Ocean Voices: Lessons From the Whales

Ocean Voices – Lessons From the Whales

Auckland Museum Events Centre
6pm Saturday April 17th 2010
$20 ($15 Museum Members) includes light 'noodle-box' meal

Book by phoning 306 7048.  Phone and internet bookings will not be taken after 5pm on Friday April 16th 2010, but may be purchased at the Museum cashiers from 10am Saturday depending on availability.

Join us for this exciting and historic event!

This will be an evening of awe inspiring human stories of whale conservation: past; present and future.
Past: Russian Scientist, Yuri Mikhalev, who will tell us how he broke the story of illegal Soviet whale fishing in the 1970’s
Present: Scott Baker, South Pacific Whale Research Consortium, Sue Taei and Lui Bell will talk about what’s happening in the South Pacific today
Future:   The Head of State of Tokelau and 15 Tokelauan dancers will be making an historic announcement about a new whale sanctuary in the South Pacific

and that’s not all……

Hosted by: Tonga’s Royal Patron of Whales, HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita,
MC: Renowned actor Rawiri Paratene
Music:  Tapunui Motions

Ocean Voices: Lesson from the Whales, is an international initiative of the PEW Environment Group and the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium (SPWRC) in partnership with Auckland Museum, the Auckland Museum Institute and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

         
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