6:00 pm – America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake – Ted Levin
Eastern Timber Rattlesnake, 2009 (Digital Art) © Barbara Saunders Having spent more than seven years studying both the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) and snake advocates, former Bronx zoologist and nature writer Ted Levin will present a portrait of the snake, its place in America’s history—and of the heroic efforts to protect it against habitat loss, climate change, and the human tendency to kill whatever we fear. Reading from his new book America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake, Levin discusses the joys and frustrations of befriending a venomous reptile. He takes us from labs where the secrets of the snake’s evolutionary history are being unlocked to far-flung habitats in locations that are fiercely protected by biologists and dedicated amateur herpetologists. 7:30 pm – My Life with Cranes – George Archibald Sandhill Cranes in Flight, 2006 (Digital Art) © Barbara Saunders Hear Dr. George Archibald, Co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, tell his story beginning with the early years, when dreaming big depended on taking risks and the audacity to follow his visionary path. Over the past 50 years, George Archibald’s life has been dedicated to the study and conservation of endangered cranes, and has led him to some of the most remote areas on five continents and to meetings with Indira Ghandi, the Emperor of Japan, and other world leaders. George Archibald’s message of hope and encouragement helps others live their own versions of dream and action. The beauty and charisma of cranes, time and again, have brought people together because they are symbolic ambassadors of harmony and peace, flying free across many borders and inspiring people around the world to work together to protect our natural treasures -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
