Winchester Academy to host virtual program

Vierck

Lettie Vierck will present “Prevalent Parasites in the Wisconsin Wolf Population” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 12.

Hosted by Winchester Academy, this program will be presented virtually.

Vierck is a biology student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

She plans to attend graduate school leading to a degree in epidemiology.

The Wisconsin wolf populations are endangered, and continuous monitoring of their health is necessary to ensure their survival.

Vierck dedicated the summer of 2020 to the state’s wolf population, studying and analyzing their prevalent parasites.

She gathered more than 100 specimens to record the different parasites and stages of development in the life cycle.

Vierck will discuss how her research parasites provide pertinent clues to what is happening to the wolf and its surrounding environment.

The broadcast can be heard on WILW 96.3 FM or viewed on WIN-TV, Facebook Live or YouTube.

Viewers can visit the webpage www.winchesterwaupaca.org for a hotlink to the program.

Questions to the speakers may be submitted via Facebook or phoned in to 715-942-9917 during the program.

Dr. Terry Hankey is sponsoring the program.