Kitsap Audubon gets photo tour of the wildlife of Panama

Published 9:52 am Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Kitsap Audubon will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at the Poulsbo Library.

Nature enthusiast Jim Danzenbaker will give a photo tour of Panama.

Panama is home to more than 880 species of birds and more than 100 species of mammals, including anteaters, armadillos, bats, coatis, peccary, tapir and many varieties of monkeys.  Although a relatively small country, it is 48 miles across at its narrowest and 118 miles across at its widest, with 752 miles of Pacific coastline and 468 miles of Atlantic coastline.  Panama contains more than 9,000 species of flowing plants, in addition to countless types of butterflies, insects, and frogs.

For more information, visit www.kitsapaudubon.org or call 360-692-8180.