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The 1st
Annual Lemonade Stand Fundraising Challenge
Looking
for ideas to keep your kids busy this summer? Here's
an activity that's fun and easy, while encouraging
kids to be stewards of the animal kingdom: Set up a
lemonade stand to raise money to feed our animals.
Kids love to help animals. This summer, we
challenges kids to get the word out about animals'
needs while raising money for their care. It's a
great activity that kids can plan and participate in
while doing good for animals!
Each month, from May through August, we'll announce
a new lemonade stand challenge. Your kids can
participate during any or all months.
Watch
Iowa bald eagles in their nest and raising their
young in real time. Three eggs were
laid on February 17, 20, and 24, and hatched on March 27, March 29,
and
March 31. Watch as these
doting parents protect, feed, teach, and care for their eaglets.
The children of the
First Parish Church in Newbury, MA have been busy
starting cold hardy plants from seed for their
Sunday School Plant Sale to
continue their support
for the
care and feeding of Boss, Rusty, and Brownie Sheep.
The sale
will be on Sundays May 6 and May 13 in Holton Hall
from 11 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. The church is located
at 20 High Road, Rte. 1A, in Newbury, MA. Proceeds
from this fundraiser will go toward a sponsorship
for Boss, Rusty, and Brownie - the three amigos.
In this four part series, primatologist
Kaitlyn-Elizabeth Foley writes about the
critically endangered
Black-Crested
Gibbon. Find out where they live and why they
are so tragically close to extinction.
As the series unfolds, you'll learn about
a variety of gibbon species and why all of these
lovely apes are critically endangered. Videos and
some photos, including the one shown here, courtesy of ARKive.org.
Letters
From the Fieldis a compilation of stories and experiences
documented for NEPS by professionals who work with
or study animals in their natural habitats. Check
back for new topics each month.
Primatologist and conservation
biologist
Diana Marsilio writes about abnormal behaviors
that can occur in Western Lowland Gorillas as the
result of living in captivity. In particular,
she focuses on an appetite disorder called
Regurgitation and Reingestion or R/R.
This is a common and potentially dangerous behavior
found only in captive environments. Find out how
gorillas feed in their natural habitats, why R/R
occurs in captivity, and so much more.
Video
courtesy of ARKive.org.
Letters
From the Fieldis a compilation of stories and experiences
documented for NEPS by professionals who work with
or study animals in their natural habitats. Check
back for new topics each month.
Other News:
Sheep as
Intelligent as Primates?
In an article entitled
Sheep Are Far Smarter Than Previously Thought
the Telegraph's
science correspondent Richard Grey reveals that,
in studies, sheep performed similarly to humans and
other primates in some learning tasks. One researcher suggests,
"... we can probably classify sheep as being a
bit like a slow monkey in terms of
intelligence."
Read more>>
Sponsor
a Sheep
Touched
By a Wild Mountain Gorilla
We
came upon this video on YouTube. An up close and
personal encounter with wild mountain gorillas.
Amazing.
Veronica
Ramos and her team have developed curricula that
are based on National Standards and that allow
students to develop skills in a variety of academic
disciplines while learning about the animals that
they love.
Use the many tools
within the Humane Education pages as resources to
support the Lesson Plans.
Whether you are a teacher with a
classroom full of kids or you school your students
at home, we invite you to incorporate our lesson
plans into your curriculum.
Your Support Makes Our Work Possible
We
gratefully acknowledge and humbly thank our
supporters who make our work possible. We cannot do
this without you.
Select a one-time
donation in the denomination of your choice or
recurring monthly donations. Recurring donations
enable you meet your annual giving goals in
affordable increments. We are so very grateful for
your support.
At New England Primate Sanctuary we are dedicated to
humane education, the care and protection of
animals, habitat conservation, and ecological
balance. The sanctuary is a vehicle for education
for people and a safe haven for animals.
We
gratefully acknowledge and humbly thank our
supporters who make our work possible. We cannot do
this without you. 