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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109); font-weight: normal;" class="">The Marion Natural History Museum is hosting “Sea Turtles in Massachusetts Waters” on October 18, 2024 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at the Marion
Natural History Museum, 8 Spring Street, Marion.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109); font-weight: normal;" class="">Join us when we welcome Massachusetts Audubon Sea Turtle Stranding Coordinator Karen Dourdeville. Let’s hear about the efforts Mass
Audubon is working on to protect these incredible animals in our waters.</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);" class="">Karen Dourdeville is actively involved in sea turtle research and conservation. She works as the sea turtle research coordinator at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary and her work includes rescuing stranded sea turtles, studying their behavior, and addressing threats like boat strikes and habitat loss.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);" class="">Recently, she has been involved in documenting sea turtle nesting activities in Massachusetts, which is quite rare for the region. Her efforts are crucial in understanding
and protecting these endangered species as they navigate the challenges posed by climate change and human activities. Program donations are $10.00 nonmembers, $8.00 for nonmembers.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(109, 109, 109);" class="">Hope to see you there!</span></p>
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