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Novembers's Presentation

Collaboration for Cranes

Ann Knutson will provide an in-depth update on the Whooping Crane Center of Texas, one of the most critical facilities in safeguarding this iconic endangered species. This program will highlight the zoo’s role in captive breeding, field conservation, and research that supports the global effort to save Whooping Cranes from extinction. Attendees will gain insights into the cranes’ life cycle, the challenges of conservation, and how collaborative efforts between zoos, scientists, and conservation groups are making a difference.

Ann Knutson is a Zoological Manager of Birds at your Dallas Zoo. She has been in the zoo field since 2006, by starting at Sedgwick Co Zoo then moved on to working in the Avian Propagation Center at the San Diego Zoo and is currently a part of the Bird Team at the Dallas Zoo. She has been very fortunate to have worked with a wide variety of species and in many different contexts and locations around the world.

Organized in 1980, Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society serves Collin County and surrounding counties. We invite you and your family to join us for a wide range of nature-oriented activities. Monthly meetings are scheduled the 4th Tuesday, 6:45 pm, September through November and January through May. They are free and open to the public. Programs are related to wildlife, ecology, conservation and of course, BIRDS!

PTAS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and chapter of the National Audubon Society.3