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CROCODOPOLIS world of crocodilians TM SCIENCE · CULTURE · INDUSTRY · NEWS · COMMUNICATION · CONSERVATION
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CALENDAR
What's happening, and when. Updated regularly.
This calendar features crocodilian-related events worldwide, both live and as special media programs.
The listings are of non-profit entities and those of for-profit entities that do not involve the strictly commercial trade of animals, but that promote science, conservation, education, and related subjects. Scheduled items that have taken place are removed at the close of each month.
Do you know of an event not listed? Submit it by email.
Listed chronologically by country or territory.
2008
July 19 Crocodilian Conservation Live Internet TV Program Segment
Crocodopolis will sponsor a Help the Crocs segment on ReptilesTV's Reptiles & Amphibians Reign live Internet television webcast, starring wildlife TV host Nigel Marven. Israel Dupont will co-host the segment, which will highlight success stories in croc conservation and the challenges still to be met.
Crocodilian specialists and live crocodilians will be featured. The program will be telecast and taped live at the Florida International Reptile Expo in Orlando, Florida. Among the guests will be Terry Cullen of the Cullen Vivarium Wildlife Conservancy.
Keep watching this calendar for updates on guests and the schedule.
July 19-20 Crocodilian Conservation Fundraising Event with Nigel Marven
A croc conservation non-profit fundraising table featuring international wildlife television host Nigel Marven will be held at the 2008 Florida International Reptile Expo in Orlando, Florida.
Guests may view various live crocodilians and, for a minimum $5.00 donation, pose with Nigel Marven and a rare Chinese Alligator. Croc specialist Terry Cullen will also be on hand to answer questions and greet guests.
Participants in the effort include ReptilesTV, Cullen Vivarium Conservancy and Crocodopolis.
For more information on the expo, such as location, admission prices and schedule, please visit the expo's website, here.
August 22-24 Gharial Conservation Alliance Fundraising Event
The Gharial Conservation Alliance (GCA) will hold a fundraising table and also benefit from a special live auction at the 2008 National Reptile Breeders' Expo in Daytona Beach, FL, the largest herpetological gathering in the world.
GCA's Chairman, Rom Whitaker will be present at the event, along with other crocodilian conservationists. The expo is open to the public.
For more information on the expo, such as location, admission prices and schedule, please visit the event's website, here.
October 25 Crocodilian Advisory Group Gala with Brady Barr
The AZA's Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG) will hold its second annual fundraising event at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. The day-long event is being tied in with the museum's "Croctober" Halloween festivities, and will culminate in an evening gala featuring National Geographic's Brady Barr. There will also be a slient and live auction, and kids' activities.
For more information, about the event, or to donate items for the auctions, please contact Lori Watkins, at lori.watkins@ncmail.net, or 252-473-3494 x235. To learn more about CAG, visit http://www.cag.crocodylia.com/. To obtain more information about the museum,visit http://www.naturalsciences.org/.
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