Join us for a program about the Black-crowned Night Herons that have established a colony at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Henry is a wildlife ecologist, educator, and illustrator originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Under the tutelage of Sonia Hernandez, Ph.D, at the University of Georgia, Henry cemented a fascination with and appreciation for wildlife disease ecology and the intersections of wildlife, ecosystems, and human health, also known as the One Health concept.

Henry serves as the Wildlife Management Coordinator at the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. He is particularly excited to create impactful educational opportunities for learners across the city and to further conservation efforts for the black-crowned night herons (endangered in Illinois) that nest at the zoo. His work is inspired by a drive to better understand how wildlife utilizes the Chicagoland urban landscape. He also hopes to contribute to equitable, community-driven wildlife conservation, so as to better serve historically excluded communities and the greater Chicago ecosystem.