The World Listening Day workshop in Isla Mujeres, Mexico (postponed til the Thursday after, due to weather) was a great success! 82 children participated and learned about the importance of sound and its role in coastal environments. The event was held in Haciendo Mundaca.
Sound samples were played from the audio gallery of a site run by the University of Rhode Island, “Discovery of Sound in the Sea” www.dosits.org
Saturday, July 17 –
International conference and festival celebrating the Whale Shark, largest fish in the world
Talks will be given from 4:30pm to 8:00pm in Sala de cabildos of H. Ayuntamiento de Isla Mujeres.
Entrance is free.
World Listening Day is July 18!
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World Listening Day will be celebrated on the island of Isla Mujeres with a workshop for kids about the science of sound, bioacoustics, and the role of sound in the environment. Students will learn about sound and how it travels through air and water, and listen to and compare recorded sounds of marine mammals, invertebrates, fish and boats. This workshop is being run through the Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (National Commission of Protected Areas).
