[SEMCO] Environmental Film and Discussion Series - first screening February 13

[Melissa Lowe Cestaro]

The SEA CHANGE Environmental Film and Discussion Series is back and kicks off with the screening of Bat City, USA and a presentation by Dr. Thomas French of MassWildlife on Saturday, February 13, 7 p.m. at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT).

Bat City, USA, chronicles the story of how one American city essentially went bats over bats! The residents of Austin Texas, the home of a massive roosting colony of Mexican free-tailed bats, were calling for the extermination of these animals in fear of rabies and other diseases they might carry. World famous bat researcher Merlin Tuttle stepped in and made it his mission to educate about the important role bats play in the environment; through his efforts Austin's residents became more tolerant of bats and now the city's bat colony has become a major tourist attraction for the past 25 years!

Following the screening, there will be a short presentation on the bats of Cape Cod and Massachusetts by Dr. Thomas French of MassWildlife; and Tom will be joined by Wellfleet Bay's Science Coordinator Mark Faherty for an engaging panel discussion moderated by Mindy Todd, WCAI's host of "The Point."

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, WHAT, and WCAI Radio Station co-sponsor the Sea Change environmental film and discussion series, now in its 4th year. All films are shown at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT). The series continues with:

Flight of the Butterflies - Saturday, February 27, 7 pm
Acid Ocean - Saturday, April 19, 7 pm
The Messenger - Saturday, May 7, 7 pm

Visit this link for more details: http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news-events/sea-change-environmental-film-series-at-wellfleet-harbor-actors-theater
Admission to each film is $12 per person. Tickets may be purchased online at www.what.org<http://www.what.org> or at WHAT's box office or by calling 508-349-9428.

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Melissa Lowe Cestaro
Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe at massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay

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