Animal Adventures with Ed Laquidara

Ed Laquidara is the founder and curator of Animal Adventures, New England’s largest privately owned animal rescue center of its kind. Laquida and his animal friends will visit the college on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at 6 p.m. on the Perkins Student Center Lawn 

A passionate wildlife conservationist and educator who has been rescuing exotic animals for more than 35 years, Laquidara and his team deliver hundreds of lectures and seminars each year to private organizations, corporations, science centers, museums, public and private schools, universities and colleges, and many other venues. Laquidara, who holds a doctorate in zoology, is recognized as a leading crocodilian biologist and herpetologist, a specialist in amphibians and reptiles. He is highly sought after by professional and state organizations to teach animal and environmental control officers how to safely capture and handle wild and exotic animals.