{"id":64894,"date":"2009-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/threatened-marine-creatures-in-new-england-is-subject-of-new-book-by-uri-science-writer\/"},"modified":"2009-08-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T00:00:00","slug":"threatened-marine-creatures-in-new-england-is-subject-of-new-book-by-uri-science-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/08\/threatened-marine-creatures-in-new-england-is-subject-of-new-book-by-uri-science-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Threatened marine creatures in New England is subject of new book by 溏心vlog免费B站 science writer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tAuthor to make several upcoming presentations around state <\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 August 17, 2009 \u2013 Todd McLeish enjoys nothing more than joining biologists in their fieldwork studying rare wildlife and writing about his experiences. <\/p>\n


\n\t His newest book, Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters, recounts his adventures tagging basking sharks in Cape Cod Bay, surveying seaweed in Long Island Sound, snorkeling for bay scallops in Rhode Island salt ponds, and catching Atlantic halibut off DownEast Maine, among many others.<\/p>\n


\n\tA science writer in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Communications and Marketing, McLeish has been writing about wildlife and environmental issues for more than 20 years for such publications as Northern Woodlands, Bird Watcher\u2019s Digest, Natural New England, WildBird, Earthwatch Journal, and Country Journal.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe human population here in New England has a tremendous impact on the marine environment of the region, and as a result many of the wild creatures living there are facing a great many challenges to their survival,\u201d said McLeish, who also coordinates the 溏心vlog免费B站 Speakers Bureau. \u201cBasking with Humpbacks tells the stories of some of the most threatened marine species by combining my first-person adventures with a discussion of the animals\u2019 life history and interviews with the biologists who are studying and protecting them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tA resident of Burrillville, McLeish takes his readers along on an entertaining journey as biologists put him to work assisting with their research. Along the way he learned how the blood of horseshoe crabs is used in medical research, watched as stranded sea turtles were released back into the ocean, helped harbor porpoises escape from fishing weirs, and stuck his arms into burrows on uninhabited islands to find nesting seabirds.<\/p>\n


\n\tMcLeish is scheduled to make numerous public presentations about his book around the region in coming weeks. These include talks at the Riverside Public Library in East Providence on Aug. 24; the New Bedford Ocean Explorium on Aug. 25; the Kettle Pond Visitor\u2019s Center in Charlestown on Aug. 26; the Maury Loontjens Public Library in Narragansett on Sept. 16; the Audubon Society of Rhode Island in Bristol on Sept. 17; the Jesse Smith Library in Burrillville on Sept. 23; and the Warwick Public Library on Oct. 8. Signed books will be for sale at each of these events.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhile the wildlife is clearly the star of each chapter, the biologists are also the heroes in the book as well, because not only are they working to protect these species, but they also share a great deal about themselves and their research to help readers understand the issues the wildlife face,\u201d McLeish said.<\/p>\n


\n\tSeveral 溏心vlog免费B站 researchers are featured in the book, including horseshoe crab scientist Mary Jane James-Pirri, seaweed expert Carol Thornber, and sea turtle researcher Malia Schwartz. McLeish didn\u2019t want to rely entirely on 溏心vlog免费B站 experts, though, so he sought out marine biologists at universities and government agencies throughout the region.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cBut almost everywhere I turned, many of the non-溏心vlog免费B站 experts I found ended up having connections to 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d he said. \u201cMy basking shark chapter features three scientists who I didn\u2019t know were 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni until after I finished interviewing them, and the same was true for my chapters on harlequin ducks and bay scallops.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tBasking with Humpbacks is a follow-up to McLeish\u2019s first book, Golden Wings and Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England\u2019s Most Imperiled Wildlife, which was published in 2007 and features the most endangered species in the region, including the American burying beetle, roseate tern, northern red-bellied cooter, Karner blue butterfly, and North Atlantic right whale. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe Boston Globe called McLeish \u201ca sharp-eyed and fearless observer in the field,\u201d while Booklist noted that his \u201ccombination of firsthand reporting and background science is irresistible and will leave the reader caring about the ultimate fate of each species.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBasking with Humpbacks by Todd McLeish

\nFALL 2009 Schedule of Appearances<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 16, 7 p.m.

\nMaury Loontjens Memorial Library

\nNarragansett, RI<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 17, 7 p.m.

\nAudubon Society of Rhode Island

\nBristol, RI<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 23, 6:30 p.m.

\nJesse Smith Memorial Library

\nBurrillville, RI <\/p>\n


\nSeptember 24, 7 p.m.

\nWaquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

\nWaquoit, Mass.<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 30, 6:30 p.m.

\nPalmer Public Library

\nPalmer, Mass.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 1, 7:30 p.m.

\nPotopaug Audubon Society

\nEssex, Conn.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 6, 6:30 p.m.

\nMystic-Noank Public Library

\nMystic, Conn.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 8, 7 p.m.

\nWarwick Public Library

\nWarwick, RI<\/p>\n


\nOctober 29, 7 p.m.

\nWindsor Locks Public Library

\nWindsor Locks, Conn.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 8, 5 p.m.

\nStonington Public Library

\nStonington, Conn.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 10, 4 p.m.

\nIthaca College

\nIthaca, NY<\/p>\n


\nNovember 12, 7 p.m.

\nWeston Public Library

\nWeston, Mass.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 16, 7 p.m.

\nNorth Kingstown Free Library

\nNorth Kingstown, R.I.<\/p>\n

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