‘Beloved Beasts’ author Michelle Nijhuis talks complicating conservation at Eckerd

As we’ve learned post-pandemic, science that should be clear-cut can get muddied by human bullshit.

For the first event in its “Science, Stories and Truth” series, author Michelle Nijhuis will speak on how history, politics and humanity’s flaws complicate scientific progress—especially in environmental conservation.

She’ll share stories from her book “Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction,” including activists who helped save endangered species and the scientists who shaped the modern conservation movement.

There is no cover for “An evening with Michelle Nijhuis” happening Wednesday, Sept. 10 in St. Petersburg.

An evening with Michelle Nijhuis

Time Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m. 2025

Location Fox Hall at Eckerd College, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg

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