“Adopt A Whooper” Kick-off Event
Sponsored by Friends of Patuxent, Inc.
Saturday, July 28, 2012 (10:00AM - 2:00PM) Patuxent National Wildlife Visitor Center
Admission & Parking--Free to Public 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708
[Off Powder Mill Road betw. B/W Parkway (MD Rt.295) & MD Rt.197)]
Enjoy the day including the following special activities:
· Learn about the magnificent Whooping Crane and the Adopt A Whooper Program.
· Follow the life cycle of these large migratory birds from an egg to an adult through photos.
· Talk with an expert member of the unique Crane Crew.
· Try on a special suit used to prevent Whooping Crane chicks from imprinting on humans.
· Children can compare their height to that of a Whooping Crane and have their picture taken. Artistic talent can be exercised at a coloring table, or by dancing like a Crane.
· Win a door prize-- awarded hourly!!.
Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) are one of America’s most endangered birds. The population of Whooping Cranes reached a low of less than 25 in the early 1940’s. Currently, fewer than 500 wild Whoopers exist. The Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is playing a key role in recovery of these magnificent birds. Each year it raises an average of 25 chicks and releases 90 percent of them into wild populations.
How you can help: Visit the Friends of Patuxent Adopt A Whooper table and initiate an adoption. Symbolic adoptions through the Adopt A Whooper Program will support Whooping Crane research, education, and interpretive programs at Patuxent Research Refuge..
Contact Person: Ken Lavish, 301-384-4557: devish@verizon.net . For more information about the Adopt A
Whooper Program and Friends of Patuxent, please visit www.friendsofpatuxent.org .
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