Parents, teachers and youth group leaders across America are invited to engage children in putting their creative skills to work in the 2014 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, an integral part of the ninth annual national Endangered Species Day celebration.
Organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Coalition, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), the contest engages school children in grades K through 12 in expressing their appreciation for our nation’s most imperiled wildlife, including their place in our native ecosystems. The contest also promotes national awareness of the importance of saving endangered species, and helps recognize conservation initiatives across the country.
ICAF will select 40 semifinalists from the thousands of entries expected. Contest winners will be chosen by a prestigious panel of artists, photographers and conservationists, including Wyland, renowned marine life artist; Jack Hanna, host of Jack Hanna's Into the Wild; David Littschwager, a freelance photographer and regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine; Susan Middletown, a photographer who has collaborated with Littschwager and whose own work has been published in four books; and Alice Tangerini, botanical illustrator for the Smithsonian Institution.
Along with direct action, it takes empathy and awareness to prevent the extinction of endangered species, and these are qualities the judges will look for in the winning submissions.
For more information, including entry categories, judging criteria, prizes and the entry form, visit www.endangeredspeciesday.org. Entries must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2014.
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Industrial Park accident claims man's life Monday
Atchison man ID'd as fatal industrial accident victim
Company issues statement following workplace death
Huron man injured in Atchison Co motorcycle crash
Body recovered from Missouri River at St. Joseph
Funds being raised to help injured Sabetha Asst. Fire Chief
Domestic call leads to Horton drug, endangerment, arrest
Holton's USD 336 loses thousands to fraud
One person injured in 3-vehicle Brown Co crash
Motorcyclist killed in St. Joseph, MO crash
State board denies USD 115 land transfer petition
Rural Horton man enters plea in beating case
Jackson Heights principal resigns
New Horton Elementary School Principal hired
White Cloud man injured in NW MO crash
Resolution: Squatting off-limits in Jefferson Co
BAK concludes, bike exchange, set for A-Town Saturday
Former owner of KTNC Radio in Falls City remembered
LATEST STORIES
Pawnee City School to provide meals in-house
Emergency Planning Class for youth offered in Auburn
Honor earned by Atchison Co's Quinn
Kobach files suit against Pfizer; cites COVID deception
KNZA, Inc. expands, puts KOZA 96.9 FM on the air
Richardson Co grand jury verdict in death of inmate
Domestic call leads to Horton drug, endangerment, arrest