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Eco-Literature: Creative Writing as Advocacy

 in Uncategorized  tagged advocacy / Animal Behaviour / animal rights / animal welfare / animals / Authors / books / captivity / Children's books / eco literature / mink / Morelia Zoo / Nadja Lubiw-Hazard / polar bear / wildlife / writing / yupi / zoo / zoocheck

Eco-literature: Creative Writing as Advocacy Wednesday May 29, 2024, 7 – 8 pm EST Join author, advocate and veterinarian Nadja Lubiw-Hazard for a reading, discussion, and Q&A. Nadja will read from her recently published short story, “Captive”, based on Yupi, a polar bear held captive in a tropical zoo in […]

Kids need Nature

 in Uncategorized  tagged animals / bird watching / books / children outdoors / environment / forests / health / hikes / mental wellbeing / Nature / nature deficit disorder / Ontario / outdoor education / parks / wilderness / wildlife / zoos

This 2013 blog has an important message that should still resonate with parents today. Guest blogger N. Glen Perrett suggests getting kids out into nature as an alternative to looking at animals in captivity. You don’t need studies to realize that children aren’t receiving the same amount of exercise or […]