There’s an animal called zoo memberships?
Yes, several. And memberships help support them all. Zoos catch a lot of flack from some groups, but good zoos are helping to preserve endangered species through Species Survival Plans within zoos. Some zoos also perform important research and do field work as well.
Plus, there are many reasons spring is a good season to buy a zoo membership:
• Enjoy the outdoors and get exercise while the weather is moderate.
• See the zoo babies!
• Gaze upon the butterflies. (Many zoos have butterfly exhibits open only during the spring months.)
• Have somewhere close by …read more

So far in Hug This Animal, we’ve talked about the polar bear, cheetah and red panda.
Today, we’re going to Hug a Bird that is no longer threatened with extinction. The bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, is a conservation success story. It was one of the original species protected under the Endangered Species Act when it was started in 1973.
In June of 2007, the US Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the bald eagle was being removed from the list of threatened and endangered species. (The bird will remain protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection …read more

This week we had so much good stuff that you probably missed something green, useful, and cool. Let’s catch up…
Of course our green audit this week involved greening your bathtub & shower. We also looked at bathroom H2O habits and the stuff in your bathtub.

Biodegradable Resting Spots – a tough topic for some of us, but something we all do eventually need to think about, so why not think green.
Bouncing rubberwood!
Green E-cards for Valentines Day plus last minute organic flowers.
You still have time to win vinyl art and snag some tree loving goodies for a discount!
Renting DVDs …read more

One of the most important things to consider when thinking about an endangered or vulnerable species is that we (plants, animals and humans) are all tied together. Our actions affect animals we’ll never meet thousands of miles away.
One great example of how our actions can affect animals we don’t see in our daily lives is the polar bear, the first animal in the new Hug This Animal series.
The polar bear was reclassified as a vulnerable species on the IUCN’s (World Conservation Union) Red List of Endangered Species in 2005. That means that polar bears face a high risk of extinction …read more