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Public Access A Staff Note Polar Bears Presented by Richard Ellis ME' 68
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On Thin Ice: The Polar Bear in a Changing World
Presented by Richard Ellis ME' 68 |
| Date: |
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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| Time: |
6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Open to: | Public |
| Time Details: | 6:00-7:00: Ticket sales and Reception
7:00-8:00: Lecture and Presentation
8:00-9:00: Dinner Option. See below for details |
| Location: | The Explorers Club
46 East 70th St.
New York, NY 10021 |
| Detailed Description: | Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo-goers everywhere, polar bears are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. Today, as global warming threatens the ice caps' integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the peril that faces all life on earth as a result of harmful human practices. The extinction of the polar bear -- and the disappearance of our ice caps -- is not inevitable. While the killing of polar bears remains a matter of ritual solemnity among the Inuit, U.S. government officials continue to balk at placing the polar bear on the endangered species list because doing so would place the bears' territory off-limits for oil drilling.
Richard Ellis ME '68, is one of America's leading marine conservationists, and the foremost painter of marine natural history subjects in the world. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries, From New York to Australia and Europe. He has written more than 20 books on subjects such as whales, sharks, giant squid, Atlantis, whaling history, deep-sea fishes, prehistoric marine reptiles, sea monsters, and tuna. He has led trips to the Antarctic, Alaska, Iceland, Australia, the Galapagos, the Aleutians, and the North Pole. He is a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History and an emeritus member of the Explorers Club.
This lecture will also have a signing of Ellis' book "On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear". |
| Reservation Notes: | This program will feature a post-lecture dinner. Tickets will be an additional $30 per person. Please inquire upon reserving.
Tickets are secured only when a credit card is provided at the time the reservation is made. Reservations made without a credit card are not secured and tickets will be forfeited by 6:50pm the evening of the lecture. The dinner portion will be charged in advance.
Reservations are suggested on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be accepted Monday through Friday from 9am-6pm. Seats for the dinner portion are limited.
Please call 212-628-8383, Fax 212-628-4449, or email reservations@explorers.org. |
| Cancelation Deadline: | Cancellations without charge must be made by Thursday, November 19th |
| Contact Email: | reservations@explorers.org |
| Member Ticket Price: | No Charge for lecture, $30 charge for the dinner (optional) |
| Guest Ticket Price: | $20 charge for the lecture, $30 charge for the dinner (optional) |
| Student Ticket Price: | $5 with valid student ID |
| Event Status: | Taking Advanced Reservations |
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