First Tuesday Lectures at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

JACKSON, MS –Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is excited to share the next two lectures in the 2024 First Tuesday Noon Lecture series. All lectures will be held in the Museum’s theater from Noon - 1 p.m. and are included with Museum admission or Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation Membership.

October 1: “Bat Research and Conservation” –Katelin Cross, curator of the Museum’s Mammalogy collection and the lead biologist for non-game mammals in need of conservation in the state, will share the various ways researchers study bats and how to help. Bats are the second most diverse group of mammals, and the only mammals capable of true flight. Bats face many threats, some of which have been so detrimental that the species warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act.

December 3: “What We Do in the Shallows” – Visitors will get a behind-the-scenes look into the work of aquatic conservation at the Museum. Robbie Ellwanger, Museum Ichthyologist and Curator of Fishes and Mussels, will share the history of the collections and give an overview of Mississippi’s aquatic diversity, recent and current projects, and future endeavors.

ABOUT THE MUSEUM: The Museum is located at 2148 Riverside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi in LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. Admission: $8 for adults, $6 for youth ages 3-18, and $7 for senior citizens ages 60 and up. Plan your adventure: 601-576-6000 or www.mdwfp.com/museum. Connect with the Museum: www.facebook.com/msnaturalscience, www.instagram.com/MSScienceMuseum, and www.twitter.com/MSScienceMuseum. Events subject to change.