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Animal Welfare<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Why is it cruel to keep wild animals as pets? (For older students)<\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Q and A with Canadian expert in exotic animal trade <\/a>\n
An article about the North American pet trade in exotic animals. (For teacher)<\/a> <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Are rodeos just harmless entertainment or do they involve animal cruelty? <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n A Peta Kids Comic: A Dog\u2019s Life <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Take action <\/a>\n
Tips on taking action to help animals from the BCSPC.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n A Dog\u2019s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic, 2005)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pets<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Animal BFFs: Pets help kids with special needs <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Free pet care for isolated areas in northern communities <\/a>\n
A non-profit group provides free pet care in remote areas.<\/a> <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones (Scholastic, Apple Paperbacks, 2007)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Fifth-grader Riley trains a dog that has lost a leg, and discovers that winning doesn\u2019t always meaning coming in first. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Duke\u2019s Den by Becky Citra (Orca Publishers, 2016)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Eleven-year-old Amelia\u2019s new neighbours have a collection of exotic pets, and she finds a new purpose when she helps care for the animals. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Patches by Ellen Miles (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Two children help a beagle puppy in need. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Talking Tails: The Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets by Ann Love (Tundra Books, 2010)<\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wildlife<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n What\u2019s Threatening the 100 Most Threatened Species? <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Kid Conservationist: The Basics <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Toronto\u2019s Twice-Annual Avian Massacre Begins Now <\/a>\n
The Lights Out campaign hopes to save birds travelling at night.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n This Pattern Is Made of 2,100 Dead Birds <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Big Cats in Crisis <\/a>\n
A photo essay about why wild tigers are in trouble.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Save the Rhino <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 11 Facts About Poaching Animals <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 10 Shocking Facts About How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Drives Species Extinction <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n New Hope for Elephants <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n An ‘Elephant Baby Boom’ In One Kenyan National Park <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Endangered tigers making a ‘remarkable’ comeback <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 50 Amazing Animal Bridges and Crossings That Save 1000s of Animals Every Year <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Forced Closer to Humans, Crocodiles Face Their Greatest Existential Threat <\/a>\n
People are putting wild crocodiles in Costa Rica in danger.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Why Are Snow Leopards Endangered? <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n How humans and snow leopards can live in harmony <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n International Snow Leopard Day: Hope and Concern for the Cat <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n My Life With the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall (Aladdin, rev. edition, 1996)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Jane Goodall tells the story of her life in the jungles of Tanzania living with the chimpanzees of Gombe. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer (Dial Books, 2016)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A picture book biography of Jane Goodall. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs by Gary Paulsen (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Gary Paulsen shares trues stories about his relationships with animals. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Conservation<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n A tiny island is showing the world how to protect our oceans <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n American Eels and Their Ladders <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 9 wildlife websites for citizen scientists who want to save the earth <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Living cities: 4 practical ways you can help local wildlife <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n In a Historic Move, Countries Agree on World\u2019s Largest Marine Reserve <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n WWF: Take Action <\/a>\n
Ideas from the World Wildlife Fund on how to help protect the planet and animals.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Cosmo\u2019s World: Endangered Species <\/a>\n
An explanation of some of the things zoos do for endangered species.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The Wolves Return: A New Beginning for Yellowstone National Park by Celia Godkin (Pajama Press, March 2017)<\/span> <\/a>\n
The success story of Canadian grey wolves released in Yellowstone National Park here, due to overhunting, there had been no wolves for almost 70 years. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Service Animals<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Comfort dogs are helping those affected by the Orlando shooting <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n 8 Things You Should Know About Service Animals <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Duke by Lawson Kirby (Scholastic Press, 2013)<\/span> <\/a>\n
It\u2019s World War II, and 11-year-old Hobbie Hanson decides to loan his pet German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner, but when he learns Duke is being trained for combat he regrets his decision. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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