All Day Turtle Conservation Seminar 3/14/09 NYC

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Allen Salzberg

February 28, 2009 at 7:50 pm #22413

The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society announces -SEMINAR 2009Saturday, March 14, 2009Registration 9:30 a.m.; Sessions 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Central Park Zoo, the Zoo School Auditorium -64th Street and 5th Avenue, New York CityNYTTS is honored to present its Annual Seminar at the Central Park Zoo for -the second time. On Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the CPZ is easily accessible by public transportation.See the Central Park Zoo Web site for Directions to the Zoo:http://www.centralparkzoo.com/plan-your-trip/directions.aspx.The twenty-fourth NYTTS Annual Seminar will be a full-day event, featuring four speakers. The fee for the day, including lunch, is $40 per person ($20 for students with ID. Be sure to include a photocopy of your ID with your payment). Because of limited seating PRE-REGISTRATION BY MAIL IS REQUIRED, postmarked no later than SATURDAY, MARCH 7. Students must also pre-register. Because all must pre-register, there will be no admission at
the door. Please see http://nytts.org for additional information. SCHEDULED PROGRAMMorning Session:Bruce FosterCollections Manager, Central Park Zoo,Wildlife Conservation Society”An Introduction to the Central Park Zoo”Paul CalleDirector of Zoological Health, Bronx Zoo,Wildlife Conservation Society”Efforts to Save the Critically Endangered Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle”Afternoon Session:Bill HolmstromCollection Manager, Department of Herpetology, Bronx Zoo,Wildlife Conservation Society”WCS, TSA, and Turtle Conservation in Myanmar”Peter C. H. PritchardDirector, Chelonian Research Institute, Oviedo, Florida”The Pinta Tortoise Saga Continues

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