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font-weight:bold'>The </span></font></b><b><font size=4 face="Times New (W1)"><span
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Cod</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face="Times New (W1)"><span
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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>
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face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)";
font-weight:bold'>Presents</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Watching
the Tides: The dolphin mass strandings of winter 2012</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Brian
Sharp</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stranding Coordinator,
Marine Mammal Rescue and Research</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>International Fund for
Animal Welfare</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Thursday,
June 14</span></font></b></p>
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color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New \(W1\)";color:black'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New \(W1\)";color:black'>May 23, 2012</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=black face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New \(W1\)";color:black'>Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </span></font><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New \(W1\)"'><a
href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a></span></font></u></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>On Thursday, June 14 at </span></font>7 pm the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will present Brian Sharp, Stranding Coordinator,
Marine Mammal Rescue and Research, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW),
speaking on <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Watching the
Tides: The dolphin mass strandings of winter 2012</span></i></b>. $5/Member,
$7/Non-Member<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>.</span></i></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>This past winter some 200 common
dolphins stranded along the bay shores of </span></font>Cape Cod, from Barnstable
to Wellfleet, an event that captured national interest and was widely
publicized throughout the United States and abroad. The sheer numbers were
historic and the intensity of the rescue taxed even the expert abilities and
skills of the IFAW MMRR responders, both staff and volunteers. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>Brian Sharp’s extensive experience
in marine animal rescue – with the </span></font>Provincetown Center for
Coastal Studies and IFAW - covers over 40 great whale and 35 endangered sea
turtle disentanglements, as well as 15 manatee and numerous seal rescues.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>Don’t miss this very special
power point presentation on this phenomenal stranding occurrence on </span></font>Cape
Cod from a leader of the rescue team that worked tirelessly to save these
handsome and intelligent marine mammals.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'> </span></font><font
face="Times New (W1)"><span style='font-family:"Times New \(W1\)"'>For further
information, contact the Museum at 508-896-3867. <a href="http://www.ccm/">www.ccm</a>nh.org</span></font></p>
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