2008-03-29 14:00:00 - 2008-03-29 00:00:00
The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird
Author's Talk with Al Powell
saturday, march 29, 2:00 pm
In his new book, Harvard journalist Al Powell tells the story of the po'ouli, a small Hawaiian forest bird that went extinct in 2004, just 30 years after it was first discovered. Powell examines the broader issue of environmental devastation that has visited the Hawaiian Islands unique ecosystem, and why we failed to save this bird. Free with museum admission.
Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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