Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering, Steinbrenner Institute Host Endangered Bird Exhibition To Celebrate Earth Day

April 18, 2008

Contact: Chriss Swaney
Carnegie Mellon
(412) 268-5776

EVENT: Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research will host an exhibit of golden eagles and peregrine falcons to heighten awareness of how climate change is impacting all living creatures.

Earl Schriver, a veteran falconer and former steelworker from Baden, Pa., will demonstrate how the birds feed and survive in today's ever-growing fragile ecosystem. Schriver has been a falconer and breeder of raptors for more than 25 years. His love of birds began in the late 1940s when he was a boy scout.

His display of live birds will include: Wambli, a 46-year-old bald eagle; Ani, a 15-year-old peregrine falcon; J.R., a one-year-old peregrine falcon and Lizzy, a one-year-old hybrid falcon with an Asiatic pedigree.

WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 22.

WHERE: Scaife Hall Garden, Carnegie Mellon University, off Frew Street.

About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more, see www.cmu.edu.