You bet he can. Who is TED, you ask? Well, TED is not a person but a nifty device invented to help save sea turtles from getting caught in shrimping nets and drowning. TED stands for turtle excluder device and it is probably one of sea turtles’ best friends in the world. Turtle excluder devices are specialized metal grates inserted in trawl nets that allow … Continue reading Can President Obama (with the help of TED) Save Sea Turtles?
ENVIRONMENT Lions are now protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. But what does the listing really mean for lion conservation? (Nat Geo Voices blog) How can you get involved in lion conservation in the U.S.? Join the Big Cats Initiative Sister School Program. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Late last year, lions were … Continue reading What does the Endangered Species Listing Mean for Lions?
The following post was written by Joe Grabowski, a sixth- and eighth-grade science and math teacher in Ontario, Canada, and a 2016 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. The Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program is a professional development opportunity made possible by a partnership between Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Education. Read more about Joe here. Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants I was completely floored when I was selected … Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Virtual Exploring
In a perfect world, we would not need to worry about animals being pushed to the brink of extinction, we would not need to worry about environmental threats such as climate change, ocean acidification or plastic pollution. In a perfect world we would not need to be concerned with issues such as the looming overpopulation of our planet and the concerns of how we are … Continue reading In A Perfect World…
Ever since my brother and I started One More Generation (OMG) back in 2009, we have been amazed as to how people around the world have been coming up with ways to get technology to help them save animals. We have seen first-hand how the app Latest Sightings (which we reported about in our article “To Vietnam and Back… to Save Rhinos“) is helping rangers get … Continue reading Can Technology Save Endangered Species?
