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 The Nature: Through Her Eyes festival was a special event with free  admission celebrating and highlighting women’s roles in storytelling  about nature and the environment, including writers, photographers,  filmmakers, as well as camera and sound operators.The festival was held in Perpignan, France from October 18-21st, 2019  with presenters from the media, literature, academia and research, and  legal and commercial worlds. Programming included professional  workshops, seminars, film screenings, and mentoring, and these videos offer a glimpse into the 4 days of exciting events. The UPVD was a partner of the event.https://youtu.be/0BezGKJS2K4Anne Innis Dagg is a pioneer, groundbreaking scientist, underdog, animal  rights activist, feminist, teacher and mother. The youngest child of  academics Harold Innis and Mary Quayle Innis, Anne has received  worldwide recognition for her work with giraffes, becoming not only the  first person to study giraffe behaviour in the wild, but also the first  person to study any wild animal behaviour in Africa. She is the author  of over 60 scientific papers and 24 books including, Pursuing Giraffe: A  1950’s Adventure (2006); 5 Giraffes (2016); and Smitten by Giraffe: My  Life as a Citizen Scientist (2016). Anne’s academic interests include  giraffes and Africa; gaits of mammals; sexual bias in behavioural  biology; feminism (especially in academia); a historical study on  Canadian women non-fiction authors; sociobiology; animal behaviours;  aggression; and human evolution. Her honours include being named one of  the top eight women biologists in Canada (1975); receiving a pioneering  award from the Association of Giraffe Care Professionals (2010); and a  lifetime achievement award from the International Giraffid Conference  (2016). More recently, Anne was featured in “Courage and Passion:  Canadian Women in Natural Sciences”, an exhibition which celebrates  Canadian women who broke barriers to pursue their passion for science at  the Canadian Museum of Nature. She was also named the 2018 Canadian  Eco-Hero at Planet in Focus. Learn more about the festival at: www.naturethroughhereyes.com 