- Dates
- 1982-09-24 – 1982-10-11
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island Community School
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationenvironmentwildlifecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Community School hosted a September 24 herpetology visit by Dr. Jim Gillingham of Central Michigan University and later reported the first October 11 hatch from five basilisk lizard eggs acquired by the school.
Evidence limits
This is a school newspaper report, not a specimen log or university programme record.
Sources
- Reports Dr. Jim Gillingham of Central Michigan University’s September 24 presentation on herpetology with reptiles and amphibians for the school and community, and says the school acquired five basilisk lizard eggs, the first of which hatched October 11 and was named E.T. by students. This is a school newspaper report, not a specimen log or university programme record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school nature reports.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the remaining basilisk lizard eggs failed to hatch and that students held a small mock funeral for the four dead hatchlings, while E.T. survived and continued growing. This is a student newspaper account, not a veterinary or specimen record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school lizard follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University herpetology visit and basilisk hatch at Beaver Island school, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-herpetology-visit-and-basilisk-hatch-1982/, accessed [date], citing School News, Beaver Beacon, October 1982. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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