8:00 – 10:00 AM: Avian Influenza Workshop.
Presenter: Dr. Brown.
10:00 – 10:30 PM: Flamingo Die-offs in East Africa.
Presenter: Dr. Beasley.
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Avian Necropsy Laboratory. Examination of a range of bird species that died in the field due to a wide array of stressors.
Instructors: Drs. Brown, Martineau, Spalding, Allender, Friend, and Beasley.
Each student received his or her own bird. I got some sort of tern (not that exciting) but made frequent trips to help out on the pelican and osprey that were nearby. The two most interesting cases one bird died from electrocution and another from Aspergillosis.
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch.
2:00 – 4:00 PM: Adaptive Anatomy and Physiology of Marine Mammals.
Presenter: Dr. Juli Goldstein, FAU/HBOI.
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Conservation of Highly Endangered Monk Seals.
Presenter: Dr. Alonso Aguirre, Wildlife Trust. New York, New York.
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Wildlife Trust and Other Efforts to Refine Conservation Research, Stewardship, and Education. Outreach and Educational Programs in Latin America.
Presenter: Dr. Aguirre.
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner.
Evening: Once back in the room Vincent (my roommate) shaved his head and then tried to talk me into doing the same. I couldn’t do it but agreed to a trim and several of the girls took turns trimming my hair.
It was Gills birthday so most of our class went to the bar next door to the hotel to celebrate. It was a fun beach bar right on the water that had live music. Several of the days instructors joined us and we made a good night of it.
2 comments:
That one presenter reminds me a little bit of Larry David! Interesting hair cut... thank goodness you didn't shave it all off.
Glad you didn"t shave head...it would get sunburnt too easily when you are in Africa! MOM
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