Poisonous Birds and Chemical Defense in New Guinea Birds

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Jack Dumbacher from the California Academy of Sciences. He presented his lecture Poisonous Birds and Chemical Defense in New Guinea Birds on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 at 7 pm. Poisonous birds, you say? Never heard of such a thing! With the witches, ghosts, and goblins of Halloween night and longer darker nights ahead, this should be just the right time for some strange things that are found in nature. Dr. Dumbacher gave us a fascinating lecture on these amazing toxic birds, and who knows, these poisons may have something in them which will prove helpful to the medical world.