Nature's Great Masterpiece: Stories of Elephants




Colorado College Notable Lectures & Performances show

Summary: Joyce Poole, one of the world’s leading elephant researchers, delivers the 2012 Sabine Distinguished Lecture in Psychology.  Poole is co-founder of ElephantVoices (elephantvoices.org), an organization devoted to elephant welfare and conservation. She received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, and has studied elephant behavior and communication for more than 30 years. She has written two books, numerous scientific papers, and popular articles on elephant behavior and conservation, and has participated in scores of media projects. Funding for this talk is provided by the Colorado College Cultural Attractions Fund, Sabine Fund for Psychology, and the dean of students. Recorded March 28, 2012