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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
June 30,
2016
Teresa Izzo<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History <br>
hosts<br>
<i> The Gills Club Special Event<br>
Featuring Dr. Ruth Leeney<br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster hosts a
Gills Club special event featuring Dr. Ruth Leeney, founder of <i>Protect
Africa’s Sawfishes </i>project, <b>Saturday, July 23, 2016<br>
from 1pm – 3pm.<br>
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The Gills Club, an education initiative of the Atlantic White Shark
Conservancy, is excited to partner with the New England Aquarium to host
Dr. Ruth Leeney founder of <i>Protect Africa’s Sawfishes. </i> All five
species of sawfishes are threatened with extinction and Dr. Leeney is in
a hurry to collect data on sawfishes throughout Africa as there was
almost no up-to-date information on whether sawfishes still existed
anywhere in Africa. <br>
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The aim of <i>Protect Africa’s Sawfishes </i>is to work with local
communities throughout Africa to find out where sawfishes used to be
present, in which areas they are still present, what threats they face in
those areas and how they can best be protected. <i>Protect Africa’s
Sawfishes</i> also works with communities in areas where sawfish
populations exist, so that the protection of sawfishes and their habitats
can benefit fishing communities in some of the poorest places in the
world. <br>
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Dr. Leeney studied Botany and Zoology in Dublin, Ireland, and spent ten
years working on dolphins and whales in the UK, Cape Cod, Greece,
Namibia, Gabon and Senegal. The presentation will be followed with an
activity for younger audience members where they will be able to develop
their understanding of Dr. Leeney's work through hands-on experience.
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<b>Free with Museum Admission<br><br>
</b> For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
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