For wildlife like polar bears and caribou, for local communities and Alaska Natives, and for future generations, Alaska Wilderness League strives to protect Alaska's most significant wild land from oil and gas drilling and other industrial threats. Currently, Alaska Wilderness League is working to protect the 
The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
Alaska Wilderness League and the Philadelphia Zoo have teamed up to bring photographer and author Steven Kazlowski
Join us for this special event on Thursday, September 11th at 4:30 pm. To kick off the event, the Zoo will be hosting bear enrichment activities at the Polar Bear exhibit. Learn about these magnificent bears, watch them play, and more! Enjoy Steven’s slideshow presentation in Peacock Pavilion which will be followed by a book signing.
Date: Thursday, September 11th, 2008
$15 per person - Click here to buy tickets
Event Schedule:
4:30 p.m. Event check-in at Shelly Administration Building
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Interactive activities at the polar bear exhibit
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Slideshow presentation by Steven Kazlowski
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Book signing and meet and greet
To pre-order a book for $25.00 please email your name, email and phone number to Tara who will handle the orders and payments.
Spend your afternoon before the event at the Zoo with a discount ticket of only $13 Adult or Child (up to a $4.95 savings!) Meet the Zoo’s newest family member Gus, a 2 year-old giraffe, check out Lemur Island, a new outdoor home for the black and white ruffed lemurs, or discover one of the Zoo’s many new babies including prairie dog pups, golden lion tamarin, coquerel’s sifaka and more.
Register TODAY for this one of a kind opportunity! Space is limited, advance registration is recommended.
Click here to purchase tickets to this event.
The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
Over the course of the last six years, wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski has photographed the polar bear in its wild habitat, from Hershel Island in Canada to Point Hope in Alaska. The Last Polar Bear pairs his intimate images with anecdotes about his Arctic adventures, as well as authoritative essays about the polar bear in the context of climate change. Alaska based writers Richard Nelson, Charles Wohlforth, Nick Jans, and leading USGS polar bear biologist Steven C. Amstrup draw on decades of experience in the Arctic to cover the biological, cultural, and anthropological aspects of climate change. Dan Glick, long-time correspondent for Newsweek, addresses the history of climate change while Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Theodore Roosevelt IV offer perspectives on activism and politics.
