CCT’s AGM and Speaker Event - last spots available!
Last spots available for our 2025 AGM and speaker event being held at the Zoological Society of London (Huxley Lecture Theatre) next Thursday - the AGM starts at 5.30pm, with refreshments from 5pm, and the speaker event starts at 6.30pm for 7pm, with a reception afterwards.
13th March 2025
Last spots available for our 2025 AGM and speaker event being held at the Zoological Society of London (Huxley Lecture Theatre) next Thursday – the AGM starts at 5.30pm, with refreshments from 5pm, and the speaker event starts at 6.30pm for 7pm, with a reception afterwards.
There will be six presentations at the speaker event hosted by the Trust’s Director, Sarah Puntan-Galea: Dr Pete Carr on a successful Chagos rat eradication project; Dr Mark Laidre on Chagos coconut crabs; Dr Clare Embling on Chagos cetaceans; Dr Claire Collins on the issue of illegal fishing in the waters off the Chagos Archipelago; Dr Mark Spalding on barachois; and Dr Jodey Peyton on invertebrates and the discovery of a new Chagos species!
To attend, please RSVP asap to intern@chagos-trust.org stating any dietry requirements. Please note, only CCT members can attend the AGM.
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