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Posted on Monday February 04, 2008 by Nancy
The Oregon Zoo will be setting up a series of discovery stations to allow adults and children to discover together how animals are adapted to life in Africa.
The program is a mix of hands-on biofacts and live animals! Bring the kids!
* Tuesday, February 5, 3 p.m., Northwest Library
* Thursday, February 21, 4:30 p.m., Woodstock Library
Posted on Wednesday January 16, 2008 by Nancy
Bushmeat: The Unsustainable, Illegal, Commercial Harvest of Wild Meat
What is the killing of animals for food doing to forests? People? Animal populations? Find out what's being done to stop the harvest of wild meat in Africa and how zoos are helping. Presentation and discussion by the Oregon Zoo.
This highly politicized topic is, as most issues are, complex. There are many factors that seem to be driving the hunting of bushmeat from poverty, to global demand, logging, and government corruption, among other things. This presentation is sure to open some eyes and spread awareness.
Saturday, January 19, 3:30–5 p.m. Central Library, U.S. Bank Room 801 S.W. 10th Ave., Portland