I won a competition to be a Twycross Zoo Young Conservationist-in-Chief! Twycross Zoo is a zoo near where I live. It’s got lots of endangered animals there like Amur leopards, gibbons, snow leopards and lemurs. It’s the only zoo in the UK that has all four types of great ape: gorillas, orang utans, chimpanzees andContinue reading “Twycross Zoo Young Conservationist-in-Chief”
Category Archives: Endangered Animals
Visiting Skomer Island
On Sunday 13th June I visited Skomer Island. We went on a boat to get there. When we got on the boat there was a sign saying to check your luggage to make sure there weren’t any rats or mice hiding in there! That’s because they don’t live there at the moment and if theyContinue reading “Visiting Skomer Island”
World Bee Day
Today is World Bee Day! Bees are really important because we need them to pollinate plants including a lot of the food we eat. But bee numbers are going down and they need help! Here are some things that we have done and you can do to help bees. Flowers for beesFlowers are really importantContinue reading “World Bee Day”
Conservation Crisis
Conservation Crisis is a board game made by Tunza Games. You need to look after a wildlife reserve to try and save an endangered species. But there are poachers! First you have to choose an animal to save. The choices are elephant, gorilla, rhino and tiger. You start at HQ and you have to goContinue reading “Conservation Crisis”
Better Protection For Hedgehogs
I am going to tell you about how you can help get better protection for hedgehogs. A Bill called the Environment Bill is going through Parliament at the moment. A Bill is a new law that they’re thinking about getting made. While it’s going through Parliament, MPs can suggest changes to it called amendments. WithContinue reading “Better Protection For Hedgehogs”
The National Lobster Hatchery
Today we went to the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall. If any fishermen catch mummy lobsters with eggs, they can take them to the National Lobster Hatchery and they will look after them until the eggs hatch and the baby lobsters have grown a bit. Then they will release them into the sea. WhenContinue reading “The National Lobster Hatchery”
Big Butterfly Count Results
I just found out the Big Butterfly Count results! The Big Butterfly Count happened between 17th July and 9th August. You have to get a piece of paper and count the butterflies you see in 15 minutes. Then you need to submit the results to Butterfly Conservation, who organise the survey. The results showed lessContinue reading “Big Butterfly Count Results”
Bat Rescue!
We were on a walk near Boscastle in Cornwall on holiday, then we found a bat on a gatepost. It didn’t look the right place for a bat to be so we phoned the National Bat Helpline on 0345 1300 228. They said the bat needed help. Mummy put the bat in a little softContinue reading “Bat Rescue!”
How To Help Insects
This week is National Insect Week so I’m going to tell you about why insects are important and how you can help them. Insects are really important because they pollinate flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables. Without that, we wouldn’t be able to live! We wouldn’t have any food to eat and there wouldn’t be asContinue reading “How To Help Insects”
Ozzie Leads The Way
Ken Davies, who wrote Ozzie’s Migration and Ozzie’s Return sent me his other book about Ozzie the osprey called Ozzie Leads the Way. It’s longer than the other Ozzie books. It has 26 chapters! I’m going to tell you about it. It’s about a group of children who are learning about ospreys and following OzzieContinue reading “Ozzie Leads The Way”
Helping the Planet 