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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
August 23,
2017
Teresa Izzo<br>
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508-896-3867 ext. 137<br>
tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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SHARK-TEMBER<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents<br>
<i>Sharks of New England<br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is proud to
present<i> Sharks of New England </i>with<i> </i><b>Dr. Tom Burns</b>
<b>Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 1pm. </b>This lecture is in
conjunction with Dr. Burns’ September/October Naturescape Gallery
exhibit. <br>
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Dr. Burns has been diving and photographing sharks for almost 25
years and has experienced hundreds of hours of interactions with the most
iconic shark species. While his pursuit of shark encounters has
taken him around the world, it is the sharks of New England that have
become his focus. He has been published in various magazines including
Scuba Diver, Asian Geographic, and Shark Diver Magazine.<br>
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Currently Dr. Burns is working with the TOTEM Project at Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution to tag whale sharks and devil rays at the
canyons off southern New England in the vicinity of the new Northeast
Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments. Although whale
sharks and devil rays are seasonal visitors, little is known about these
animals in the northwest Atlantic including where they go when they
leave. However, with the help of spotter pilot Wayne Davis and
photographer Eric Savetsky, they were able to deploy a satellite tag on a
5-meter whale shark during the summer of 2016 in Oceanographer’s Canyon,
off the south coast of Nantucket. This was the first time a whale shark
has been satellite tagged in the northwest Atlantic.<br>
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His other great accomplishments in the area of shark research include a
10 week assignment with National Geographic in 2016, Cape Cod White Shark
Predation Study in 2014, National Geographic Wild Mission Critical, as
well as his photographs being used for conservation and education by the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), New England Coastal
Wildlife Alliance, and others.<br>
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A graduate of the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr.
Burns is Hospital Director at Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod in South
Yarmouth Massachusetts. Prior to his veterinary studies, he
attended Boston College, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1994.
After graduating from Boston College, Dr. Burns spent a year at the
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Research Facility.<br>
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<b>Free with Museum Admission<br>
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<b> </b>For more information please call the Museum at 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>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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