Speaker Program

December 11, 2007

Allan Ridley & Helen McKenna-Ridley present
TRAVELS ON THE EIGHTH CONTINENT: A Natural History Adventure in Madagascar

In September of 2006 we joined a group of ten people led by Luke and Nancy Cole for a 15 day exploration of the principal remaining wild areas of Madagascar. Our presentation will highlight the diverse habitats of the island and the exciting endemic wildlife we were fortunate to observe and photograph. We will also discuss and illustrate the contemporary economic situation of the people of Madagascar and look for hope for the future in the education of the young and development of eco-tourism and economic aid.

	Allan Ridley, MS, taught biology and ornithology at the Urban School of San Francisco.
	Helen McKenna-Ridley, MS, taught biology at George Washington High School and was Principal of Raoul Wallenberg High School.
	Together they have traveled widely and have led birding and natural history trips to Costa Rica, Ecuador, New Zealand and Australia.
	On the first Sunday of each month they lead a bird walk through the San Francisco Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park.

Time and place

•	Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
•	This Meeting is at The Garden House, Shoup Park Los Altos (see Map).