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DID YOU KNOW?
The polar ice caps are essential to the health and well-
FACT: An ice shelf sits over water but it is attached to the ice sheet, if an ice
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TOP TEN MOST ENDANGERED. When we think of endangered animals we can be forgiven for thinking of great animals living in distant lands, exotic animals that hardly any of us have heard of. But the reality is, unless we are careful and learn to respect the environment, it will not just be the exotic and the wild that face extinction it will be every living thing across the four corners of the globe.
The Black Rhino
The Giant Panda
The Siberian Tiger
The Mountain Gorilla
The Condor
The Hawksbill Turtle
The African Hunting Dog
The Mako Shark
The Komodo Dragon
The Snow Leopard
List compiled with the help of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
10 AMAZING ANIMAL FACTS:
Butterflies taste with their feet!
Snails can sleep for three years without food!
A crocodile cannot poke out its tongue.
Fleas yes fleas can jump 350 times its body length,
that is the equivalent of you jumping over a football field.
An Ant can lift 50 times it’s own weight!
An ostrich eye is bigger than its brain.
Polar bears are left-
Mosquito repellents hide you, they do not repel mosquitos
Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
You can lead a cow upstairs but not down.
HELP RAISE AWARENESS...
Why not make a poster and ask your school if you can put it up on the school notice board.
Here are just a few things we can all do to make a big difference.
Choose rechargeable batteries, then recycle them when they die. You would have to
use hundreds of single-
The next time you have the impulse to buy a new book why not borrow it from the
library or a friend. Sharing books is not just great news for the planet it is great
news for us to -
If you have a pile of toys that you no longer play with why not organise a toy swap with all your friends and family.
Get involved: If you have time on your hands why not lend a hand & spend some time helping out on one of the many cleanup days on our beaches and parks. Check your local paper for details.
Walk: Walking is not just good for the planet it is good for us too, so why not start your day with a walk to school. Every time we walk rather than drive, we help reduce our carbon footprint.
Don’t kill that spider! There are an estimated 40,000 species of spider, and they all eat insects. Did You Know? Spiders play a vital role in the food chain and work as natural pest control.
Love wildlife? If you love wildlife plant some flowers, one sure way of encouraging insects, birds and animals back into our lives and our gardens is to make sure our gardens are full of fabulous plants.
Did You Know? The UK is home to more than 50 varieties of butterfly but they need our help together we can turn our gardens into butterfly havens. Try planting, lavender, scabious and honesty.
If you haven’t got a garden you can turn even the smallest space into a wonderful oasis.
Go on give it a go.
Just chill! Reuse all your old drinks bottles refill them and place them in the fridge!
Save water just by turning off the tap when you brush your teeth can help save an almighty 8 baths worth of water a year!
Cut Down Reducing your time in the shower is just one more way to save water.
Say NO! Cutting down on fizzy drinks & sweets will not only help you feel better it will help save your teeth from decay!
Remember to smile because smiling makes you feel good and makes others around you feel good to.
Finally make sure you get your whole family to TURN OFF. Not only will turning things off when they are not in use save us oodles of cash it will help us all reduce our carbon footprint...
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1WORLD believe that our shopping habits have a huge impact on the rest of the world... What we buy and where we buy things from, really can help improve the lives of others.
When we buy paper for example, look for products that carry the FSC logo -
Which is good news for the planet.
Another simple thing we can all try and do is to make the chocolate we buy a little sweeter, by buying Fairtrade brands. Fairtrade products give farmers in some of the world’s poorest countries a better price for their goods, which means that they can afford to feed themselves and their families. In many countries the Fairtrade scheme has lifted entire communities out of poverty.
So do something good today and help another.
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make sure you enter our utterly fantastic t-
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