Mary Dagg, CEO of the Anne Innis Dagg Foundation, will speak to the Probus Club of Scarborough on the life of her mother, Dr Anne Innis Dagg, the first Western person to study giraffes in the wild in the 1950s and "wrote the bible" about giraffe ecology, behaviour and conservation. Mary will touch on Anne finding her passion for giraffes at a young age and traveling solo to Africa in her 20s. She will also highlight the challenges that Anne faced as a woman in science, how it derailed her career and how she fought back. And, of course, Mary will talk about the animal Anne loved so much, the giraffe. Fascinating facts and research about them as well as the challenges they face.

Probus Club

Probus clubs are organizations for retired men and women who want to maintain a social network with others who have similar interests. Currently there are about 350,000 members in 4,000 clubs around the world meeting regularly to provide fellowship and camaraderie.