Dr. Rand Rudland will address the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS) on Friday, May 5 in Sechelt with a presentation titled, India and Bhutan: Big Cats and Raw Nature.
Dr. Rudland will describe a recent month-long visit to India and Bhutan. To get distant views of the elusive snow leopard, it was necessary to visit the Himalayan mountains in northwestern India at elevations of 12,000 to 15,000 feet. At these elevations one encounters temperatures of -10 to -20 C. Rand also had a close encounter with a Bengal tiger in Central India. The next stage of this trip was a visit to Bhutan for a 20-day tour into out-of-the-way, mountainous areas that very few tourists visit. Illustrated descriptions will be provided of exquisite mountain scenery that harbours unique and beautiful wildlife encountered in Bhutan.
Dr. Rudland practised medicine for about 31 years on the Sunshine Coast. More recently, he has been involved for a number of years in short-term locums, in Northern and Eastern Canada. He has birded extensively in North, Central and South America, Asia, the Arctic and Antarctic and is an accomplished photographer using various digital camera and digiscoping techniques. He is active with the SCNHS, and the Sargeant Bay Society. He lives in Halfmoon Bay with his wife Elise.
The presentation is at 7:30 p.m. at the Sechelt Arts Centre (Medusa and Trail). Coffee and cookies will be served. Visitors welcomed.
– Submitted by Russ Tkachuk
