The Cavaliere Critical Conservation Lab’s research team presents on their empirical data from Kruger National Park at a University of Johannesburg hosted conference in South Africa

Dr. Julia Kathryn Giddy presented the co-authored work with Dr. Clare Kelso & Dr. Christina T. Cavaliere, titled “Domestic Tourists’ Perceptions of Conservation to Kruger National Park” at the From Recovery to Resilience in Tourism: Sustainable Pathways for Transforming Tourism conference. The conference was held from September 1-5, 2025, at the Maslow hotel Sandton in Johannesburg South Africa. The conference was co-organised by the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, and the University of Oulu in Finland. It focused on sustainable pathways for transforming the tourism industry, and its’ community and environmental relations in the context of recovery and resilience building.  

Alexis Foster presents research from the Cavaliere Critical Conservation Lab at the international conference Pathways 2025 at Estes Park, Colorado

The Pathways 2025 Conference “Appreciating Nature’s Benefits” took place from 8 to 10 September to share research addressing the myriad of issues that arise as people and wildlife struggle to coexist in a sustainable and healthy manner. PhD student, Alexis Foster, presented co-authored work with Dr. Cavaliere at the session, “Citizen Science & Participatory Programs.”

Alexis’ presentation at Pathways was entitled Recreationists’ Perceptions of Climate Change
Through Lake Conditions, Windsor, Colorado
. The Lab is very proud of Alexis as this was her first academic conference presentation. In addition, Alexis contributed to the lab’s mission of communicating scientific information to the community and in support in Colorado State University’s land grant mission.