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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Art, Science and Politics of Horseshoe Crabs: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Talk by Dr. Dan Gibson of Worcester Polytechnic Institution and Exhibition of the “ Ancient Mariner” Art Collection by Chatham Artist, Louise Russell <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Saturday, April 16, 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>At the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The horseshoe crab, a creature more than 400 million years old, has been exploited for fertilizer and bait and vilified as predators of shellfish. Despite the discovery of their importance for medical treatment and as a food source for migrating birds, horseshoe crab populations decline. Dr. Dan Gibson will elucidate this sometimes sordid, sometimes hopeful history in a presentation <b>April 16, 5:30 p.m. at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.</b> The event is <b>free</b> and open to the public.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also chronicling the evolution of the history and politics related to horseshoe crabs is the art exhibit the “Ancient Mariner” by Chatham artist Louise Russell. In 1995, Russell created this series of drawings and montages to tell the story of <i>Limulus polyphemus </i>and her art work has created awareness and attention to this living fossil. Since its creation, the “Ancient Mariner” exhibit has travelled to schools, libraries, environmental centers and galleries and has been used for lectures, forums and conferences. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prints of some of the individual pieces of art will also be available for sale and proceeds will benefit the Horseshoe Crab Conservation Association, of which Louise and Dan are both members<b>. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 for more information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Horseshoe Crab Conservation Association is a charitable organization devoted to protecting an environment that will ensure the continued existence of the species <i>Limulus polyphemus</i>. Brenda Boleyn of Truro, is the current Chair of the Association. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>**********************************************<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Melissa Lowe, Outreach & Special Programs Coordinator</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mlowe@massaudubon.org</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>508-349-2615, ext 107</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>