FAMILY TALK | Wild Crossings: How Humans Impact Animal Habitats

Wild Crossings: How Humans Impact Animal Habitats

Speaker: Rachel Ip

Date: March 1, Sun

Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Venue: Wyndham Social - G/F Social Hall

Address: G/F, 33 Wyndham St, Central

Price: HKD198 (includes admission of 1 adult and 1 child)

Language: English

Format: Family Talk

Description:

In this talk, the audience will explore why animals migrate and the impact humans have on different habitats. Rachel will reveal how wildlife crossings are used to help animals cross man-made roads and railways all over the world: from canopy rope bridges for Hainan gibbons in China, to tiny tunnels for toads in South Africa. Rachel will share her notebooks and talk about how she researches and writes non-fiction, followed by a Q&A session.

For participants aged 5-12 years.

About the Speaker:

Rachel Ip is an award-winning picture book author whose stories are often inspired by the wild world around us. She's always loved languages and literature and studiied French, German, and linguistics at Cambridge University. She writes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books for young readers. Rachel was born in the UK. She has lived in France and Belgium, and has spent the last 18 years here in Hong Kong , where she lives with her family.

*This event is presented in partnership with Croucher Science Week, a free festival exploring science and the world around us. Visit croucherscienceweek.hk to find out more.

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