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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>The Friends of </span></font></b><b><font size=4
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></font></b><b><font size=4
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=4 face="Times New (W1)"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></font></b><b><font
size=4 face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'> of Natural History in Brewster</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>Present</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Spadefoot Toad: </span></font></i></b><i><font
size=5 face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-style:italic'>It’s Secrete Life</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>with Ian Ives, </span></font></b><font face="Times New (W1)"><span
style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)"'>Director at<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> </span></b></span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Mass
Audubon’s Long Pasture, Ashumet and Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuaries
on </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cape Cod</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, October 11, 2011</span></font></b><b><font
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";font-weight:
bold'> at </span></font></b><b><font face="Times New (W1)"><span
style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";font-weight:bold'>1:30pm</span></font></b></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New \(W1\)";color:black;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";color:black;font-weight:bold'>September 22,
2011</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New \(W1\)";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Contact: </span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Gayle Kenerson</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";color:black;font-weight:bold'> 508-367-5271</span></font></b></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On </span></font>Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 1:30, the Friends of Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will
present <b><i><font face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Spadefoot Toad: </span></font></i></b><i><font
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";font-style:
italic'>It’s Secrete Life</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>with Ian Ives, </span></font></b><font size=2
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)"'>Director
at<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture, Ashumet and Skunknett
River Wildlife Sanctuaries on </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cape Cod</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=3
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>Fees: Members of the Friends/Free,
Guests/$3</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Ian Ives, Director at Mass
Audubon’s Long Pasture, Ashumet and Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuaries
on </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Cape
Cod</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>.
He will speak about the eastern spadefoot toad the rarest frog species in </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Massachusetts</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>; its status in the
state is listed as “threatened”. Ian will explore the
secrete life history of this elusive and little known species and introduce a headstart
and reintroduction project aimed at protecting the eastern spadefoot toad population
on </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Cape
Cod</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Ian is strong advocate for endangered
species conservation and wetland protection in </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Massachusetts</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>. Prior to his
work with Mass Audubon, Ian received his Masters degree in Conservation Biology
and conducted wildlife surveys on locally rare reptile and amphibian species,
including the threatened Blandings turtle and marbled salamander. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>1:00</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> Friends Meeting </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>1:30</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> Ian
Ives
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Friends/free, Guests/$3
</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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