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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>This month many of our thoughts are turning towards turkeys but nearly a century ago we were thinking about another bird—the Passenger Pigeon. 2014 is the centenary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, a species that once numbered in the billions; flocks would darken the sky as they passed; 1 in 4 birds on the continent were Passenger Pigeons. 50 years of human persecution directly resulted in their extinction. This astonishing loss stimulated the passage of several important wildlife protection laws including the migratory bird treaty act and the Lacy act.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Project Passenger Pigeon is a movement to commemorate this anniversary and use it not only as an opportunity to familiarize people with this remarkable species, but also to raise awareness of current issues related to human-caused extinction, explore connections between humans and the natural world, and inspire people to become more involved in building a sustainable relationship with other species.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>We hope that you and your institution will join over 170 institutions throughout the world to commemorate this anniversary and use it to promote the conservation issues that are most relevant to your region. Resources of all kinds—a book, exhibit panels, classroom lessons, a speaker’s bureau, and more are available at <a href="http://passengerpigeon.org/">http://passengerpigeon.org/</a> . Attached is a letter that outlines these in more detail or just visit the website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Yours, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Steven M. Sullivan | Senior Curator of Urban Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum</span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:3.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Museum|2430 North Cannon Drive|Chicago Illinois 60614|<a href="http://www.naturemuseum.org/">naturemuseum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Collections|4001 North Ravenswood Ave.|Chicago Illinois 60613|<a href="http://projectsquirrel.org/">projectsquirrel.org</a></span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:3.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>P 708-937-6253 | F 773-755-5199 | <a href="ssullivan@naturemuseum.org">ssullivan@naturemuseum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:3.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><i><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic'>A century of memories and lessons from the Passenger Pigeon at <a href="http://passengerpigeon.org/">passengerpigeon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><i><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>