Emily Wakild, a professor of history and program director of environmental studies in the School of Public Service, attended the invited conference, Traces of the Animal Past: Methodological Challenges in Animal History, at York University and the Archives of Ontario, Canada.
The conference brought together historians from Canada, the U.S., South Africa and Europe for a two-day exchange of ideas. Wakild presented and contributed an essay titled “What’s a Guanaco? Tracing the Llama Diaspora Through and Beyond South America.” More information about the conference can be found at: https://niche-canada.org/tracesoftheanimalpast/.