[Bristol-Birds] Hamed, Linzey highlight natural history at Arts Array -- mark your calendars.



Kevin Hamed, a graduate
student working towards 
a Ph.D. in wetlands biology
at the University of Tennessee
and a member of the faculty
at Virginia Highlands Community
College is shown hold the giant
salamander -- Hellbender.


KEVIN HAMED: "Keeping a Watch on the Salamanders"

March 19, 7:30 p.m.: Kevin Hamed, an assistant professor 
of biology at Virginia Highlands Community College, will 
discuss his ongoing research concerning the ecology of 
salamanders in the Southern Appalachians, which have 
the world's greatest biodiversity of these animals. For several 
years, Hamed and his VHCC students have been studying 
salamander distributions in the Mt. Rogers National 
Recreation Area. Disease, climate change, habitat loss and 
invasive species are causing amphibians worldwide to suffer 
population declines. The lecture will introduce the audience to 
these creatures and the threats to their survival.

DONALD LINZEY: "Panthers in the Southern Appalachians"

April 9, 7:30 p.m.: Dr. Donald Linzey, professor of biology at
Wytheville Community College, will report on his recent research
on growing evidences of cougars (or panthers as they were 
once called) in the Southern Appalachians. Linzey will provide
multi-media evidence that there are cougars in the region: 
sound recordings and slides that people have taken of cougar 
sightings. He will also bring his dog Brandi who has become a 
valuable part of his research - she is trained to find cougar scat. 
Linzey is the author of "Mammals of the Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park," "The Mammals of Virginia" and the new "A Natural 
History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park."

All events are free and will be held in the Executive
Auditorium of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center 
on the campus of Virginia Highlands Community College in 
Abingdon, Va.

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