Audubon Society Program: Jaguars and Birds of the Pantanal, presented by Cherie Pittillo

The Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society will hold a meeting and presentation by Cherie Pittillo, Jaguars and Birds of the Pantanal, at 7 pm. on Tuesday, June 18, in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room. This event is free and open to everyone.

The organizers provide this description:

Covering over 70,000 square miles, South America’s Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland. A biodiversity hotspot, it boasts the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent. From Macaws and Spoonbills, to anteaters and Anacondas, the Pantanal is home to an incredible array of fascinating species. The EMAS June program will focus on the birds of the Pantanal and on one of the most charismatic species found there, the Jaguar. Illustrated by incredible photographs, this presentation will touch on new research and common behaviors of jaguars. Pantanal bird species and theirbehaviors will also be featured. Join us for this virtual wildlife trip to one of the world’s most incredible places.

Whether flying in a microlight over Africa, hanging out of a helicopter to photograph nature in the US, or dodging a charging rhinoceros, Cherie Pittillo perhaps owes her destiny to being the first baby born at the hospital in Bat Cave, NC. An author and award-winning photographer, Cherie’s photographic publications vary from BBC books, Incredible Journeys, to the African and US editions of Reader’s Digest. Her monthly column, “Backyard Birding in Merida, Yucatan and Beyond”, publishes in three online Mexican newspapers of The Yucatan Times. Cherie earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in biology with an emphasis on Zoology. She’s an avid, traveling birder and a former EMAS board member.

The Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society holds its meetings and programs at the Reuter Center in cooperation with OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at UNC Asheville.