Endangered Species Day: May 21, 2010

What can we do?

Endangered Species Day was created by the US Senate to focus attention on the importance of protecting our nation’s endangered species.  Activities, special events and fundraisers are a few of the ways that we can involve our children and help them learn that there are actions they can take everyday to help create and maintain a healthy biodiversity for our planet.  And, as we empower our children to be champions of change, we also develop in them the traits of self-confidence, caring, kindness and empathy:  the perfect recipe for a generation who will inherit an ailing planet desperate for healing.

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Why does it matter?

Biodiversity is important because life on our planet is like a chain of many links.  One species depends on another to survive, whether it is for food, shelter or protection. Crush one link, and the whole chain is weakened; species all the way up AND down the line suffer. And although we may not personally feel the direct impact of the loss of a particular species or environment in our daily lives, eventually the losses will accumulate to the point where they result in increased human hardship.  Biodiversity is beneficial for you, for me, and for every living creature who calls earth their home.  Don’t be lulled into believing that because you don’t feel the effects now, there isn’t a problem.

So what to do with this overwhelmingly huge issue that has the power to make giant environmental organizations, let alone you and I, feel powerless?

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1.    Start small. Check with your local zoo, arboretum or park district about planned activities. Enter your kids in one of the many art contests.  Just getting kids interested and involved is the first step in developing within them a lifelong love for nature and the outdoors.

2.    Have fun.  If you are enthusiastic and engaged, your kids will be, too.  Let them learn through play and interaction that nature is worth preserving.  Plan your own special Endandgered Species Day events!

3.    Remember that it’s about our children.  If your contribution to this cause is merely the ability to build within your children a love for the planet, you will have done more and given greater value than you ever thought possible.  Look together at this top ten list of things you can do to help Endangered Species and see how easy it is to get them excited and involved.

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What can you do today to make a difference?

We at BabyPlanet know that the best way to get the word out about great programs like this is through word of mouth. That’s where you, our fans, followers and supporters figure in.  For every new Facebook Fan you can help us generate next week leading up to Endangered Species Day, we will donate $3 ($1 for each of our featured animals) to the National Wildlife Federation.  Spread the word, tweet the word, shout it from the treetops:  every new fan helps us increase the gift.  Simply go to our Facebook Page and click on the “Suggest to Friends” link to invite your friends to be a part of building a healthy earth.