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SUMMARY:Lecture: Mojave Desert Tortoises
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Melissa Merrick\, Ph.D\, Researcher\, San Diego Zoo and Wildlife Alliance\nDr. Merrick will present an update of her presentation last year about her research of the Desert Tortoise Recovery Program at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance\, highlighting a partnership with The Living Desert Zoo to raise larger\, less vulnerable juvenile tortoises for release. The research focuses on various aspects of juvenile tortoises\, including personality\, anti-predator trainability\, thermal ecology\, and the impact of release-site selection on predation risk. In the ABDNHA library. GP $12\, M $10\, V $8. Register online or at the Nature Center\, 760-767-3098. \nRegister here for the program.
URL:https://abdnha.org/activity/lecture-mojave-desert-tortoises/
LOCATION:ABDNHA Library\, 652 Palm Canyon Drive\, Borrego Springs\, CA\, 92004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Lecture
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SUMMARY:ABDNHA Desert Lecture Series: Pursued by a Mountain Lion
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James W. Cornett\, Desert Ecologist\, Author\nWhile hiking alone in the Baboquivari Mountains of southern Arizona\, Jim Cornett came face to face with a mountain lion that had stalked him down a mountainside. The confrontation lasted nearly forty-five minutes\, with the cougar lunging at Jim several times\, in an attempt to get him to turn and run. Join Jim as he recounts the frightening experience and explains what he did right and what he did wrong in his encounter with the largest of resident American felines. Along the way\, Jim will describe the natural history of mountain lions\, the threat they pose to humans (real and imagined)\, and their future in an increasingly urban world. Free for ABDNHA members\, all others $10 at the door of the Performing Arts Center. Seating is first-come\, first-served.
URL:https://abdnha.org/activity/abdnha-desert-lecture-series-pursued-by-a-mountain-lion/
LOCATION:Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center\, 590 Palm Canyon Drive\, Borrego Springs\, CA\, 92004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Lecture
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