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Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society<br>
"Meet the Ocean" Lectures<br>
</b><i>at the Environmental Education Center, Bristol, RI
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6"><span style="font-size:21.0px">Join the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) this winter for some fascinating talks</span></font><font size="5"><span style="font-size:18.0px">.
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</i>Who Are These Creatures That Live Under The Sea? <br>
</b></span></font><b><font size="6"><span style="font-size:21.0px">February 21 at 7pm<br>
</span></font></b><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Explore this mysterious world of tiny organisms that make up the basis for all ocean life. </span></font><span style="font-size:12.0px">Biological oceanographer Melissa Patrician will take you on an adventure through the biological food chain to meet many strange critters…a few familiar faces may even show up! Join us for what promises to be an exciting, educational, and entertaining presentation of the ocean life we never knew existed.<br>
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<b>Bizarre Sea Creatures<br>
February 28 at 7pm<br>
</b>Throughout the year the population of fish in Rhode Island inshore water changes. Many of these creatures are unusual or odd. David Beutel from the Rhode Island Sea Grant Sustainable Fisheries Program will share his personal experience with many of the creatures from the RI marine environment.<br>
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<b>Sea Turtles in New England <br>
March 6 at 7pm<br>
</b>Most people don't realize that several sea turtles call New England their summer home. Join Malia Schwartz, Rhode Island Sea Grant marine turtle extension specialist, to learn about these fascinating creatures, the problems they face, and what you can do to help.<br>
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</span><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><b>Ecology and Behavior of Baleen Whales<br>
March 13 at 7pm<br>
</b>Save the Whale! That always makes Robert Kenney, Ph.D. from the University of RI ask "Which one?" There is more than one species—in fact; the latest world-wide count is 15 kinds of baleen whales. Five of them occur regularly off New England, and two others do so occasionally. Not all of them are teetering on the brink of extinction; some are actually doing quite well. Only one population has gone extinct since humans began keeping records, and you might be surprised to find out where they lived. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><i>Lecture Fee: </i></span></font><i><font size="5"><span style="font-size:18.0px">$7/ASRI or WDCS member; $8/non-member
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><i>$24/ASRI or WDCS member for all four lectures
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><i> </i></span></font><i><font size="5"><span style="font-size:18.0px">$28/non-member for all four lectures.
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><i>Call (401) 245-7500 x3041 to reserve your space.</i></span></font></font>
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