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Kereru Discovery Project Launch timetable
2 August 2006
Time table for talks at the Kereru Discovery project launch at Te Papa on August 12.
11:00am-12noon What is the Kereru Discovery Project? Presented by Eric Dorfman, Curator Science Environment Programmes. Te Papa 12:00noon-12.10pm Meet a real live Kereru! Gerry Whitehouse-Tedd, Senior Animal Conditioner from Wellington Zoo will briefly present the Zoo's advocacy kereru 12:10pm-12.30pm What's the scoop with kereru poop? Why kereru are important seed dispersers. Presented by Edy Macdonald, Learning and Interpretation Manager at Wellington Zoo. 12:30pm-12.40pm Meet a real live Kereru! Gerry Whitehouse-Tedd, Senior Animal Conditioner from Wellington Zoo will briefly present the Zoo's advocacy kereru 12:40pm-1.30pm Kereru: the flagship species of our urban green space Presented by Michael Gavin, Wayne Linklater and Monica Awasthy of Victoria University. Michael Gavin & Wayne Linklater will give a 10 minute each summary of why green space is important and what opportunities for the future it provides: Mike focussing on the social science and Wayne on the biology. Then Monica Awasthy will give a brief summary of her PhD plans and how Wellington public can be involved in reporting Kereru sightings etc. 1:30pm-1.40pm Meet a real live Kereru! Gerry Whitehouse-Tedd, Senior Animal Conditioner from Wellington Zoo will briefly present the Zoo's advocacy kereru 1:40pm-2.30pm Lifecycle, likes and dislikes of Kereru Presented by Dr Astrid van Meeuwen of QE2 Trust 2:30pm-3.30pm Kaupapa Kereru Presented by Takerei Norton (Ngai Tahu) Kereru Discovery Project Launch Presentations Saturday 12 August 11am-3.30pm Soundings Theatre, level 2. Free Entry.
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