[SEMCO] [Mass Audubon] Shark Week Is NOT Over

[Amy Fleischer]

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
invites you to continue to learn about sharks this week with a film and talk :

Requiem
Sunday, August 11, 4-5 p.m.
The family-friendly Requiem from Living Ocean Productions documents the true nature and purpose of one of the most misunderstood predators on our planet - the shark. Follow the discovery of an underwater photographer from Hawaii as she becomes familiar with the extraordinary beauty, power and skills of one of the most infamous classification of sharks - the Requiem Family. Our educators will introduce the film with fun, interactive shark activities for the audience, and follow-up with an opportunity for families to share their feelings and questions about sharks. Watch the trailer here: http://livingoceanproductions.com/#/shark-film---requiem

$7 Adult/$5 Youth
This event takes place at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's Julie Harris Stage.
Tickets are on sale at WHAT by calling (508) 349-9428 or visiting www.what.org<http://www.what.org>.

Menacing or Being Menaced?
Biology and Conservation of Sharks and Their Relatives
Dr. John Mandelman, Associate Director of Research and a Research Scientist in the John H. Prescott Marine Laboratory
and Marine Stress Program of the New England Aquarium in Boston
Wednesday, August 14, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
While traditionally viewed by people as menacing creatures to be avoided at all costs, sharks are actually the ones with reason to fear. While only a handful of people are fatally attacked by sharks each year, fishing pressure and additional threats from humans are responsible for millions of sharks killed annually, with reported population reductions in many species around the globe in recent years. Dr. John Mandelman from the New England Aquarium will be here to discuss the most glaring threats to these animals, why they are so vulnerable to these threats, and the positive conservation actions and shark image changes that bode well for the future fate of their populations. Among other topics, he will also debunk some of the myths surrounding shark-human interactions, specifically shed light on New England species, and discuss the amazing diversity across the now 500+ identified sharks, as well as their relatives the stingrays and skates.

$9 member/ $11 non-member, $2 less for children 8 and older
You may register by calling us at 508.349.2615, or by signing up online at http://tinyurl.com/laqz37b
Our summer program brochure can be viewed here: http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_275.pdf

We hope to see you at the sanctuary soon!

Best wishes,
Amy


Amy Fleischer, Education Director/ Public Programs Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
afleischer at massaudubon.org<mailto:afleischer at massaudubon.org>
508-349-2615, ext 114
Office Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay>

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