Contact: Shirley Bolin
Tel.: (407) 931-6838
Email: Bolin.S@att.net

The Regal Swan® Foundation Inc., Featured On “Born To Explore with Richard Wiese” on ABC-TV

Six members of The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc. will travel to England in March for a television program featuring the internationally recognized swan program. Filming will begin on March 8 for “Born to Explore with Richard Wiese,” which is broadcast on ABC-TV.

The team will help rescue swans along the Thames and build nests at Abbotsbury, the world’s oldest and largest swannery, which is home to more than 900+ swans. The RSF Research Team will also be conducting various, ongoing swan research projects.

RSF Research team members, Dr. Geoffrey R. Gardner, veterinarian; Dr. Christopher W. Brown, veterinarian; Sheila A. Bolin, CEO; Dr. Fanchon F. Funk, vice-president education, Professor Emerita, Florida State University; Shirley A. Bolin, photographer/videographer; and Angi H. Perretti, vice-president product development, will travel to Windsor and Abbotsbury, England to work with Her Majesty’s Swan Warden, Dr. Christopher M. Perrins; Wendy Hermon, coordinator for Swan Lifeline in Eton, England; and David Wheeler, Swan Herd, Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury, England.

“Born To Explore with Richard Wiese,” is an educational exploration program that is broadcast on ABC on Saturday mornings. The program takes viewers around the globe in search of adventure, wildlife and explores the people and cultures of the world. The show averages more than 1.3 million viewers every week and is hosted by world-class explorer, author, and adventurer, Richard Wiese. Wiese gained fame at the age of 11 when he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.

During the course of the trip, which is being sponsored by the British Tourism Council and begins on March 6 through March 13, The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc. will unveil its newest book, titled Swans of The World Habitats: Setting The Standard For Swan Conservation, published by The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc., 2012. The book presents historical markers for swan research and promotes swan habitat conservation and swan species preservation.

For those wishing to follow the team’s progress, daily updates will be provided by Shirley Bolin. Social media coverage of each day’s activities will be uploaded to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the website stanley-park-swans.com under The Regal Swan® heading. As the team will be spending considerable time on the river Thames and in Abbotsbury, internet service may not be readily available, so uploads may be delayed.

About The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc.
RSF is based in Orlando, Florida and is committed to the humane treatment and veterinary medical care for swans worldwide. The program is a U.S. Presidential “Daily Point of Light” recipient, the Florida Governor’s “Points of Light” award winner and the recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Award, for Public Service. For more information, please visit: theregalswan.com, swansoftheworldhabitat.com and “Ask The Specialist” at stanley-park-swans.com in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

About Born to Explore
“Born to Explore” which airs every Saturday morning on ABC and is distributed by Litton Entertainment, takes viewers around the globe in search of adventure, wildlife and cultures untouched by the modern world.

About Richard Wiese
As an explorer and respected field scientist, Richard has traveled to all seven continents. He was the youngest President of fabled The Explorers Club. Richard has tagged jaguars in the Yucatan jungles, led expeditions to the Northern Territory of Australia and was a member of the largest medical exploration ever conducted on Mt. Everest. He achieved the first ascent of an unclimbed mountain in Alaska and discovered 29 new life forms on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and cross country skied to the North Pole. As a journalist, he received numerous honors, including an Emmy, a Genesis Award, an Associated Press Folio Award and a Golden Halo Award and received the 2012 Walter Conkrite award for his contributions to journalism and exploration.

For more information:
borntoexploretv.com

For more information about Born To Explore, contact:
Mercedes Velgot
(203) 209-1095
mvelgot@borntoexploretv.com