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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Whopping Cranes & "The Last Buffalo"
Sunday, October 15: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Flock to the IMAX at The Tennessee Aquarium
 to meet the first man to fly with birds.

The silhouette in the sky is familiar to most - especially if you saw the hit 
movie "Fly Away Home" - a man in an ultra-light aircraft leading a flock of 
geese. 
The man, Bill Lishman, became the first human to fly with birds.  This 
artist-turned-biologist led a small flock of Canadian geese from Ontario to 
Virginia. The unassisted return migration of these geese the following spring 
garnered world-wide attention. 

Whooping cranes were so near extinction hope for their survival was nearly 
lost.  Like many birds, whooping cranes learn their migration route by 
following their parents.  Guiding the cranes in flight, Lishman became the 
endangered birds' pseudo-parent.  To continue the important conservation work, 
Lishman co-founded Operation Migration in 1994, developing the ground-breaking 
technique of conditioning cranes to follow ultra-light aircraft in migration.  
This organization relies on the efforts of many and, with the reintroduction of 
a new migratory flock of cranes, there is now great hope for re-establishing 
the Whooping Crane.  

Meet the man who spearheaded the reintroduction of the world's most endangered 
cranes and see the IMAX 3D film he stars in, "The Last Buffalo," on Sunday, 
Oct. 15, 6 - 8:30 p.m.  Cost is $20 with proceeds donated to Operation 
Migration. Call 267-3474 to register for an "Evening with Bill Lishman, 
Conservationist, Artist and Actor" at the IMAX 3D Theater.

 "The message is inspirational," said Betty Miles, Aquarium events coordinator. 
 "The movie is breathtaking.  And the man and his mission are unforgettable."


In "The Last Buffalo" Lishman stars as a brilliant sculptor who creates a 
life-sized buffalo from molten iron.  The film depicts the fragility of earth's 
wildlife and the need for protected wilderness.

Following the film will be a reception in the IMAX lobby with desserts by 212 
Market Restaurant.

Betty Miles
The Tennessee Aquarium
(423) 785-3008
(800) 262-0695

 
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