'Beloved Beasts' author Michelle Nijhuis talks complicating conservation at Eckerd

She's the first speaker in Eckerd's “Science, Stories and Truth” series.

By Selene San Felice on Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 5:18 pm

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Michelle Nijhuis and her book “Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction.”

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.

Event Details

An evening with Michelle Nijuis

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

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

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Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland. She lives in St. Pete with her demon dog, Sophia.

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