California Turtle & Tortoise Club
Greater Santa Clarita Valley Area Branch
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Newly Formed!
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Meeting Notice - Open to ALL
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WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 6:30PMGreater Santa Clarita Valley Area Branch
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Newly Formed!
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Meeting Notice - Open to ALL
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WHERE: Valencia United Methodist Church
25718 McBean Pkwy
Valencia, CA 91355
Valencia, CA 91355
Directions from I-5
Take the McBean Parkway exit, east. We are located a little over one mile east of the Interstate 5 at the corner of Avenida Navarre and McBean Parkway (the 4th traffic light from the freeway – across from Henry Mayo Hospital).
SPEAKER:
Timothy Branning, a documentary filmmaker who has produced a film on the desert tortoise that was funded by the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. The film deals with the plight of the desert tortoise, in particular the issue of raven predation on juvenile tortoises.
"Humans share the planet with an enormous diversity of wildlife. But as people move into undeveloped areas conflicts with wildlife often increase. In the U.S. humans have helped ravens move into the desert which was previously inhospitable for ravens. People provide ravens with food, water and nesting sites. As a result, raven populations have increased by 1,500% in some desert areas. This increase is impacting the environment, especially for the desert tortoise.
The desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species in 1990. Habitat loss, disease, predation and other factors have already reduced the number of tortoises drastically-- up to 90% in some cases. Now ravens are eating baby tortoises, reducing the odds of tortoise survival as a species. This film explores that impact pointing out how people can change the environment through their actions." — Timothy Branning
The desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species in 1990. Habitat loss, disease, predation and other factors have already reduced the number of tortoises drastically-- up to 90% in some cases. Now ravens are eating baby tortoises, reducing the odds of tortoise survival as a species. This film explores that impact pointing out how people can change the environment through their actions." — Timothy Branning
Tortoise In Peril has received a 2015 Remi Award from the Houston International Film Festival. The 2015 Houston Festival received over 4,500 entries from 33 counties and included such notable organizations a Time Warner Documentary Films, Discovery Channel, USC, and many others. Don't miss this opportunity to see the documentary film and meet the filmmaker in person!
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