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CONTACT: (305-235-1611)
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Lesula&#8217\;s irresistible face!</p>\n<h3><img class='
 alignleft' style='font-size: 13px\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19p
 x\;' src='http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7975756791_ec3d83dca3.jpg' al
 t='Portrait of Lesula' width='360' height='270' /> The Everglades Hostel h
 as a deep connection to the Congo through the owner&#8217\;s fathers work 
 with the Smithsonian Institute and as a fellow in the National Geographic&
 #8217\;s Explorers Club. His philanthropic work to protect Tribal Art goes
  as far back as the 1960&#8242\;s.</h3>\n<h3>We are proud to be apart of t
 his fund raiser and will have 3 great offerings at the Auction!</h3>\n<p>&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style='font-size: 2em\; line-height: 19px\;'>Check ou
 t what all the excitement is about below:</span></p>\n<p><strong>One of th
 e most exciting discoveries in biodiversity occurred this past year when t
 he elusive &#8220\;Lesula&#8221\; monkey was discovered in the Democratic 
 Republic of Congo.</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><br />\n</stro
 ng></p>\n<p><span style='font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: normal\; line-hei
 ght: 19px\;'><img style='font-size: 13px\; line-height: 19px\;' src='http:
 //www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/lesula-congo-new-species-monkey_213912.jpg'
  alt='Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis)' /></span></p>\n<p><span style='f
 ont-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px\;'>The historic 
 find of the Lesula monkey was mad</span><span style='font-size: 1.5em\; li
 ne-height: 19px\;'>e possible with the help of local people.</span></p>\n<
 p><span style='font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px\
 ;'>They need help in developing sustainable logging practices to keep the 
 home of this </span><span style='font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: normal\; 
 line-height: 19px\;'>forest-dwelling monkey from being irrevocably destroy
 ed.</span></p>\n<p><span style='font-size: 19.200000762939453px\;'><a href
 ='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkVqcq7kA0s' target='_blank'>Watch this i
 nformative video</a></span></p>\n<h3>A new approach of helping local peopl
 es find value in protecting the lands rather than seeing their protection 
 as an intrusion of their way of life has been successful beyond anyone&#82
 17\;s imagination throughout the African continent!</h3>\n<h3>The DuMond C
 onservancy will host a festival to celebrate the Earth and all the excitin
 g discoveries it has to offer on Saturday\, February 23\, 2013 in a unique
  lush outdoor environment at Monkey Jungle.  Dr. Kate Detwiler\, one of th
 e members of the team that discovered the Lesula monkey\, will be deliveri
 ng the keynote address at the festival.</h3>\n<h3>This youth led event on 
 Feb 23rd\, will feature exciting performances and activities by:</h3>\n<ul
 >\n<li><span style='font-size: 1.17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height:
  19px\;'>Momentum Dance Company</span></li>\n<li><span style='font-size: 1
 .17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px\;'> Brazilian dancers and 
 drummers which will invite audience participation\, music inspired by the 
 environmental wonders of South Florida\,</span></li>\n<li><span style='fon
 t-size: 1.17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px\;'> “Eyes on the 
 Earth” written by drama student\, Kaithleen Conoepan from the  New World S
 chool of the Arts-will perform her piece depicting Citizen Science and the
  impact volunteers make in conservation</span></li>\n<li><span style='font
 -size: 1.17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px\;'>Eco Fashion Sho
 w will showcase the fashionable side of living sustainably</span></li>\n<l
 i><span style='font-size: 1.17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height: 19px
 \;'>Family activities will include ways in which our community can partici
 pate in science directly and contribute directly to conservation</span></l
 i>\n<li><span style='font-size: 1.17em\; font-weight: normal\; line-height
 : 19px\;'>Ecological displays featuring sustainable lifestyle choices.</sp
 an></li>\n</ul>\n<p>The picture that started it all: Georgette with her mo
 nkey friend. From the website <strong><a href='http://www.bonoboincongo.co
 m/2012/09/12/a-new-species-of-monkey-from-the-center-of-congo/' target='_b
 lank'>Bonobo in the Congo</a></strong>- a great resource for the Lesula an
 d those working to protect their home and many other monkeys<br />\nCREDIT
 : John Hart<img src='http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/images/i/5853/i01/geo
 rgette-with-lesula-120912.jpg?1347484977' alt='Girl and monkey' /></p>\n<p
 ><a href='http://dumondconservancy.eventbrite.com/' target='_blank'>Purcha
 se Tickets Here</a></p>\n<p><a href='http://www.facebook.com/groups/501444
 14784/?fref=ts' target='_blank'>Check out DuMond Conservancy&#8217\;s  Fac
 ebook Group Page</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>
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LOCATION:14805 Southwest 216th Street\, Miami\, FL 33187\, USA
SUMMARY:Eyes on the Earth at the DuMond Conservancy
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