Hello colleagues... if you're in the Chicago area....



 



Feb 28, Monday, 7 PM –  <http://www.sheddaquarium.org/> Shedd Aquarium – A Night of  <http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/davis.html> Sea Otters with Principal Investigator Randall Davis. Come to this Shedd event for a night with Dr. Randall Davis, Professor of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University. He has studied marine mammals, including sea otters, for over 26 years. In 1989 he directed the sea otter rehabilitation program following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. He arranged for a group of otters that could not be rehabilitated to be cared for and displayed at the Shedd Aquarium’s Oceanarium.  With help from Earthwatch volunteers, he is conducting a photo-ID study of Sea  <http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/davis.html> Otters in Prince Williams Sound to help understand the recent decline in sea otters. Have hungry killer whales, faced with a decline in Steller’s sea lions, turned to sea otters, or could pollution be affecting the otters or their invertebrate prey?   



Fee: $18 ($15 Shedd Aquarium members). You must register with the Shedd Aquarium’s Group Reservations Department at 312-692-3333.  Some street metered parking on E. Solidarity Drive and plenty of parking at the nearby Soldier Field North Lot for $7 after 4PM.  Find convenient public transportation at the CTA planner  <http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/> website.



 



... and Shedd is just completing a two-week shutdown to spruce up for our 75th Anniversary celebration, so the place will be all spiffy with some new exhibits in place.



Linda Wilson 

Manager, Audience Research and Evaluation 

John G. Shedd Aquarium 

1200 S. Lake Shore Drive 

Chicago, IL 60605 

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PH (312) 692 3261 

FAX (312) 939-8677