Fourth Graders Save Endangered Species

Right now, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) conservationists are working on the ground, across four continents and five oceans, to save some of earth's most spectacular and imperiled wildlife. From Thailand’s tiger territory to the nesting beaches of leatherback turtles in Gabon, and from the steamy South American jungles of the jaguar to the elephants and gorillas of the African forests, WCS is making groundbreaking discoveries and crucial progress against great odds.

In order to continue the important work of saving the wild animals and wild places, Greenacres 4th grade students in Mrs. McDermott’s and Mrs. Cooper’s classes embarked on an endangered species project to help. Specifically, each fourth grade student selected an endangered animal to study and then conducted research.

From their learnings, keynote presentations were developed about the animals. As part of the project, the eager students created pins, magnets, bookmarks and many more items to sell. All of the students’ parents attended the presentations and bought the handcrafted items. Close to $700 was collected from the sale of these items and donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The students learned so much about these adorable animals and had a wonderful experience. Mrs. Cooper started this program nine years ago at Greenacres and it is our hope that the tradition will continue for many years to come.

If you would like to make a donation to the endangered species, please use the address below:

Wildlife Conservation Society
Attn: Donation Services
2300 Southern Blvd.
Bronx, NY 10460