[SEMCO] CCMNH / Nature Screen / Crash: A Tale of Two Species

[Teresa Izzo]

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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster
Presents
Nature Screen
Allison Argo’s
CRASH: A Tale of Two Species
Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 1pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2014
Contact: Teresa Izzo 508-896-3867, ext. 137 or tizzo at ccmnh.org

  On Thursday, July 24th at 1pm join 
award-winning Natural History filmmaker and 
Brewster native, Allison Argo, for a special 
Nature Screen presentation of  “CRASH: A Tale of 
Two Species”.  In her riveting and stunningly 
beautiful documentary, Argo documents the threat 
of extinction to a small shorebird called the Red 
Knot that must make a 10,000-mile journey from 
the southern tip of South America to its nesting 
grounds in the Arctic. This long distance 
traveler times its migration precisely to 
coincide with the annual spawning of one of 
earth's most ancient creatures: the horseshoe 
crab. Its horseshoe crab eggs on the Delaware Bay 
that fuel the little bird’s epic journey to the Arctic.
In the 1990s the fishing industry discovered that 
horseshoe crabs make good bait for eel and conch. 
As these industries boomed, horseshoe crabs were 
collected by the truckload...and red knot numbers started to crash.
The story of the red knot and the horseshoe crab 
is a living example of how every species is 
interconnected – each one important, no matter 
how big or small. As the fate of two 
extraordinary creatures teeters on the edge, 
humankind must grapple with the economics and politics of extinction.
With over 20 years of production experience, not 
only is Allison Argo recognized as one of the 
leaders in Natural History filmmaking but also as 
an inspirational and gifted speaker. Question and 
Answer period will follow the screening.

Join us every month for compelling, educational 
and visually stunning nature documentaries that 
inspire appreciation, curiosity and stewardship 
of our natural world and its inhabitants.

Free with Museum Admission
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<http://www.ccmnh.org>For further information or 
reservations please contact the Museum at 508-896-3867, Ext. # 133
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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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