Cause an Uproar!

Posted by NG Kids in Green Scene on March 9, 2011

National Geographic Society kicked off the American version of the Big Cats Initiative (BCI) “Sister School Program” at Steuart Weller Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, during a school-wide assembly with BCI’s Luke Dollar. The Sister School Program connects American students with students in Tanzania to encourage protection of big cats, specifically lions.

The Big Cats Initiative, made up of conservationists led by National
Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, hope to
stop this decline and to restore the population.

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Second-graders from Steuart Weller Elementary School and National Geographic Big Cats Initiative’s Luke Dollar

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Students “Cause an Uproar” at the Steuart Weller Elementary School

Get more information on the Big Cats Initiative.

Let African leaders know how important lions are to you by writing a letter.

Read a Q&A with Luke Dollar.

Photographs courtesy Dawn Rodney
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Comments

  1. julibuli8
    May 25, 2011, 10:20 pm

    I find it great that BCI is going on. I love animals and I especially like cats.(lions are amazing!) The African cats are truly great and I find it good that National Geographic is doing this!

  2. starstruck 101
    December 31, 2011, 9:50 pm

    well i do agree because alot of people shoot lions and they might go extinect

  3. The_Awesome_One1
    January 15, 2012, 9:47 pm

    i love cats but what do the pics have 2 do with cats? lol

  4. Journey
    April 2, 2012, 7:43 pm

    Those kid look like they are having fun!! And truly causing an uproar!!

  5. Nia_luvme
    September 12, 2012, 12:12 pm

    Thats a nice thing to do for the big acts keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!

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