![Canada’s Vanishing Sage Grouse](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/5162182815_53f666206f_b3-300x239.46980fe9.jpg)
by Merri Collins
A dramatic decrease in Canada’s sage grouse population reported this spring has led many to believe this prairie bird, listed as endangered in Canada since 1998, is facing extinction.
Read more![Saving the Ghosts of the Forest](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/2694295566_de10f2e526-199x300.46980fe9.jpg)
by Merri Collins
The silky sifaka is a rare species of white lemur, known in Madagascar as the “ghost of the forest”, for its ability to evade the human eye by swinging swiftly through the tree tops. Silkies are one of…
Read more![Children and Conservation: An art gallery from nature](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Youth Gallery/Ceramic_Project.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Camille Cruse
Izilwane helps teach children about the importance of conservation through artistic expression. In the summer of 2011, Izilwane interns Carolyn Lopez and Anne Da Silva developed and conducted a series…
Read more![Taos Youth Biodiversity Art Project: Giving Children a Global Voice](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Taos Youth Art Festival/Taos_Youth2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Carolyn Lopez
Join our eager interns as they work to educate children about the natural world and the need to protect it through art.
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