[ECOLOG-L] Education in remote communities

[Dr. Julie M. Ray, La MICA Biological Station]

Team Snake Panama (teamsnakepanama.weebly.com) and The Orianne Society 
(www.oriannesociety.org) have teamed up to help reduce snakebites and conserve 
snakes in Panama and Costa Rica with Project BRASS.The biggest issue is that 
people don't know how to identify which snakes are venomous so all are killed 
and bites aren't always treated in medical facilities.We are working to 
distribute copies of our bilingual book The Venomous Snakes and their Mimics of 
Panama and Costa Rica to communities, especially in remote areas.We will 
acknowledge anyone who donates $25 through our GoFundMe page 
(http://www.gofundme.com/dh9p8c) with a sticker inside of a book that will be 
given to a community.This is a great gift idea or way to acknowledge an 
organization, business, laboratory, friend, or a in memory of. The books that 
we have already donated in Panama are shown to everyone who passes through the 
community and are utilized regularly by communities members. This is a great 
way to give a little and help a lot in a major public health issue in Central 
America and around the world.Thank you!Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/dh9p8c) 
Julie M. Ray, Ph.D.Director(a)La MICA Biological StationFundación Centro de 
Investigación Biológica El Copé, S.A. (Panama)El Cope-La Pintada. Provincia de 
Cocle. Republica de Panamahttp//www.lamica.org