The relationship of Native Americans and early settlers to the land influenced many of Vermont's wildlife species including beaver, wolves, bobcat, lynx, marten, and coyotes. Kim Royar, Wildlife Biologist will be speaking on this subject at the Waterbury Public Library on Tuesday evening, October 9th at 6:30. Royer will examine how these species are influenced by changes in the landscape and in their respective populations.

Royer, a pillar of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for the last 37 years, began her career as a habitat biologist working with private landowners to improve their properties for wildlife. Since then she has worked with bears, bobcats, fisher, marten, lynx, coyotes, beaver, and other Vermont wildlife. Royar still enjoys working to conserve and improve private lands for a more resilient Vermont.

"The clearing of Vermont's forests in the 1800s had profound impacts on the state's wildlife that we are still seeing today," said Royar. "We'll talk about these changes to the landscape over time and what's being done to conserve Vermont's wildlife and their habitats today." The talk is free and open to the public.

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