CCMNH: CRASH: A Tale of Two Species

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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Allison Argo’s
CRASH: A Tale of Two Species
 
BREWSTER, MA —The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents Allison Argo’s CRASH: A Tale of Two Species Monday, June 19, 2023, at 1pm
 
Join award-winning natural history filmmaker and Brewster native, Allison Argo, for a special Nature Screen presentation of CRASH: A Tale of Two Species as a part of the Celebration of International Horseshoe Crab Day.
In her riveting and stunningly beautiful documentary, Argo documents the threat of extinction to a small shorebird called the Red Knot that must make a 10,000-mile journey from the southern tip of South America to its nesting grounds in the Arctic. This long-distance traveler times its migration precisely to coincide with the annual spawning of one of earth's most ancient creatures: the horseshoe crab. It’s horseshoe crab eggs on the Delaware Bay that fuel the little bird’s epic journey to the Arctic.
In the 1990s the fishing industry discovered that horseshoe crabs make good bait for eel and conch. As these industries boomed, horseshoe crabs were collected by the truckload...and red knot numbers started to crash.
The story of the red knot and the horseshoe crab is a living example of how every species is interconnected – each one important, no matter how big or small. As the fate of two extraordinary creatures teeter on the edge, humankind must grapple with the economics and politics of extinction.
 
Allison Argo is recognized as one of the leaders in natural history filmmaking but also as an inspirational and gifted speaker. Question and Answer period will follow the screening.