Join us for another WILD Zoo School segment starring Ophelia, the opossum! Follow along each Tuesday & Thursday at 2pm EDT to learn more about our amazing animals.
Today’s at-home activity: get to know native wildlife in your backyard. Draw a picture or take a picture of an animal you can see from your window, then post it in the comments below.
P.S. Spring means the emergence of baby animals. Not sure what to do if you find a wild animal that you think is injured or orphaned? Before taking action, contact our friends at the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI (riwildliferehab.org).
Wondering what can you do to help local wildlife? You and your family can get involved in a citizen science project - a way for community members like yourselves to help collect valuable information for scientists. In the Big Backyard at the Zoo we participate in Project Feed Watch (feederwatch.org) where we help keep track of the birds that visit us. Another fun project to get involved in is iNaturalist (inaturalist.org) where you can record your observations of local wildlife.
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