October 5, 2006
Revised Calendar Advisory:
“Quest for the Tree Kangaroo” launches in Seattle – Book spotlights zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program
Contact:
Gigi Allianic,
Wendy Hochnadel
206.684.4838; c:206.349.3533
gigi.allianic@zoo.org
Woodland Park Zoo- PRESS RELEASE
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October 5, 2006 Revised Calendar Advisory: “Quest for the Tree Kangaroo” launches in Seattle – Book spotlights zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Contact: |
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What: The tree kangaroo is one of the rarest, strangest and least understood creatures on the planet. “Quest for the Tree Kangaroo,” by award-winning duo writer Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop, is a book about Woodland Park Zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program in Papua New Guinea. It covers the exploits of Dr. Lisa Dabek as she saves tree kangaroos 10,000 feet up in the visually stunning mountains of Papua New Guinea. Montgomery and Bishop take you deep into the heart of the cloud forest and offer a you-were-there recounting of their trek alongside Dabek, her fellow researchers and a team of indigenous people. “ Quest for the Tree Kangaroo” was written by the nationally-bestselling author of “The Good Good Pig” and already has become a selection of the Junior Library Guild, which selects and distributes the nation’s top children’s books for thousands of U.S. libraries! When/Where:
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October 15 Who: Sy Montgomery is an author, naturalist, newspaper columnist, documentary scriptwriter, and NPR radio commentator who writes books for children as well as adults. Her many titles include “The Snake Scientist,” “The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans,” award-winning “The Tarantula Scientist,” “Search for the Golden Moon Bear” and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller “The Good Good Pig.” She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire. Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is the photographer of many acclaimed books for children and adults. He collaborated with Sy Montgomery on “The Tarantula Scientist.” Bishop was home-schooled in the highlands of Papua New Guinea when he was a teenager and often hiked into the mountains in search of adventure. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Lisa Dabek, conservation director of Woodland Park Zoo, founded and has been directing the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) since 1996. She conducts fieldwork in Papua New Guinea each year. Through the TKCP, landowners have set aside over 200,000 acres of wildlife habitat for a Conservation Area. Dabek is an Affiliate Researcher at the University of Papua New Guinea and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Other: Info: Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.
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