Dr. Gibbons is Professor Emeritus of Ecology, University of Georgia, and Head of the Environmental Outreach and Education program at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL). He is author or editor of twelve books on herpetology and ecology and has published more than 250 articles in scientific journals. He has had commentaries on National Public Radio, and more than 1,000 popular articles on ecology published in magazines and newspapers. His encyclopedia articles have appeared in World Book, Compton's, and for the past 25 years have included the annual summary of Zoology for the Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book.
We've heard him talk before at Fernbank about his Savannah River Project. That was to a mostly adult audience. Last night he brought lots of turtles, snakes, lizzards and aligators and the audience was full of kids. He was teriffic; beautiful animals and he really connected with the audience.
One of his snakes was a Timber Rattlesnake, which is found in Georgia. It was quite large and there was no mistaking the sound of that rattle!
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