This story is all about a bright idea that is chalked full of sugary treats! It all started when nine year old Holly signed up for the Earth Rangers’ Bring Back the Wild Campaign and pledged to raise $25. Holly decided to take action and that’s where things got sweet…like cookies sweet!
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Holly gathered together her sisters, Hartley and Hunter (phew that’s a lot of H’s in one family), and spent all day Friday baking up a storm. Holly spread the word about these delicious goodies by putting fliers in her neighbours’ mailboxes. The clouds rolled in on Saturday but Holly and her two friends, Grace and Helen, setup their bake sale and the sun soon followed. All the neighbours came out to support their cause and were able to enjoy some the girls’ delicious cookies, cupcakes, brownies and lemonade. This bake sale was such a success that they ran out of goodies to sell! In the end, Holly got a lot of support for her Bring Back the Wild Campaign thanks to her baking skills, help from friends and family, and generous customers.
Liam is a life-long animal lover who told his parents that he wanted to work with animals at the age of three. Since then, Liam has been reading up on animals and the environment, and checking-out all sorts of animals around his home, camp sites, and hiking trails.
This summer he has been listening to and watching cicadas mature, and Liam’s Mom brags about his really LARGE collection of empty ciccada shells. As a young nature enthusiast, Liam saw the Earth Rangers’ show at his school and later at the Royal Ontario Museum. Liam loved the part of the show when the owl flew around the gym and when he met Sammy the Serval. After the show, Liam took his Earth Rangers’ trading card, grabbed a computer and logged into EarthRangers.com where the idea of kids making a difference just stuck and the rest is history. Cue the super hero music!
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This section should really be called DEEDS, since this Super Ranger has gone above and beyond to spread the word about conserving animals and their habitats. When Liam’s family had a garage sale during the summer, Liam had them donate the profit to his Bring Back the Wild campaign, which helps save land for animals at risk. Liam liked this idea so much that he decided to turn his animal themed birthday into a Bring Back the Wild extravaganza. Instead of birthday presents, Liam asked for donations to put towards the Peregrine Falcon, Wolverine, Grizzly Bear and Jefferson Salamander projects.
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Liam has plenty of things to say to other kids out there, like how he hopes “everyone will love all animals not just the cuddly ones.” He also thinks that everyone should “stop littering and stop hurting the land. Save the trees!” Liam hasn’t just impressed his fellow Earth Rangers; he has become a hero to members of his family, who are all so proud of him for his creative approach and ambitious efforts to make a difference. Two thumbs up Liam…WAYY up!
This eight year old Super Ranger has taken action to save animals. Gemma has seen the Earth Rangers show a whopping four times! And her favourite animal is Sammy the Serval. This African cat is blushing because Gemma said his jumping was “amazing.”
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Gemma planned a book sale to raise donations for Earth Rangers. But before going ahead with this big event, she collected a bunch of books in the summer. In August, Gemma made a spiffy sign and took to the streets to raise funds for her Bring Back the Wild campaign to protect animals and their habitats.
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Gemma said that she really enjoyed doing her part to help the environment and she plans to keep coming up with creative ways to fundraise for Earth Rangers. Gemma feels that if everyone chipped in a bit, it could make a big difference.
Thanks Gemma for your inspirational story and for helping Earth Rangers Bring Back the Wild!
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest lizard, reaching 165 kg and over three meters in length. At that size you may not think of the Komodo dragon as fast but they can certainly pick up the pace, speed that helps them take down large prey like water buffalos and deer.
Bamboo, a member of the grass family (Poaceae), is a pretty spectacular plant. It can grow to more 130 feet in height, at a rate of 4 feet every 24 hours. Just think of how quickly you would be ready to play in the NBA if you grew like bamboo.
Have you ever been told to eat slower at the dinner table? If so, simply remind your dinner guests that they are lucky to not be eating with a Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) who takes less than 0.25 seconds to eat its food! Now that’s what you call fast food.
Need help moving? Be sure to recruit a beetle! The Dung Beetle (Onthophagus taurus), for instance, can pull 1,141 times its own body weight. That’s like a person pulling six large buses full of people!
The largest plant seed in the world belongs to the Double Coconut Palm or coco-de-mer (Lodoicea maldivica), which tips the scales at a whopping 30kg. This plant also has some of the longest leaves and its tall stock can grow upwards of 34 metres in hight. The double coconut palm grows naturally on the Praslin and Curieuse Islands and is now extinct on St Pierre, Chauve-Souris and Round Islands. This plant is listed as vulnerable, the biggest threat? Those wonderful seeds which people love to collect. When people pick up these seeds it prevents the plant from growing new palms.
This animal-loving girl wants to be an Earth Ranger or a veterinarian when she grows up. After she saw the Earth Rangers show at the Royal Ontario Museum in June, Breanna wanted to do more to help; so, she thought big, like birthday big!
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Breanna decided to have an Earth Rangers’ birthday party, where instead of presents she asked for donations to support her Bring Back the Wild campaign. Breanna’s party was an absolute blast with 23 guests (who all gave generously) and a special visit from a young alligator-friend. Thanks to the generosity of Breanna and her party guests she was able to increase the amount of funds raised for her Bring Back the Wild campaign. The Jefferson Salamander was her animal of choice because its home in Happy Valley Forest needs protecting. To thank everyone for supporting Bring Back the Wild, Earth Rangers sent Breanna and her friends some fun trading cards and buttons.
Thanks Breanna for turning your birthday bash into a fun way to help Earth Rangers Bring Back the Wild!
The record holder for the longest tortoise life goes to… a Madagascar Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata) who was given to the Tongan royal family by Captain Cook in the late 1700’s and lived to the ripe old age of 188!