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The talks take place at 8 pm in our Elephant Room following the 7 pm Safari West <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dinner service. The calendar for the Conservation Series can be found below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Conservation Speakers Series was kicked off on March 1st by Corky <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quirk <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who hails <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the Northern California Bats. 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