Slate Daily Feed Care & Feeding | Everyday Carry for Parents: Never Leave Without These
Dec 1, 2025
Megan Sanders, a zoo consultant, shares engaging ways to help kids get involved in animal conservation. She emphasizes the importance of local habitat projects and meaningful zoo visits, suggesting hands-on activities like scavenger hunts and creating habitat-friendly spaces. Jill Moyes, Senior Director of Animal Care at the Detroit Zoo, discusses the fascinating family structure of great apes, recounting a recent gorilla birth and the intricacies of maternal care. Together, they inspire a hopeful message about conservation and the power of empathy.
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Create A Local Nature Project
- Help a child act locally by creating a mini-habitat: bird feeder, bug hotel, or native plants in your yard.
- Use simple identification and observation activities to turn worry into empowering, hands-on care.
Be Present At The Zoo
- Slow down at the zoo and prompt presence: ask what they see, hear, and smell.
- Read exhibit signs and spend intentional minutes with one animal to build empathy and curiosity.
Plant For Local Wildlife
- Identify local plants and wildlife that attract native species and involve kids in planting them.
- Turn gardening into research: learn which plants help local birds, butterflies, and bugs thrive.
