Elephant Organization Links
 In addition to providing an entertaining and educational experience for their visitors, modern zoos play a critical role in wildlife conservation, at home and around the world. The Fort Worth Zoo contributes to conservation in four primary ways: research, education, preservation of genetic diversity, and direct support of wild populations and their habitat. |
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 The Indianapolis Zoo participates in conservation and research foundations including the International Elephant Foundation (IEF), International Iguana Foundation (IIF) and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). The Zoo is a contributing partner to IRF and supports staff as founding board members of the IEF and IIF. |
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 The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute, with the support of its Conservation Fellows, takes a holistic approach to troubled ecosystems by addressing three key ingredients in conservation success: wildlife management and recovery, conservation science, and support of the human populations that coexist with wildlife. |
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 No serious zoo can be satisfied with merely displaying animals – it must take the next step and promote conservation measures both for the animals and their original habitats. |
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 Africa faces challenges that are linked in complex ways and cannot be solved independently. Aid for Africa encourages an integrated approach to these challenges by working to improve health and nutrition, education, sustainable development, food and agriculture, the environment, and wildlife conservation through a network of charities and their African partners in Sub-Saharan Africa.. |
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 GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. It’s a simple and compelling concept. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Because it’s powered by Yahoo!, you get proven search results. The money GoodSearch donates to your cause comes from its advertisers — the users and the organizations do not spend a dime! |
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 May 10, 2007 Every year our librarian Linda Lakshminarayanan puts together a Book Quest for our children at Emerson School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For the Book Quest, the kids read 5 books over a 6 week period, meeting weekly for discussion. |
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This year Deb Hoffman and I had the pleasure of coaching five second and third graders through the quest. The children read Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith. They adored the story and enjoyed Akimo’s challenge to save the elephants. We discussed the book and what we could do as a small group to help. One of the children had the idea of painting pictures of the elephants or other African animals and selling them for $5.00 each to support your foundation. Enclosed you will find a check for $30.00 and a pring of Alexander Vidovic’s painting which sold for $10.00 Please acknowledge our children from the Emerson School Book Quest for their extraordinary donation. Thank you very much. Wendy E. Vidovic |
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