Manitoba’s Enchanted Isles – Exploring the Remote Islands of Lake Winnipeg’s North Basin - Nature Manitoba

Discovery Evening

Event Date: Monday, January 21, 2013

Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor – Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.

Presenter: Randall Mooi, Curator of Zoology, The Manitoba Museum

Admission: $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

The North Basin of Lake Winnipeg is dotted with several islands that have received only cursory attention from biologists. Dr. Randall Mooi has surveyed several of these islands for birds, amphibians and reptiles and has made some surprising discoveries: uniquely coloured snakes, unexpected toads, and rare birds, and even spiders that live in carnivorous plants. Join Dr. Mooi on a tour of the North Basin as he introduces the what, where, when, and how of the animals living on these incredible islands and gives us a taste of the adventure in exploring them.