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<DIV align=center><B>At the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster <BR>A
Special Free MARITIME DAYS Presentation <BR>Saturday, May
24<BR></DIV>
10 AM Mudflat
Mania<BR>
1 PM The Cape Cod Stranding
Network/IFAW<BR>
and The National Marine Life Center<BR></B> <BR>
<DIV align=center><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24 2008<BR>Contact: Julie
O’Neil 508-896-3867 or <A
href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</A><BR> <BR></B></DIV>On
Saturday, May 24 the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will present
a special <I>free</I> MARITIME DAYS program: 10 AM <I>Mudflat Mania</I>
and 1 PM <I>The Cape Cod Stranding Network/IFAW</I> and <I>The National
Marine Life Center</I>.<BR>Everyone bring a lunch and spend the day!
Lemonade provided.<BR> <BR>Learn about your marine animal neighbors: the
invertebrates of the Brewster mudflats and the marine mammals and sea turtles
that strand along coastal Cape Cod.<BR> <BR>One of our most popular
programs "Mudflat Mania" is a beachside exploration where visitors learn about
the fascinating world of animals that live in and on the flats. Bring a pail and
notebook, wear water shoes and add an eagerness to learn about the Brewster
mudflats with a Museum naturalist. <BR> <BR>Katie Touhey, Executive
Director and Senior Scientist of the Cape Cod Stranding Network/IFAW, will speak
on what marine mammals strand, efforts to rescue and rehabilitate them, and how
the public can help both the animals and scientists studying their behavior.
<BR> <BR>Kathy Zagzebski, President and Executive Director of The National
Marine Life Center, will describe the exciting growth of this rehabilitation
facility in Buzzards Bay and how stranded marine mammals and turtles are cared
for and released. <BR> <BR>This presentation will feature a "show and tell"
demonstration creating a mock stranding utilizing actual rescue gear. Cape Cod
is one of the premier stranding areas for marine life in the world. Learn what
you can do when you find a stranded mammal. <BR> <BR> <BR><B>For
further information, please contact the Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History,<BR>508-896-3867, Ext. 133.<BR></B></DIV></BODY></HTML>