Carol Stevenson to talk about elephants at LA Zoo Feb. 26

GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION
presents
"An Eye for Elephants,"A Lecture by Documentary Photographer Carol Stevenson
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m.
Witherbee Auditorium, Los Angeles Zoo

"An Eye for Elephants," a lecture by celebrated documentary photographer Carol Stevenson about her techniques and experiences photographing elephants and mahouts (keepers) at Thailand's elephant rescue site, the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, is presented by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) on Saturday, February 26, 11:30 a.m., at the Los Angeles Zoo's Witherbee Auditorium.

Stevenson, a British-born photographer specializing in landscape, wildlife and documentary photography, is known for her passion to document the world's fast disappearing cultures, animals and places. Her conservation work revolves around a five-year project documenting the vanishing Asian elephant and the unique mahout community in Northern Thailand's Chiang Ra. She seeks to capture the essence of her subjects in her documentary work through evocative color photography and a distinctive style.

"An Eye for Elephants" is among the many events and programs presented by the private, non-profit Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, founded in 1963. This year marks nearly five decades of GLAZA's success in supporting the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden's work as an educational resource for the citizens of Los Angeles, and as an international center for the conservation of endangered wildlife.

GLAZA provides funds and other services for Los Angeles Zoo exhibits, conservation, capital projects, education programs, community outreach, research, and more through fund-raising and an endowment, membership, special events and more. GLAZA currently has 65,000 member households, the second largest membership base of a cultural organization in Los Angeles. Many of its nearly 300,000 individual members have sustained their GLAZA support for more than 20 years.

The Los Angeles Zoo is an international leader in the conservation of endangered species and one of the city's major cultural and entertainment resources.

Tickets are $8 for GLAZA members, $10 for nonmembers (plus Zoo admission, which is $14 for ages 13 and up; $11 for seniors, and $9 for ages 2-12). Parking is free.

For reservations, call (323) 622-8114 or e-mail Docents@lazoo.org.

The Los Angeles Zoo is located at 5333 Zoo Drive in Los Angeles' Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways.