Part 2: giraffe conservation alert! Did you know that some types of giraffes are at risk of extinction in the wild? Until the 21st century, people assumed that giraffes were doing fine in the wild and did not worry too much about their conservation. We…
Scientist Anne Innis Dagg and filmmaker Alison Reid talk about giraffes and the making of a documentary film about Anne’s pioneering research.
Meet the host of Candid Animal Cam, Romi Castagnino! Learn about Romi’s love of wildlife and her work in the rainforest and as a science communicator.
Alice Ruhweza is from Uganda, a country in East Africa. She works for a conservation organization called the World Wildlife Fund (WWF, for short) as the Regional Director for Africa. Alice is interested in sustainable development and conservation. Her job is to help make decisions…
*Subtitles/closed captions are available. Click the CC button at the bottom of the video player. What do you think? Discuss this video with your parents, teacher, or classmates. You may want to do more research on the Sumatran rhinoceros. Discussion questions: Where do Sumatran rhinos…
Part 4: meet frogs from around the world! In this Photo Journal, we highlight some of the wonderful variety of frogs found around the world. If we learn more about frogs, we will be better prepared to help protect their populations. Thanks for checking out…
Conservation aims to protect nature for the benefit of all people. How can we save nature and use it at the same time?
This article is part of a four-part series on biodiversity consisting of the following articles: Biodiversity Deforestation Palm Oil Conservation (this article) Each has been taken from the Mongabay main site and adapted to meet 3rd grade science standards and 2nd grade reading standards. Ideally,…