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Welcome to Let Kids Be Kids advocacy blog. Our goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: Conservation

Blue Tarantulas

NY Times – Science page – 28 September 2020 “Tarantulas are fuzzy, active in the dark and troublingly large — … More

Blue Tarantulas, Carnegie Mellon, Conservation, National University of Singapore, Nature, NY Times, Research, Saoirse Foley

One Wild World

Woodland Park Zoo Tune in for a three-part series when global experts join Woodland Park Zoo staff in conversation about … More

Animal Health, Conservation, Education, environment, Human Care, One World, Pacific Northwest, Woodland Park zoo

For the Love of Elephants

Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out … More

Conservation, Elephants, empathy, Let Kids Be Kids, Nature, NY Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Weekly Elephant

Elephant Shrew

Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out … More

Conservation, Elephant Shrew, empathy, Global wildlife, Nature, NPR, Research, Somali

Hummingbirds see colors we can’t even imagine

The tiny birds’ ability to see colors outside the rainbow is “one of the most exciting things I’ve ever witnessed,” … More

Conservation, environment, Hummingbirds, National Geographic, Research, Science, testing, tetrachromatic vison

John E. Randall, Ichthyologist Extraordinaire, Dies at 95

NY Times – Science – 30 May 2020 “He swam the world’s oceans, identified hundreds of new fish species and … More

adventure, Conservation, environment, Ichthyologist, John E Randall, life, Research, Science

Horned Screamer!!

What is a horned screamer? Horned screamers are the unicorns of the bird world. Over the course of their lives, … More

Columbia & Ecuador, Conservation, endangered species, environment, Horned Screamer, National Geographic, Research, Unicorns

6 Things We Still Thank Teddy Roosevelt for Today

If you’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled around the country, I’ll guess, at times, you’re amazed by the foresight … More

adventure, Conservation, environment, history, life, national parks, Teddy Roosevelt, US Forest Service, USA, Yellowstone

Praying Mantises: More Deadly Than We Knew

New research shows these ferocious insects don’t just hunt like robots. Cara Giaimo – Science – 14 May 2020 “A … More

Conservation, environment, life, Nature, NY Times - Science, Praying Mantis, predators, Research, Science

Snakes Have Friends Too

The study is the latest in a growing body of evidence that animals form tight bonds—suggesting that they’re more like … More

Conservation, health, history, life, National Geographic, Nature, Research, Science, snakes

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