[SEMCO] The Gills Club Special Event

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
June 30, 
2016 
Teresa Izzo
   508-896-3867 ext. 137
tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
  hosts
  The Gills Club Special Event
Featuring Dr. Ruth Leeney


BREWSTER, MA ­ The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster hosts a Gills Club special 
event featuring Dr. Ruth Leeney, founder of 
Protect Africa’s Sawfishes project, Saturday, July 23, 2016
  from 1pm – 3pm.

  The Gills Club, an education initiative of the 
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, is excited to 
partner with the New England Aquarium to host Dr. 
Ruth Leeney founder of Protect Africa’s 
Sawfishes.  All five species of sawfishes are 
threatened with extinction and Dr. Leeney is in a 
hurry to collect data on sawfishes throughout 
Africa as there was almost no up-to-date 
information on whether sawfishes still existed anywhere in Africa.

The aim of Protect Africa’s Sawfishes is to work 
with local communities throughout Africa to find 
out where sawfishes used to be present, in which 
areas they are still present, what threats they 
face in those areas and how they can best be 
protected. Protect Africa’s Sawfishes also works 
with communities in areas where sawfish 
populations exist, so that the protection of 
sawfishes and their habitats can benefit fishing 
communities in some of the poorest places in the world.

Dr. Leeney studied Botany and Zoology in Dublin, 
Ireland, and spent ten years working on dolphins 
and whales in the UK, Cape Cod, Greece, Namibia, 
Gabon and Senegal. The presentation will be 
followed with an activity for younger audience 
members where they will be able to develop their 
understanding of Dr. Leeney's work through hands-on experience.

Free with Museum Admission

  For more information please call: 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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