The National Zoo has some good lectures coming up, which, although not directly related to birds or birding, may be of interest to Ospreyers.

The Zoo lectures are FREE (though they like you to RSVP), not sure about the one at the Cathedral.

Gail Mackiernan
Silver Spring, MD

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From: Friends of the National Zoo <>
Subject: Upcoming National Zoo Lectures

> Upcoming National Zoo Lectures and Film
> 
> February 21: Richard Louv, Author and Chairman of the Children & Nature Network
> Lecture at 7 p.m at the Washington National Cathedral
> 
> Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, speaks about the transformation in the relationship 
> between children and nature and offers practical suggestions for action by parents, grandparents, educators and others concerned about the future of 
childhood and the Earth itself. Friends of the National Zoo is a cosponsor of this talk. 
> 
> Find out how to get tickets: http://www.fonz.org/lectures.htm
> 
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> 
> March 6: Combating Global Wildlife Trafficking
> Lecture at 7 p.m. in the Zoo Visitor Center Auditorium
> 
> The global illegal wildlife trade is an organized crime estimated at $10 to $20 billion per year that is driving many of the world's species toward extinction. 
> Steve Galster of Wildlife Alliance will talk about his decades-long struggle to expose and combat wildlife crime in an effort to save tigers, clouded leopards, 
elephants, and other endangered species, especially in Asia. Along with his talk, Galster will show excerpts from a recent Animal Planet UK documentary 
series, Crime Scene Wild. 
> 
> Find out more and RSVP for this free lecture: http://www.fonz.org/lectures.htm
> 
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> 
> March 13: Silent Roar
> Film screening at 7 p.m. in the Zoo Visitor Center Auditorium
> 
> In cooperation with the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, we will screen Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard, a beautiful film showing for the first 
time snow leopards hunting, courting, and even mating in their high Himalayan haunts. Introduced by Zoo cat expert John Seidensticker. 
> 
> Find out more and RSVP for this free film screening: 
> http://www.fonz.org/lectures.htm
>