Media Contact:
Mary Kate Keith, 919/515-2841

Oct. 15, 2002

Friends of Library to Hear of "Red Wolves, Pallas' Cats and Gorillas"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The annual fall luncheon of the North Carolina State University Friends of the Library will feature Dr. Michael Stoskopf speaking on "Red Wolves, Pallas' Cats and Gorillas, Oh My," at noon on Friday, Nov.1, at the McKimmon Center. The public is invited to attend.

Stoskopf, professor of aquatic, wildlife and zoological medicine and molecular and environmental toxicology at NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine, will describe the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP) in North Carolina, as well as other animal conservation programs and issues. Tickets are $13 for Friends of the Library and $16 for the general public.

The 14th annual NCSU Libraries Faculty Award - honoring a faculty member who has contributed consistently or notably to the Libraries - will be presented during the luncheon.

The goal of the Red Wolf SSP is to save the species from extinction and reintroduce red wolves to North Carolina. Faculty and students from the Veterinary College support the project through several wolf-recovery programs in the state, from Asheville to Durham and Manteo.

Stoskopf is a diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, director of both the Environmental Medicine Consortium and the Veterinary International Program, and chair of the NC State Marine Sciences Council.

For more information about the luncheon, contact Friends of the Library at (919) 515-2841.

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