Portland State University is delighted to host the 8th World Lagomorph Conference (#WLC8) in collaboration with the World Lagomorph Society.
The World Lagomorph Conference brings together researchers and experts on rabbits, hares, and pikas from all over the world. This meeting is a great opportunity to share and exchange information on the evolution, genetics, morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology, diseases, management, and conservation of wild lagomorphs. Once held every four years, the conference format was changed to every two years at the 7th World Lagomorph Conference in Queen’s University, Belfast, 2024, to promote greater camaraderie and the exchange of ideas among lagomorph researchers.
The WLC prides itself on being a forum for research postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers to present their findings to promote their future research careers.
The WLC8 logo, most likely representing Lepus americanus, but also potentially L. townsendii, reflects the deep history of Native Americans in the region. It is derived from petroglyphs in an area of the Columbia River (on the Washington – Oregon border) known as the Long Narrows. The Long Narrows was a stretch of rapids about 3 miles long (5 km) where the Columbia narrowed to 75 feet (23 m). This portion of the river, around the Dalles, Oregon, was inundated by the Dalles Dam in 1957. The petroglyph was used on a water downspout created by artists Lillian Pitt (of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs), and Ken MacKintosh for Portland State University’s Native American Student and Community Center.
“We look forward to giving you a very warm welcome to Portland in July 2026.”
Dr Luis A. Ruedas, Local Host
For further information, contact Luis A. Ruedas at ruedas@pdx.edu.