Photographs and Stories of the Shorebird Research Expedition to the Yukon River Delta, Alaska
Led by Brad Winn, Director of Shorebird Habitat Management, Manomet.org
Program to Include:
Shorebirds are showing the most dramatic declines of any group of birds. Species that undertake hemispheric migrations rely on specific habitats and food sources to survive, but these resources are increasingly under threat from human disturbance, habitat loss and degradation, over-harvesting, increasing predation, and climate change.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 at 7pm
Wellesley Free Library Wakelin Room
The Wellesley Conservation Council Annual Meeting for the election of officers and board members will precede the program at 6:30pm.
Led by Brad Winn, Director of Shorebird Habitat Management, Manomet.org
Program to Include:
- Overview of the Shorebird Recovery Program at Manomet in Plymouth, MA
- Goals of the May 2015 Expedition in Yukon River Delta, Alaska
- Photographs and stories of living and working conditions
- Wildlife, birds, and shorebird behaviors
Shorebirds are showing the most dramatic declines of any group of birds. Species that undertake hemispheric migrations rely on specific habitats and food sources to survive, but these resources are increasingly under threat from human disturbance, habitat loss and degradation, over-harvesting, increasing predation, and climate change.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 at 7pm
Wellesley Free Library Wakelin Room
The Wellesley Conservation Council Annual Meeting for the election of officers and board members will precede the program at 6:30pm.