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| | WCU NEWS - BIODIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM |
 | | Daniel Janzen, a University of Pennsylvania biology professor and tropical ecologist, said the "gardenification" of wild areas is a manifestation of a "basic human trait." When it comes to gardens, "making them, taking care of them and harvesting from them is an intrinsic and normal part of human society," Janzen said. |
 | | Janzen was the keynote speaker at a symposium, "Biodiversity: New Perspectives on its Magnitude and Meaning." The event, part of WCU's Chancellor's Science Symposium series, attracted a crowd of about 800 people, including science professionals, local high school students, and members of the WCU community. |
 | | The relationship between human society and the wild country is one that Janzen is nourishing in Costa Rica, where he has been trying to save biodiversity for 15 years by purchasing land and adding it to the Costa Rican park system. |
| www.wcu.edu /pubinfo/news/garden.html (566 words) |
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