Lou Perrotti works as the Director of Conservation Programs at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. He has coordinated numerous projects including the  American burying beetle repopulation project, international work in New Guinea, protecting Tanzanian elephants, starting a FrogWatch chapter at RWPZ, work with the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center in Panama, conserving local timber rattlesnake and New England cottontail populations, and many more.

This event is hosted by the Animal and Veterinary Science Club but free to the public, including faculty and staff members, as well as alumni and students.