This Thursday, February 10.  J. Alan Clark will speak on- Penguins in Peril: How Climate Change Impacts Penguins.  This talk is free and open to the public at the Jones Auditorium of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., New Haven, CT there is a Social half-hour from 7-7:30 ,then a brief business meeting and Dr. Clark's talk will begin about 8:00 pm.. While in New Zealand studying endangered species law and policy, Dr. Clark heard “the call of the wild.” The upshot:  He left his law practice and began studying penguins, in particular: Magellanic Penguins. He is primarily interested in animal behavior and conservation biology, but by focusing on a group of well-known and beloved creatures, penguins, he hopes to achieve two goals. First, to boost the public’s awareness and concern about climate change, and second, to help people appreciate some of the more subtle and even unexpected consequences of climate change’s serious environmental challenges. Alan’s extensive research on the Magellanic Penguin and numerous papers and lectures on this bird have given him a unique understanding of the perilous future of this species. Dr. Clark is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Fordham University. In addition to a law degree, he has graduate degrees in biology and natural resource policy.