Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Sharon Boorstin accompanied her husband, documentary filmmaker Paul Boorstin, on wildlife shoots in India, the Amazon and South Africa for National Geographic TV shows. The experience inspired a love for wildlife that continued in her writing for the Los Angeles Times and her volunteer work as a docent at the Los Angeles Zoo. In this virtual safari, Sharon will introduce animals in the order Carnivora, beautiful but fierce predators that include felids such as lions, tigers, and leopards; canids such as wolves and African wild dogs; and ursids from the giant panda to the gigantic Kodiak bear. Like a virtual safari, through slides and videos we will experience these wild animals in their natural habitats, observe their behavior, and learn of the current efforts to prevent their extinction.

Sharon Boorstin is a contributing writer for the Los Angeles Times, specializing in lifestyle, food and travel. In 2019 she won Visit California’s Eureka Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article. In the ‘90s she edited the annual Gayot Guidebooks for Los Angeles and other cities. Raised in Seattle, Washington, Boorstin moved to Los Angeles in 1966 after earning a California Lifetime Teaching credential at UC Berkeley.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50 and older seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

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