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More than Human: Wildlife in an Age of Extinction
Dan Werb, Andrew Westoll and Neil Griffin examine wildlife, climate change and extinction. ASL interpretation will be provided; standard tickets are CAD 28 including GST and service fees.
- Date and time
- Location
- Performance Works · 1218 Cartwright Street · Vancouver · V6H 3R8
- Organizer
- Vancouver Writers Fest
About this event
Dan Werb, Andrew Westoll and Neil Griffin will discuss three nonfiction works about changing relationships between humans and animals, and perspectives on climate change beyond human exceptionalism. Werb’s Our Wild Familiars looks at wild animals adapting to urban spaces; Westoll’s Born to Be Wild considers the practical and ethical questions facing modern zoos; and Griffin’s Endings traces a global history of extinction.
Laura Lynch moderates. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Presented by Vancouver Writers Fest on Oct. 21, 2026, at 8 p.m. Vancouver local time. Standard tickets are CAD 28 including GST and service fees; the event ends at 9:30 pm.
The discussion also considers wild animals adapting to cities after losing their natural habitats, including crows and raccoons, and the climate emergency’s impact on biodiversity.
Standard admission is CAD 28, including GST and service fees. Tickets for people under 25 are CAD 15; members and seniors aged 65+ pay CAD 25.20. Age verification may be required. This regular festival event does not admit babies carried in arms. Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged except if the event is cancelled. Late entry is not guaranteed and latecomers receive no refund. Please avoid strongly scented products. Box office and accessibility enquiries: boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca, 778-658-0462. Showpass order support: 1-844-307-7469.