Halibut Herald August 29

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ALIBUT HERALD August 29th, 2008

Bits and Bites Giant manta ray moves into Georgia Aquarium The ray, named Nandi, was rescued from shark nets on South African coast Updated 10:35 a.m. PT, Mon., Aug. 25, 2008 ATLANTA - The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is now home to a new manta ray from South Africa — making it one of the few aquariums in the world with enough space to house one of the giant creatures. The ray, named Nandi, was rescued from shark nets along the South African coast last year, and becomes the only one on display in the United States. It joins rays on display in just three other countries: Japan, Spain and the Bahamas. Most aquariums cannot house a manta ray because of how large the animal gets — up to 26 feet (7.9 meters) across and weighing about 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms). The Georgia Aquarium says it has the largest tank in the world, a 6.3-million-gallon (23.8-million-liter) salt water exhibit that has plenty of room for Nandi, who is about 9 feet (2.7 meters) from the tip of one wing to the other and still growing. Aquarium officials chartered a jumbo jet to fly Nandi the 9,000 miles (14,500 kilometers) from uShaka Marine World in Durban, South Africa, to Atlanta, after she outgrew her tank, aquarium spokesman Dave Santucci said. On Friday, Nandi was released to test the waters before her official public debut Monday. Manta rays are listed as a threatened species. The mammoth diamond-shaped animal has a black top and white bottom with wings that move gracefully up and down as they swim through the water. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26391759/ For Video of Nandi

More News Links PETA to Buy Sea World http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/peta-to-buy-sea-world.php

First Organic Fast Food Chain Opens in Germany http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/first-organic-fast-food-restaurant-chain-germany.php

Indonesian Tofu Makers Turn Waste into Biogas: Video Clip http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/indonesian-tofu-makers-waste-to-biogas-video-clip.php

Library News New Books: • Haida Gwaii: the Queen Charlotte Islands – Dennis Horwood and Tom Parkin (2006) • Sensuous Seas: tales of a marine biologist – Eugene H. Kaplan (2006) • Your Inner Fish: a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body – Neil Shubin (2008) New DVDs: • Skana (26 min. 52 sec. 1971) – Collin Hanney’s film, includes Dr. Murray Newman and our earliest endeavours to keep killer whales in Pender Harbour. We have permission to screen this film for educational purposes to groups. Last day to submit your baby beluga photos for the 2008 Baby Beluga Photo Contest! Please return or renew your overdue library books at your earliest convenience.

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JR moves Green Sea Turtle, no date.

Events Help Clean up at Kitsilano Beach Park on Saturday September 20th!

Registration starts at 10:00 AM Wrap up around 2:00 PM Where: The intersection of Arbutus St. and McNicoll Avenue (right next to the basketball courts). • • •

Cleanup supplies (garbage bags, gloves, recycling bags) will be provided Panago Pizza will be served for free Various Vancouver Aquarium WWF and Surfriders booths present at the event

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Please bring your own reusable food containers and cups We encourage you to use a sustainable form of transportation (carpool, bus, bike, walk to the event) as a way to reduce our impact on the environment.

For registration, please go to our website at www.vanaqua.org/cleanup, and register for either Kitsilano Beach Park North or Kitsilano Beach Park South (both sites are part of the same event). If you have any questions or if any of the Vancouver Aquarium departments or programs would like to have a booth or a presence at the event, please contact Maryam at ext. 3765. and at [email protected]

****************************** The Dominant Animal and the Fate of Biodiversity Beatty Biodiversity Museum at UBC Fall Biodiversity Lecture Speaker: Professor Paul Ehrlich When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Time: 7:00pm Where: UBC Woodward Building - Room 2 (2198 Health Sciences Mall). As human population reaches unprecedented levels, we lose unknown numbers of populations and species every year. Please join us to hear Paul Ehrlich speak about the evolutionary and cultural forces that made us the planet’s dominant animal. Learn how those forces are affecting the way we are shaping our world, and how the choices we make in the next decades will impact the planet our children will inherit. Free. E-tickets required, available at www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca (e-tickets will be available 2 weeks before the lecture) PAUL R. EHRLICH is Bing Professor of Population Studies and Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. An expert in the fields of evolution, ecology, taxonomy, and population biology, Ehrlich has conducted fieldwork from the Arctic and the Antarctic to the tropics, and from high mountains to the ocean floor. Professor Ehrlich has written more than 800 scientific papers and popular articles as well as many books, including The Population Bomb. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, the Volvo Environmental Prize for Environmental Sciences, and the Blue Planet Prize, and was awarded the first AAAS/Scientific American Prize for Science in the Service of Humanity.

For Sale

Come visit the Gift Shop this week and check out some of our new and exciting products. Firstly, we have just received the book “The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes” in which our very own veterinarian Marty Haulena is featured.

"This is a delightful book. The stories, each amazingly different, are told with warmth, humor and sensitivity. They are sometimes sad, always captivating. It is a book you can dip into on a journey or read before sleep at night. Buy it and give copies to your friends." --Dr. Jane Goodall

Come get your copy today!

"These entertaining essays offer insight into a world of singular strangeness ... modern zoological medicine in short, a field where the practitioners are as passionate as their patients are unwilling." -Publisher's Weekly

For all you stuffy lovers out there, check out our adorable Beluga and Baby stuffy, a great gift for anyone who loves Qila and our feisty new calf! A fantastic way to remember the first summer spent with our new baby beluga.

We even have new stainless steel water bottles that feature our loveable Milo and Nyack as well our famous belugas. Look snappy drinking your water, and grab one of these water bottles today.

************************ 1991 Toyota Tercel 2-Door Great commuter, 195k Great on Gas Includes 4 winter tires Asking $1450 Contact 604-837-8877 to view.