The Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt is hosting Wildlife Tracking: Modern Applications for a Skill Older than Humanity, presented by Phil Johnston, a professional wildlife tracker and mountain lion biologist for the California Department of Fish & Wildlife where he leads mountain lion research and management in the eastern Sierra, pioneering non-lethal strategies to protect endangered Sierra bighorn from mountain lion predation. Phil is a Track and Sign Evaluator with CyberTracker and Tracker Certification North America and is passionate about making wildlife tracking a more accessible skill to people from all walks of life, as well as improving accuracy in scientific data collection. Free admission (donations appreciated). The talk takes place on Friday, Sept. 11 from 7 p.m - 8:15 p.m. in the museum classroom (behind the main museum building). For more information visit or call the museum at (707) 826-4480.