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Jack Jeffrey
Photographer and Wildlife Biologist
Free Public Lecture August 5, 2010, 6:30-8 PM Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, HI
Big Island photographer and wildlife biologist Jack Jeffrey, is intimately familiar with Hawaii’s hidden valleys, remote rainforests, and rare birds. He brings to his photographic images the knowledge from over 35 years of observation and study of Hawaii’s endemic forest birds. Jack combines a naturalist’s curiosity with a photographer’s patience and technical skill to produce beautiful photographs that have played a key role in protecting Hawaii’s endangered species and their island habitats. Recently retired as senior wildlife biologist at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island, Jack is recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious National Sierra Club Ansel Adams’ Award for Conservation Photography, Hawaii Audubon Society Conservationist of the Year Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Employee of the Year Award and Endangered Species Recovery Champion Award, and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii Kako’o Aina Award. He is co-author of several books and his photographs have been featured in numerous local, national, and international magazines, books and calendars.
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