Скачать или смотреть A Growing Problem on our Public Lands | Mourad Gabriel MS, PhD | TEDxYosemite

The debate over marijuana legalization is often seen as a law enforcement, medical or personal rights issues, but rarely as an issue of conservation. In this talk, Dr. Mourad Gabriel describes how illegal marijuana cultivation has had serious impacts to endangered wildlife in remote areas of Yosemite National Park.

Dr. Mourad Gabriel is an ecologist whose research focuses on investigating and understanding threats to wildlife populations of conservation concern from both infectious and non-infectious disease agents. His current research concentrates on the vast environmental impacts marijuana cultivation has on California’s unique natural resources. He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Humboldt State University and his Doctorate degree in Comparative Pathology at the University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Gabriel has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters focusing on the ecology and population health of wildlife of conservation concern. He is the Executive Director of Integral Ecology Research Center, a non-profit scientific research organization headquartered in Northwestern California, which leads several interdisciplinary national and international research projects.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx