WHERE & WHEN:
Quiet Waters Park in Hillsmere, Annapolis. 8PM

DIRECTIONS:
*From Baltimore/Northern Anne Arundel County from I-695 & I-97

I-695 Beltway to I-97. Follow I-97 South to US-50 east and immediately
take Exit 22 - Rt. 665 (Aris T. Allen Blvd). Stay on Rt. 665 until it
ends and merges with Forest Drive.  Follow Forrest Drive for 2 miles.
Turn right at the Exxon Station onto Hillsmere Drive.  (There is a
sign in front of Exxon saying "Quiet Waters Park-Next Right"). The
park entrance is 100 yards on the right hand side.

*From Pasadena, Severna Park, Arnold from Rt. 2 (Ritchie Hwy)

Take Rt. 2 south to US-50 west. Follow west to Exit 22 Rt. 665 (Aris
T. Allen Blvd).  Stay on Rt. 665 until it ends and merges with Forest
Drive. Follow Forrest Drive for 2 miles. Turn right at the Exxon
Station onto Hillsmere Drive. (There is a sign in front of Exxon
saying "Quiet Waters Park-Next Right"). The park entrance is 100 yards
on the right hand side.

*From Deale, West River, Edgewater from Rt. 2 (Solomons Island Rd)

Take Rt. 2 North to East Rt. 665 (Aris T. Allen Blvd). Stay on Rt. 665
until it ends and merges with Forest Drive. Follow Forrest Drive for 2
miles.  Turn right at the Exxon Station onto Hillsmere Drive. (There
is a sign in front of Exxon saying "Quiet Waters Park-Next Right").
The park entrance is 100 yards on the right hand side.

*From the Eastern Shore (Queenstown, Kent Island) from US-50

Follow US-50 west over the Bay Bridge, towards Annapolis. Take Exit 22
Rt. 665 (Aris T. Allen Blvd). Stay on Rt. 665 until it ends and merges
with Forest Drive. Follow Forrest Drive for 2 miles. Turn right at the
Exxon Station onto Hillsmere Drive. (There is a sign in front of Exxon
saying "Quiet Waters Park-Next Right"). The park entrance is 100 yards
on the right hand side.

*From Virginia, District of Columbia, Bowie from US-50

Follow US-50 east towards Annapolis. Take Exit 22 Rt. 665 (Aris T.
Allen Blvd). Stay on Rt. 665 until it ends and merges with Forest
Drive. Follow Forrest Drive for 2 miles.  Turn right at the Exxon
Station onto Hillsmere Drive. (There is a sign in front of Exxon
saying "Quiet Waters Park-Next Right"). The park entrance is 100 yards
on the right hand side.

TONIGHT'S SPEAKER & DETAILS:
Dr. Eric Dinerstein, World Wildlife Fund's Chief Scientist and Vice
President for Science
THE QUEST TO SAVE TIGERS, RHINOS, SNOW LEOPARDS, WRINKLE-FACED BATS,
BISON & SAGE GROUSE:
A PRESENTATION ON PRESERVING NATURE'S AMAZING CREATURES.

Explore the Earth's biodiversity with one of the world's leading
conservation biologists, Dr. Eric Dinerstein, in this amazing
presentation on his work with the World Wildlife Fund. He will detail
his wildlife studies and conservation work that began 35 years ago
studying tigers and their prey in Nepal's Bardia National Park at the
base of the Himalayas. Eric, a world-renowned expert on tigers, will
discuss his efforts to conserve tigers through one of the most
ambitious wildlife recovery projects in Asia that seeks to reconnect
12 parks and reserves across southern Nepal and northern India for
tigers. His latest book, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations,
takes readers on a fantastic journey to wildlife conservation's
frontiers. Dr. Dinerstein will recount his work studying and
developing conservation plans for the greater one-horned rhinoceros in
Nepal, leading to his book The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural
History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros. Eric
also will explain how he tracked snow leopards in the Kashmir and
established a field research program in northern India for these
spectacular but elusive cats.

Dr. Dinerstein explores his conservation work on other awe-inspiring
animals beyond tigers, rhinos, and snow leopards as he illustrates his
"inordinate fondness for bats" with his work on the wrinkle-faced bat
and the ecology of fruit bats in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve,
Costa Rica. WWF's work on the American Prairie Restoration Project in
Montana also will be examined. Eric will discuss the Prairie Project's
efforts to restore tens of thousands of acres of prairie capable of
supporting large herds of truly wild bison and an abundance of other
prairie wildlife such as black-footed ferrets and grassland birds such
as Greater Sage Grouse and Ferruginous Hawks.

Eric is author or coauthor of over three dozen peer-reviewed articles
and nine books, most related to biodiversity and conservation
priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean, Russia, Asia, and
Africa. He was a co-architect of the Global 200 Ecoregions, a
systematic analysis identifying the Earth's most biologically
important regions adopted as the blueprint for WWF's conservation work
worldwide.

It was the squawk of his first Little Green Heron that awakened Eric
to nature's wonders, eventually leading to his wildlife research and
conservation efforts, including his being swept down a rain-swollen
river on an elephant's back. His work on nature's awe-inspiring
creatures has kindled a profound sense of responsibility that we can
all emulate: not just to marvel at what we see, but to join in efforts
to sustain the planet's exquisite design. Eric's presentation
documents that if we combine science, advocacy, and passion, ambitious
visions for conservation of our wild creatures can become reality-even
against overwhelming odds.