OSHR 1837 - How Wildlife Shaped Humanity

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  • Fort Collins


In societies that disparaged bathing, a splash of perfume could mask body odor enough to make mingling with other people tolerable. To get that perfume required killing a whale, which required a sailing ship built of wooden hulls, cotton sails, and hemp ropes.

Connections between wildlife and humanity influenced where we could go and where we could live, what we could do and what we could accomplish. Whether as a grass that provided grain or as an insect that spread disease, wildlife has ever determined the fate of human societies.

Join us to explore seldom-told stories of how wildlife shaped humanity.
