[MCN] Friday: Endangered Species Day Film Festival

[Derek Goldman]

Join the Endangered Species Coalition and the International Wildlife Film Festival for a special evening of wildlife films about rare and threatened species!  This Friday, May 18, 6:00pm at the Roxy Theater. 718 S. Higgins.

  *   The Firefox Guardian (14 min.) In a small village in Nepal, a native woman steps up as an unconventional warrior to change the unfortunate fate of the red pandas in her community forest. Director Gunjan Menon
  *   Zan: Japan’s Last Dugongs (73 min.) This films follows Okinawan dugong (closely related to the manatee) and the people who strive to protect them, located in the outstandingly beautiful and bio-diverse Henoko and Oura Bays. Director Richard Grehan
  *   Megeti – Africa’s Lost Wolf (50 min.) The highlands known as the Roof of Africa are home to the world’s last Ethiopian Wolves. Director Yann Sochaczewski
  *   The Mystery of the Gnaraloo Sea Turtles (25 min.) In remote Western Australia, scientists attached satellite trackers on the backs of ten females for the first time to plot their top-secret routes. Director Dof Dickinson
More info: http://www.theroxytheater.org/films/endangered-species-day-film-festival/


Endangered Species Day is a celebration of our nation’s commitment to protecting and recovering our nation’s endangered species. Endangered Species Day was  created by U.S. Senate in 2006, when it unanimously designated<https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/sres431> May 11, 2006 as the first ever “Endangered Species Day,” to encourage “the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.” Endangered Species Day provides an opportunity for schools, libraries, museums, zoos, botanical gardens, agencies, businesses, community groups and conservation organizations to educate the public about the importance of protecting endangered species and to highlight the everyday actions that individuals and groups can take to help protect our nation’s wildlife, fish and plants.

In addition to the Endangered Species Coalition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), numerous conservation, education, community and youth organizations have also supported and participated in Endangered Species Day, including the Girl Scouts USA, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the North American Association for Environmental Education, Native Plant Conservation Campaign, Garden Clubs of America, Sierra Club, the National Association of Biology Teachers, the National Science Teachers Association, Earth Day Network, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society and Defenders of Wildlife.

Endangered Species Day occurs annually on the third Friday in May, but events are often held throughout the week. For more information on Endangered Species Day, including event locations and a variety of educational resource materials, visit www.endangeredspeciesday.org<http://www.endangeredspeciesday.org>.

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