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HMNS Special Film Screening: Ghost Bird

Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science

August 19, 2010

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents an HMNS Special Film Screening: Ghost Bird, the movie telling the tale of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Thursday, August 19 at 6pm.

The ivory-billed woodpecker has long been considered the Holy Grail by diehard birders who refused to believe it went extinct over sixty years ago. So when scientists announced that...

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents an HMNS Special Film Screening: Ghost Bird, the movie telling the tale of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Thursday, August 19 at 6pm.

The ivory-billed woodpecker has long been considered the Holy Grail by diehard birders who refused to believe it went extinct over sixty years ago. So when scientists announced that the bird had been found in the swamps of eastern Arkansas, the event was celebrated around the world as the rediscovery of a lifetime.

Following the largest recovery effort ever undertaken for a lost species, and despite millions of dollars in funding, ivory-bills remain as elusive as ever. What can explain the mysterious absence of evidence while sightings by expert birders persist?

Ghost Bird brings the ivory-bill’s blurry rediscovery into focus revealing our uneasy relationship with nature and the increasing uncertainty of our place within it.

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030

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Admission Info:

Members $7
Non-Members $10

General Day and Time Info:

6:00pm

Phone: (713) 639-4629

Parking:

Parking is available in our 6-story garage located on Caroline, just south of Hermann Drive. Parking is just $5 for museum patrons and $7 for all others. In addition, some curbside parking is available near the Museum entrance and in Hermann Park.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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