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San Diego Zoo Launches Virtual Earth Day Celebration
The celebration allows online visitors to participate in activities and access resources while learning ways to coexist with nature.
SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego Zoo Global has launched a virtual Earth Day celebration, where online visitors can participate in activities and gain access to educational resources while learning ways to coexist with nature.
San Diego Zoo Global has partnered with Earth Day Network, the organizer of the original Earth Day, to raise awareness of the event.
"San Diego Zoo Global is honored to partner with the Earth Day Network to bring about awareness of and celebrate Earth Day 2020," said Paul A. Baribault, president and CEO of San Diego Zoo Global.
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"Our organizations share a mutual goal of maintaining a healthy planet. As stewards dedicated to the conservation of wildlife around the world, San Diego Zoo Global recognizes the ramifications of climate change and its impact on endangered wildlife and habitats. On Earth Day and every day, we are honored to share our science-based, educational resources with millions of people worldwide. Working together, we can make simple lifestyle changes that can add up to big benefits for our environment."
In celebration of Earth Day's 50th anniversary, San Diego Zoo Global is taking part in Earth Day Network's EARTHRISE, a global digital mobilization that will offer conversations, calls to action, performances, video teach-ins and more.
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Zoo ambassadors, researchers and wildlife care specialists will participate in the online broadcast at 11:30 a.m. April 22 on EarthDay.org. Following the broadcast, viewers can log on at noon on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Facebook Live feed to ask questions and learn more from the researchers and wildlife care specialists.
During the zoo's virtual Earth Day celebration through April 22, visitors on SanDiegoZoo.org can discover more about the Earth's diverse wildlife species through livestreaming cams, videos, activities and more. Programs include allowing participants to study animal behavior, view and classify photos taken on remote trail cameras, a gorilla-themed coloring project for children and an Earth Day nature scavenger hunt.
Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22 and was first celebrated in 1970.
In addition to virtual Earth Day activities, San Diego Zoo Global launched an online education program in March to keep parents, teachers and zoo fans connected to their favorite animals during the coronavirus pandemic. The #WereHereTogether program offers free online content, entertainment and educational tools.
Additionally, middle and high school students who want to learn more about a variety of animal species over the next six weeks can gain free access to 22 self-paced online courses from the San Diego Zoo Global Academy. The interactive courses include video, images and quizzes to teach students about birds, mammals, reptiles and more.
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