Mass Audubon Cape Cod’s Science Coordinator, Mark Faherty, will join us on Tuesday, July 23 at 10:00am as part of our TENT Talks series, to discuss the anatomy, life cycles, ecological importance, and ways we can all be involved with conservation efforts to protect, the important Atlantic Horseshoe Crab.

Celebrate this iconic living fossil, our native Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, a species that dates back over 400-million years but faces serious challenges today from habitat loss and growing pressure from human uses. Since before the age of dinosaurs, horseshoe crabs have lived in shallow coastal waters across the globe. These prehistoric creatures are among the world’s most resilient species and today live along the East and Gulf Coasts of North America and across Asia. Their nutritious eggs provide a vital food source for thousands of migratory shorebirds, including the federally threatened Red Knot.

EVENT DETAILS:
📌 The Ecological Importance of Horseshoe Crabs with Mark Faherty
📌 Tuesday, July 23 from 10:00-11:00am* at Payomet Performing Arts Center
*Complimentary coffee and pastries will be served so please join us a few minutes early for a snack!

About the speaker: Mark Faherty has been the Science Coordinator at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary for 15+ years. While his current projects involve everything from oysters and horseshoe crabs to bats and butterflies, he has studied primarily bird ecology for the last 20 years, working on research projects in Kenya, Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest. Mark's Weekly Bird Report airs each Wednesday on WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. He also co-hosts Bird News, a monthly call-in show all about birds, on WCAI's The Point with Mindy Todd.

This TENT Talks series is being presented to the community free of charge, and registration is not required to attend– however we'd appreciate you let us know you're coming by filling out this form.