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Oct 20: Museum of Life and Science Hosts Bat Expert Rob Mies (Durham)
Start Date: 10-20-2007 :
The Museum of Life and Science, Durham is pleased to present Rob Mies, TV personality and Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, who will speak about the benefits of bats, why we need to conserve them, and what people can do to help these unique mammals.
Mies unfolds the mysterious world of bats and explores their benefits, habitats, and nocturnal strategies. Visitors can meet a local bat from North America and hear its high-pitched sound with a “bat detector”; a Straw-colored fruit bat from Africa; and an Egyptian fruit bat (just like "Stellaluna"). The finale is the largest bat in the world, the Gigantic Flying Fox Bat from Malaysia with a six-foot wingspan!
Rob Mies is a conservation biologist, bat expert, and author. He has appeared on The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Martha Stewart. Rob and his wife, Kim Williams, are authors of over 12 books including the first field guide to the bats of the United States and Canada, Stokes Beginners Guide to Bats. His research includes the endangered Indiana Bat of the United States, endangered Rodrigues Fruit Bat in the Indian Ocean, and Australia’s threatened Spectacled Flying Fox.
“Bats are used as a way to interest, excite, and motivate people to learn more, take action in their backyard and work globally to safeguard the earth’s natural world,” say Mr. Mies.
Bat Encounter with Rob Mies
Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation
Saturday, October 20 at 11am-12pm.
$6.00 for members; $8.00 plus admission costs for non-members. Pre-registration by calling (919) 220-5429 x313
The Museum of Life and Science
433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704
www.lifeandscience.org
The Museum of Life and Science’s mission is to create a place of lifelong learning where people, from young child to senior citizen, embrace science as a way of knowing about themselves, their community and their world.
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