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Mark Sonder, CSEP
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 10:37 AM
To: NZP-CRCeducation
Subject: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Lecture - January
11th
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | Friends of the National
Zoo
Journey with Smithsonian scientists as they travel the globe to study
and protect species and ecosystems -
Share their adventures during our free science lecture series
Tuesday | January 11, 2011 | 7 p.m. | SCBI Auditorium
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) | Front Royal,
Virginia
January 11 | Paul Marinari, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Black-Footed Ferrets: From Box to Burrow
Since the mid 80's the SCBI has served as a breeding center for one
of the most endangered animals in the world, the black footed ferret.
Through a multi-partner recovery program this solitary, nocturnal
mammal is making a comeback. Thought to be extinct until a small
population was discovered in Wyoming in 1981, thousands of black-footed
ferrets have been produced at AZA institutions and the US Fish and
Wildlife Service's National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center.
Reintroduction of the species began in 1991 (Wyoming) and has since
spanned to 7 other states as well as Mexico and Canada. The return
of the Black-footed Ferret has been nothing short of magical! Paul
Marinari, Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Director of the National BFF
Conservation Center will present information on how black-footed ferret
kits make it from captive breeding to reintroduction.
Details
The series is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited, so arrive early.
This lecture will be held in the auditorium at the Smithsonian
Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), south of Front Royal, Virginia,
on Route 522.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630
Directions
From the east:
- Take I-66 west to the Linden/Front Royal exit #13.
- At end of ramp, turn left, under freeway to stoplight at Route 55.
- Turn right (west) on Route 55 and travel eight miles into Front
Royal.
- Turn left at signal, Route 522.
- Travel two miles to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Gate 2.
- Follow signs to lecture parking.
For More Information
- Contact the SCBI/FONZ Education Office by calling: (540) 635-6540
- Contact the SCBI/FONZ Education Office by e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Laura Linn, Education Specialist
Friends of the National Zoo
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
National Zoological Park
1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630
(o)540-635-6540
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www.fonz.org
For information about volunteer opportunities see the National Zoo's
website at
<http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/Volunteer/default.cfm?hpout=Volunteers>
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