Gualala Arts Lecture Series presents:
Game Preserve in Point Arena

with Frank and Judy Mello
Monday, May 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Admission is $5

Canceled

Those attending the talk on Monday, May 4, 2009 will learn the intriguing story of how Grevy's zebras and greater kudu came to graze on the rolling hills of Point Arena, a half world away from their home on Africa's savannahs. Speakers Frank and Judy Mello founded the B. Bryan Preserve in 1998 and their original herd of 11 animals now has grown to 60.

It all started when Frank was introduced to Sable antelope on a trip to West Texas and he developed a desire to protect and study these graceful creatures. Together with his wife Judy, he founded the B. Bryan Preserve on family land in her native state, Mississippi. Then, when Judy moved her job to Northern California in 2004, the couple purchased a hundred acre ranch near Point Arena and relocated the preserve.

Now retired, Frank Mello cares for the collection that includes Roan antelope, greater kudu, Sable antelope, Grevy's and Hartmann Mountain zebra. They also offer educational tours of the preserve and have The Carriage House guest cottage for overnight visitors.

Actively committed to the breeding and preservation of African hoof stock, the preserve offers a haven for endangered animals, many of who came from zoos or private organizations. They are not rescue animals and remain relatively wild in an open environment.

This lecture will give the listener a glimpse of yet one more reason the Mendonoma Coast is full of surprises. It will also provide an inspirational message of how to follow ones passion in an increasingly insensitive world. Admission is $5.

The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email info@gualalaarts.org.

Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.