tags: endangered species day, conservation
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting the establishment of Endangered Species Day on 18 May. Endangered Species Day is a national celebration of America's commitment to protecting and recovering our nation's endangered species .. species such as the American bald eagle, peregrine falcon, gray wolf, grizzly bear, humpback whale and many others of our nation's wildlife, fish and plants.
The goal of Endangered Species Day is simple -- to educate people about the importance of protecting endangered species. With over 1,800 species worldwide now listed as threatened and endangered, and thousands more threatened with extinction unless they are protected, every such public education effort is greatly needed. There are many creative ways that you can celebrate Endangered Species Day including: lead a bird walk focusing on an endangered species in your area, host an event at a local nature center, prepare an educational lesson plan for a local school about endangered species, and include articles in your newsletters or outreach materials (such as I did today).
Learn more about it:
Audubon Society (image).
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Dear GrrlScientist,
You've done a community service, a beneficial one. You've done it not just today alone, but on other days. We need someone like you informing us as you just have done it again. My heart is so full of gratitude that I had to write this little note of thanks to you. Thanks! Please keep up as you did today and as days to come.
AriSan
I just linked to your post from my blog. I am embarassed to say that I did not know anything about this.
Dammit! I wish I'd known about this sooner...we could've planned something at my museum about it. We have 27 acres and could've done a nice nature walk or something. Of course, no one probably would've come, but we could've tried. Next year!
Thank you for letting us know about this day. I will put it on my calendar so I can prepare for it next year.
Can you tell me where I, a layperson, can learn how to prepare a lesson plan that might be considered professional enough to be provided to a school or nature center? I would like to try my hand at preparing a lesson plan - maybe one directed toward 5th graders and one directed toward High School Sophomore/Juniors....starting with maybe a day or week plan.
Clapping,
Chardyspal
Long involved with the whooping crane efforts (non-migratory flock in FL), I can only hope it's not too little too late. Climate change, plus run-amok development and projected climate effects in both Florida and in the Aransas area, (absolutely CRITICAL for the single wild population) spell doom for the creature that energized the first international agreement for species preservation. Lots of us are plugging little leaks in the levees, but the whole levee of protection teeters at the verge of the abyss.