Saving Species for the Health of the Planet | 27Speaks Podcast

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SOFO’s executive director Frank Quevedo joins the editors to talk about the film, the science and the importance of preserving species for a healthy environment, whether that’s in Madagascar or right here on the East End.

SOFO’s executive director Frank Quevedo joins the editors to talk about the film, the science and the importance of preserving species for a healthy environment, whether that’s in Madagascar or right here on the East End.

27Speaks on Apr 24, 2025

On Saturday, April 26, the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) and its Young Environmentalist Society will host a screening at Sag Harbor Cinema of “Ivohiboro: The Lost Forest.” The documentary follows Stony Brook University primatologist, anthropologist and biologist Dr. Patricia Wright as she leads a team of scientists to a previously unknown rainforest in southeastern Madagascar where they document all the flora and fauna they can find — including some new species

This week, SOFO’s executive director Frank Quevedo joins the editors to talk about the film, the science and the importance of preserving species for a healthy environment, whether that’s in Madagascar or right here on the East End.

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