research here in Arizona.
In 2020, Cheryl and a group of retired Arizona Game and Fish biologists were awarded a Heritage Grant from the Arizona Game and Fish Department to conduct a study in association with the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center on bobcats living along the urban/wildlands interface of Tucson. Go to bobcatsintucson.net for more information on the project.
VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES WITH AZGFD BIOLOGISTS
LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD
Join Southwest Wildlife ONLINE for our VIRTUAL Speaker Series!
Local organizations and wildlife professionals will tell us about living with our fascinating local wildlife and conservation efforts to save them for future generations. Hosted via Zoom, these virtual webinars will feature a 45-minute presentation from Arizona Game and Fish biologist Jeff Meyers followed by a Q&A session from attendees. Learn about wildlife living around Arizona, as well as the challenges they face - from the comfort of your couch!
Each month will feature a new topic. You can see them listed below!
The Speaker Series events are by reservation only. Tickets are sold for each talk and are $20 for an individual viewer, $40 for a family viewing (one household), and $60 for a Watch Party (more than one household).
To register for one of these Speaker Series events, click the "BOOK NOW" button at the top or bottom of the page, then choose the date you'd like to attend. Organizers (ticket purchasers) will receive the Zoom link several days in advance of the talk.
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BOBCATS IN TUCSONJuly 21, 6:30 PM
Do not miss this special engagement! Bobcats in Tucson: A Study of Bobcats Living Along the Wildlands/Urban Interface will cover a unique study happening right now in Tucson, AZ. Wildlife biologist Cheryl Mollohan and a team of retired AZ Game & Fish colleagues received a Heritage Grant to conduct a study on one of America's "forgotten" wildcats. To date, 40 urban bobcats have been captured, and 19 are currently wearing satellite radio collars. This program will overview the study and specifically focus on what researchers have learned to date from our radio collared urban bobcats. -
WOLVES & COYOTESSeptember 29, 6:30 PM
Take a closer look into the highly adaptable Coyote; an extraordinarily intelligent and opportunistic species! After, we will delve deeper into the history of Arizona’s wolves and what caused them to become extinct and how AZGFD, along with other federal and state agencies, have reintroduced the Mexican Gray Wolf back into our ecosystem. -
WILDCATS OF ARIZONAOctober 20, 6:30 PM
Arizona is home to four different species of wildcats, including the third-largest felid in the world. From jaguars to bobcats, learn about these misunderstood predators, their current ecology and biology with Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Jeff Meyers. -
BLACK BEARSNovember 10, 6:30 PM
Take a dive into the natural history and modern biology of an iconic species: Ursus americanus, the black bear. These bears are opportunistic feeders and have complex and interesting lives. Spend an evening learning about this incredible critter with wildlife biologists Jeff Meyers and Cheyenne Dubiach of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. (photo cred CR Courson/Getty Images)
