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[The Gilligans]

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History  

North Atlantic Right Whale Lecture Series

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2007

Contact: Julie O'Neil 508-896-3867 or adminsupport at ccmnh.org

 

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will be hosting a six week lecture
series on the North Atlantic Right Whale.  This series of special talks is
being sponsored by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (N.A.) and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.  All lectures will be held on
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

 

March 7, 2007  Grappling with Giants:  Disentangling large whales and
understanding entanglement-Scott Landry, Provincetown Center for Coastal
Studies

 

March 14, 2007  Dinner for 50 Tons:  A story of one of the largest animals
on the planet feeding on one of the smallest-Dr. Mark Baumgartner, Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution

 

March 21, 2007  Whale Whisperer:  Listening for right whales in the
sanctuary-Dr. Leila Hatch, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

 

March 28, 2007  Collision Course:  Whale tracks and ship routes-Dr. David
Wiley, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

 

April 4, 2007  CSI Right Whale:  A forensics look into the issues impacting
right whales-Dr. Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

 

April 11, 2007  The Urban Whale:  North Atlantic Right Whales at a
crossroads-Dr. Scott Kraus and Dr. Roz Rolland, New England Aquarium

 

 

The charge per class will be $5.00 for students and members of CCMNH or
WCDS, $6.00 for non-members.  Twelve Professional Development Points are
available for educators attending all six programs.  Each lecture will be
supplemented by an extra 45 minute session that provides resource materials
and ideas for classroom activities.  Fee for all six lectures is $30.00.
Reservations by credit card will be accepted Monday through Friday starting
February 1, 2007.  Reservations will close February 28, 2007.  

 

 

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