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Hear what the latest research tells us about WHALES \u2014 from amazing new discoveries to ongoing conservation efforts to revealing prehistoric origins \u2014 with some of the nation’s top whale scientists in this four-part lecture series.<\/p>\n
How do we save the whales? Join world-renowned conservation biologist and Duke University professor Dr. Andy Read as he takes us on a journey through time and space to explore this critical question. Drawing from a lifetime of work with some of the world\u2019s most critically endangered whale species, Read will share stories of both the triumphs and challenges of whale conservation. Discover the science and strategies behind saving these magnificent creatures.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the lecture (7\u20138pm) and an evening viewing of the “Blue Whales<\/a><\/strong>” special exhibition (open 5\u20137pm).<\/p>\n Tickets:<\/strong> Series $45, $15 Members<\/a><\/strong>; Lecture $15, $5 Members<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Buy Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Andrew Read is the Stephen A. Toth Professor of Marine Biology and in the Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University.\u00a0 He is also the Director of the Duke Marine Lab.\u00a0 He studies the conservation biology of long-lived marine vertebrates, particularly marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles. His work, and that of his students, documents the effects of human activities on populations of these species. Their work involves field work, experimentation and modeling. He is particularly interested in the development and application of new conservation tools.<\/p>\n Oct. 9: Where Did Whales Come From?<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hear what the latest research tells us about WHALES \u2014 from amazing new discoveries to ongoing conservation efforts to revealing prehistoric origins \u2014 with some of the nation’s top whale scientists in this four-part lecture series. Tales of Whales: Why Conservation Matters How do we save the whales? Join world-renowned conservation biologist and Duke University… Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,6,15,8,49],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/109983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/109983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109983"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=109983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/p>\nAbout the Speaker<\/h3>\n
\nUpcoming Lecture<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Dr. Mark Uhen,\u00a0George Mason University<\/em><\/p>\n
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