Announcements
QNHG Announcements:
NEW: ANNOUNCEMENT BOARD Are you having a moving sale, do you make hand-made items for sale, are you looking for a QNHG friend to join you on a camping trip or outing? Bring your printed announcement to the speaker meeting or fill out an index card at the meeting and pin it to the board for others to view. Remember to put your contact information on your announcement.
Wed. 7 March 2012, 7:00pm meeting start, DESS
- Dr. David Stanton will speak on "Protecting Yemen's Leopards: Challenges and Successes". For a detailed speaker bio and topic summary: click here.
- Foundation for the Protection of the Arabian Leopard in Yemen website: click here
Wed. 4 April 2012, 7:00pm meeting start, DESS
- Dr. Hubert Bari will speak on "Pearls II: The Return from an Exhibition to a Museum". For a detailed speaker bio and topic summary: click here.
Wed. 2 May 2012, 7:00pm meeting start, DESS
- Dr. Tim Bouts will speak on "Achievements and Challenges from Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation". For a detailed speaker bio and topic summary: click here
- Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, Qatar website: click here
Other Local Events:
Yacht Skipper Request:
- Adrian Teague, QNHG Rambles Chair, is seeking 5 skippers familiar with and capable of sailing Colgate (26ft) yachts for a future QNHG trip to Banana Island on 16 or 17 March. He would run a skipper familiarisation trip on 1 Colgate yacht a fortnight before which potential skippers would have to participate in.
- If you have skipper experience with this type of yacht and are interested in helping out, please contact Adrian Teague rambles-coordinator@qnhg.org
Sustainable Qatar Speakers:
Monday, February 6, 2012, 6:30pm
- "Doha Debates - Environment and Freedom of Speech" by Tanya Skzewski, Producer, Doha Debates.
- CHANGE OF VENUE: Doha Youth Centre http://www.sustainableqatar.com/ai1ec_event/doha-debates-environment-and-freedom-of-speech-2/?instance_id=32
Monday, March 5, 2012, 6:30pm at the Friends of the Environment Centre, Doha, Qatar
- "Eco-conscious travel experiences near and far away"
See the Sustainable Qatar website www.sustainableqatar.com for a description of talks and meeting location map
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Foundation Speakers:
Biodiversity and Conservation Series (click here for flyer): Contact Ahmed Hussain Al Ajji (ahalajji@qf.org.qa) for more information
Wed. Feb. 1, 2012, 1500-1600pm, LRC Room, LAS Building, Education City
- "Ecology and conservation of the spiny-tailed lizard (dhub) in Qatar"
- Presented by Dr Aurora M Castilla, Senior Research Scientist (QEERI-QF)
Thurs. Feb. 2, 2012, 1300-1400pm, Room 1213, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Education City
- "The study of Biodiversity using scientific Museum collections"
- Presented by Dr. Mario García París, Permanent Research Scientist, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Sun. Feb. 5, 2012, 1200 - 1300pm, Room 1213, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Education City
- "Insects as study models to learn about Biodiversity and Evolution"
- Presented by Dr. Mario García París, Permanent Research Scientist, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Book Release Announcement:
- To obtain a free copy of the
new, illustrated publication An Introduction to Qatar Fauna,
go to the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, the 9th Floor,
ask for Abdelouadood El Omrani and he will hand out a copy, which must
be signed for (they have only printed 400 copies). The Ministry is in one
of the multi-storeys in West Bay. To get directions, call him on 5538 0253.
Carnivore Sightings and Volunteers: Dr. Nobby Yamaguchi, Qatar University, requests information on wild terrestrial mammal carnivore sightings. If you have seen a wild mammal carnivore or its presence (tracks, feces, bones or den) in Qatar, please send the following information to the QNHG Chair: approximate date or time of year of sighting, location, carnivore type (fox, jackal, hyena, badger, wild cat, sand cat, or other), a description of what you observed, and your contact information. He will use this information to help identify study sites. If you are interested in volunteering on the project, he will need help in surveying locals about carnivore observations near the study sites (email the Chair to add your name to the volunteer list). Email QNHG Chair at chairman@qnhg.org
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