Guest Speaker: Sarah Cox "Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction"

From 7:30 pm until 9:30 pm

At ZOOM

Our guest speaker Sarah Cox is an award-winning author and journalist based in Victoria B. C. . In 2022, Sarah won the Science Media Centre of Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Award for Environmental & Climate Change Reporting. In 2021, Sarah’s investigative reporting for The Narwhal garnered the World Press Freedom Award and the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism. Sarah also shared a 2021 Gold Digital Publishing Award with her colleagues at The Narwhal and previously won two Western Magazine Awards.

Sarah’s new book, Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction, was published on April 16, 2024. As an environmental journalist, Sarah has witnessed what happens when we drive species to the brink of extinction. In Signs of Life: Field Notes from The Frontlines of Extinction, she tags along with the Canadian military, Indigenous guardians, biologists, conservationists, and ordinary people who are racing to save hundreds of species before it’s too late.

In her book Sarah travels across the country, visiting the Toronto Zoo, home of Canada’s only wildlife biobank, where scientists conserve living cells from endangered species in the event of future loss; touring Canada’s military bases, home to some of Canada’s last preserved ecosystems; and traveling to Indigenous communities where land stewards are striving to restore the delicate ecological balance that has sustained people for millennia. Through the eyes and work of individuals who are bringing species back from the precipice, Sarah delivers both an urgent message and a fresh perspective on how we can protect biodiversity and begin to turn things around.

“Sarah Cox’s reporting on environmental issues has long been essential reading, and Signs of Life is no exception. Detailing everything from efforts to save the old-growth forest-dependent spotted owl in British Columbia to rare lichens in Nova Scotia’s disappearing woodlands, Signs of Life combines whip-smart reporting with an in-depth knowledge of conservation science to produce a persuasive call to act before it is too late.” Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree.

For more about Sarah and her latest book, visit: https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-sarah-cox-signs-of-life/

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