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From: Gerald W. Winegrad
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:07:44 -0500
Subject: Penguins of the World Presentation at Quiet Waters
Dear Birders and Friends of Nature,
Can you spread the word through your email list serves and web sites
about this interesting presentation on the penguins of the world at Quiet
Waters Park this Thursday evening?
Thanks.
Gerald
THE PENGUINS OF THE WORLD: COME MEET SIMON, THE AFRICAN
PENGUIN. The Anne Arundel Bird Club and Quiet Waters Park are
sponsoring an amazing presentation on penguins this Thursday, March
10 at 8:00 p.m. in the Blue Heron Room at Quiet Waters Park. The public
is invited to attend and meet Simon, a live African penguin, who will be
there with Steven J. Sarro, Director of Animal Programs for the National
Aviary in Pittsburgh. Steve will speak about the penguins of the world and
their threatened existence, both from extreme locations as part of their
natural history and humans. Global warming, over fishing, oil spills, and
habitat destruction are just a few of the challenges that penguins face.
Steve is the International Species Survival Plan Coordinator for the
African
Penguin and has been working with African penguins since 1985. While
curator of birds at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Mr. Sarro managed the
largest colony of African penguins in the country and second largest in the
world. Steve will speak about penguins in general and focus on African
penguins specifically and the challenges to this newly endangered
species. Mr. Sarro attended the International Penguin Conference in
Boston in 2010, met with penguin researchers from around the globe,
and will share up-to-date data on the status of all 17 of the world's
penguin species. As a steering committee member of the Penguin Taxon
Advisory Group, Mr. Sarro was one of the first respondents during the
2000 Treasure Oil Spill in South Africa. The oil spill affected 44,000
African penguins, approximately 1/3 of the world population at that time.
Since that rescue event, the African penguin population declined further to
60,000 birds in 2008. He was able to assist in another oil spill rescue of
130 penguins transported from Namibia to South Africa for care. As
director of Animal Programs at the National Aviary, he is in a key position
to speak about penguins and to influence their conservation.
$5 donation at the door -- refreshments will be served.
For more information call 410-266-6043
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