HEAR THE ROAR ISSUE 6 by BornFree

SPRING 2022

ISSUE 6

• T HE REAL KING OF THE JUNGLE Meet the jaguar

• T HE POSITIVE POWER OF ART Learn to paint with John Dyer

• P AWS FOR THOUGHT Protect orangutans Plus, all the latest Born Free news!

e m o c l we Welcome to Hear the Roar!! In this

derful rainforests.

issue we’re exploring the world’s won

es and big dangerous y places full of creepy-crawlies, snak “To some people, rainforests are scar any other habitat on derful places with more species than wild animals. To others, they are won carbon, produce works together to generate rain, store the planet – beautiful biodiversity that orest, it is simply are lucky enough to grow up in a rainf oxygen and regulate our climate. If you r in abundance. I have been HOME with food, fun and fresh wate in rainforests studying all the lucky enough to spend a lot of time y apes and elephants.” living things I could find, but especiall Ian Redmond OBE, field biologist &

conservationist

contents 3

Species Spotlight

Paws For Thought

Born Free News

Ambassador Column

Tarnya’s Corner

Quiz Time

The Positive Power Of Art

Roar For Nature

The Real King Of The Jungle

Wildlife Heroes

Rainforest Rainbow

Pens At The Ready!

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SPECIES

T H G I L T SPO

CHIMPANZEE

in Africa – from the Wild chimpanzees only live ts of Tanzania. west coast all the way to par DNA with humans – • They share 98% of their tives. they are our closest living rela fruit, nuts, seeds, • As omnivores, they eat etimes hunt leaves and insects, but som ck or monkeys. larger prey, such as bushbu ial and intelligent, • They are incredibly soc food! using tools to find and access

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MEET MARY BEAUTY Mary Beauty Orphaned at just days old, alone, with the chimpanzee was found atised, having cuts on her face and traum lost her mother to poachers. at Liberia Thankfully the wonderful staff , tion Chimpanzee Rescue & Protec d Mary supported by Born Free, rescue care. ded nee Beauty and provided much ny Desmond, We asked her care-giver, Jen ce her how Mary Beauty is doing sin ssing dramatic rescue: “She’s progre young er really well and has joined oth ial and physical chimpanzees to develop soc go from skills. So rewarding to see her strength to strength!”

BORN FREE NEWS ELEPHANT-FREE UK

After years of ou r campaigning, is the keeping of UK zoos and sa elephants in fari parks comin g to an end? Thes complex animals e highly social, do not cope we ll in captivity. W atch this space!

WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR?

rt found more A new Born Free and RSPCA repo animals as people than ever are keeping wild ostriches, to pets in the UK, from lizards and we believe these monkeys and even tigers. But ! species should be in the wild

TURTLEY AWESOME NEWS!

Two loggerhead turtles, Genove ffa and Gavino, who were being kept in terrible conditio ns in an aquarium in Italy, hav e been released back to the wild after years of campaigning from Born Free. Genoveffa end ured 34 years in captivity, in a small, dirty tank. Thankfu lly, she and Gavino are now enjoying life in the open ocean.

PROTECTING PRIMATES

COP26

In November, world leaders met at COP26 to tackle the climate crisis. Find out why Born Free is concerned about climate change in our School Webinar: bornfree.org.uk/video-library

year’s The winner of last Award is rs McKenna-Trave r work to Fanny Minesi for he d their protect bonobos an e £10,000 rainforest home. Th lp even prize money will he es. ap e rar more of these

WITH SPRING APPROACHING IN THE UK, THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO ATTRACT EUROPEAN HEDGEHOGS TO YOUR GARDEN. OUR RESCUE AND CARE CO-ORDINATOR, TARNYA, TELLS US HOW:

2. If you’re tidying the garden, leave piles of leaves. If your parents/guardians use a strimmer, first check no hedgehogs are sleeping in long grass. ea ar ’ ild ‘w a e 1. Leav aded ideally in a quiet, sh area of your garden won’t where hedgehogs be disturbed.

DID YOU KNOW:

ECIES OF THERE ARE 17 DIFFERENT SP LUDING HEDGEHOG WORLDWIDE, INC PYGMY THE FOUR-TOED, OR AFRICAN NYA. HEDGEHOG, WHICH LIVES IN KE

3. Ask if you ca n create a ‘hedgehog highway’ through your fence or wall, so they can pass freely betwe en gardens.

JUST ROLL WITH IT

roll into a ball to Like hedgehogs, other species protect soft bellies. • •

a ball, but Not all armadillos can roll into adillo curls arm the Brazilian three-banded . into an almost-perfect sphere p their All eight species of pangolins wra ing into a turn s, long tails around themselve ak in to! bre to e tight ball even lions struggl

CAN YOU ROLL INTO A BALL LIKE THIS PANGOLIN?

Conservationists come from all walks of life and John Dyer is no exception. He is a contemporary artist, based in Cornwall, England, who founded Last Chance To Paint in 2019. In partnership with Born Free and the Eden Project, it gives children the opportunity to learn about the world’s threatened habitats and indigenous cultures, through art and music.

Why did you found Last Chance To Paint? When I explore the world through painting I discover amazing plants, insects, animals and colours. I realised my expeditions could inspire children around the world to connect to nature.

the Why did you want to visit ts? res nfo Amazon and Bornean rai nds frie al trib We wanted the team’s n to tell their stories, so childre ns isio dec l efu can make car . about what they buy and eat the act imp s ice cho ir The rainforest and its people.

John Dyer

Why is art important to wildlife conservation? Art allows people to engage and focus. You don’t have to be on location to create a great piece of art. Art emerges from with in, from a connection, a passion. Art, highligh ting what’s happening around the wor ld, has the power to ignite change.

Twilight Oranguatans by John Dyer

What’s next for Last Chance To Paint? When it is safer to travel, Last Chance to Paint will travel to Kenya to visit and explore their world. We will paint the last two northern white rhinos and the Born Free team will show us the amazing wildlife of the savannah.

GET STUCK IN!

Paint your own rainforest.

YOU WILL NEED: • • • •

A range of brush sizes Clean water Cloth or tissue Lots of imagination!

Teachers can download Last Chance to Paint resources for FREE at www.lastchancetopaint.com

TOP TIPS FROM JOHN: • • • • •

Imagine your final painting and do a quick sketch to refer to. Cover the background with colour. Mix paint on the page or canvas, use a broad flat brush and horizontal brush strokes. Let it dry. Use a thin brush to build tree trunks, leaves, a village or river. Add tribal people, animals, birds or insects. Finally, use lemon yellow or lime green paint to add sunlight catching parts of the forest. 7

L A E R E TH

F O G N I K continent und across the The jaguar is fo l cat a. This powerfu of South Americ eaking forest habitat, sn thrives in its rain and the undergrowth up on prey from huge s. Jaguars eat a even from river s, killing and bird specie range of animal ad. le bite to the he prey with a sing

DID YOU KNOW:

‘JAGUAR’ COMES FROM TH E INDIGENOUS WORD ‘YAGUAR’, WHICH MEANS ‘HE WHO KILLS WITH ONE LEA P’. WITH THE MOST POWERFUL BITE OF ANY BIG CAT, THEY EVEN MAKE AN EA SY MEAL OF ADULT CAIMAN!

Caimans measure upg! to five metres lon 8

LEOPARD

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE JAGUAR

Often confused with leopar ds, jaguars are stockier, with large heads and shorter legs. Their beautiful rosett e markings contain dots unlike those of a leopard. Whilst jaguars love to swim, leopards are excellent climbers, dragging their me al up trees to stop lions or hyenas stealing it!

BORN FREE’S GREAT DEBATE What does the future look like for cattle farming? Will we lose iconic species like the jaguar? What can we do to help farmers be more sustainable? Learn, discuss and debate with your class through Born Free’s Great Debate. You can download the full FREE teaching resource at www.bornfree.org.uk/great-debate

s Sadly, the jaguar is under threat. Huge area of their forest home are cut down to farm livestock or grow crops such as soy and n grain. When harvested these crops are flow e cattl and across the world to feed chickens in the UK and other countries. Born Free supports Jaguars in the Fringe, a rs. project protecting Argentina’s vanishing jagua You can help too! Recycle old electronics – all electronics need metals to function. By recycling your old tablets and phones, less forest will need to be cut down to mine metals on • Eat less meat – you will reduce your carb will ts fores footprint and less of the world’s need to be cut down for animal feed • Tell others how amazing jaguars are – so they want to protect them too!

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Orangutan

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by the dpoles are carried Newly-hatched ta found e, to small pools female one-by on omeliad plant. high up in the br

The word oranguta n means ‘person of the forest’. Find out mor e on page 12.

aw Blue-and-yellow macn live over 35 years rds ca

Three-toed sloth

These mammals are so slow, green algae grows in their fur!

These beautiful bi in the wild.

Why not create your own nature rainbow? Here are some fun ideas to get you started: 1. Nature collages are a great way to celebrate changing seasons: •

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Eyelash viper

eyelash-like Named after the their heads.

scales on

Explore your local area, collecting items such as dead leaves, feathers and sticks (but please don’t pick flowers, as pollinating insects need these to survive). How many colours can you find? Use card, glue and paper to make a fabulous nature collage!

2. Make leaf mirror drawings. Great for practising drawing skills and learning about the structure of different leaves. •

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Cut a leaf in half and stick it to the middle of a piece of paper (be careful to keep the stem intact!) Looking carefully at your leaf, draw in the other half. Think about shape and texture but go wild with the colour!

Violet sabrewing

This bright humming bird weighs as little as 9.5 grams (about 1. 5 pieces of chocola te).

PAws for T H G U O TH tan Foundation who gu an Or e th ith w ks or Born Free w rneo, Indonesia. protect orangutans in Bo Lamandau ts the rainforest in ec ot pr n tio da un Fo The Orangutan le to conserve rks with local peop wo d an e rv se Re tans, ready Wildlife d rehabilitate orangu an ue sc re o als ey orangutans. Th tom. luding infants like Tim for life in the wild, inc

TIMTtOhe M orangutan

Before arriving at the rescue centre, aged just nine months, Timtom had been taken from her mother and sold as a pet. One day, when she is able to look after herself, we hope Timtom can return to the wild.

However, the orangutans’ wild home is shrinking. Palm oil is a vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, and most is grown in Indonesia. It is found in many products we use every day, including soap, biscuits and chocolate.

ies have cut Some unsustainable compan est to grow oil down huge areas of rainfor of orangutan palm trees. An estimated 80% , leaving many habitat has been destroyed e, food or water. orangutans without a hom tect wild Born Free works hard to pro o wish habitats and stop people wh s. to harm or exploit orangutan

An estimated

8 0 % of orangutan habitat has bee

destroyed

How you can help orangutans: •

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Check products you usually buy and see if they use sustainably sourced palm oil. If not, try switching to a brand that does. Write to companies that you buy from and ask them to use sustainable palm oil in their products. Adopt Timtom and help care for her and other orphans.

R O D A S S A AMB

N M U L O C Our newest Youth Ambassador, 14-year-old Ayan, creates and sells amazing artwork to help protect wildlife. He explained to us why we should do all we can to protect the world’s rainforests.

Rainforests are the most biodiverse places in the world. Covering only 2% of Earth’s surface area, 50% of all animal species reside within their lush foliage. These animals rely on this bountiful environment for sustenance and protection. Rainforests are also a vital tool for fighting climate change. Tropical forests absorb CO2 extremely well, storing up to 250 billion tonnes of carbon. But we are allowing illegal logging and mining to destroy the rich biodiversity of the planet. We are demolishing a natural carbon sink, hastening climate change. So, for the sake of wildlife and humans alike, let’s make rainforest conservation a top priority.

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z i u Q time WHICH GREAT APE’S NAME MEANS ‘PERSON OF THE FOREST’? A. Bonobo B. Chimpanzee C. Orangutan

WHICH MAMMAL’S FUR GETS COVERED IN ALGAE, MAKING IT APPEAR GREEN? A. Three-toed sloth B. European hedgehog C. African forest elephant

HINT:

ALL QUIZ ANSWER S CAN BE FOUND IN THIS MAGAZINE

STRAWBERRY POISON FROGS. . . A. …store their food up tall trees B. …glide from the top of trees C. …carry their tadpoles up tall trees

CHIMPANZEES ARE. . . A. …herbivores B. …carnivores C. …omnivores

WHICH OF THESE ARMADILLOS CAN ROLL INTO A BALL? A. Giant armadillo B. Brazilian three-banded armadillo C. Nine-banded armadillo

WHICH BIG CAT HIDES MEALS IN TREES? A. Lion B. Leopard C. Jaguar

MALAYAN TIGER

Critically Endangered Population: 80-120 Malaysia’s national animal, and one of the smaller tigers, the Malayan tiger was only recognised as a separate sub-species in 2004. Sadly, the population is dangerously low and deforestation, poaching and habitat fragmentation threaten this beautiful animal. Switching to sustainable palm oil can help protect them and their forest home.

R ROA E R U T A N FOR

Arlo, aged 6 Arlo had never had his hair cut before, until he decided to cut it all off to help wildlife. His brave new look meant Arlo raised an incredible £450 for Born Free. Thank you so much Arlo, we love your new hairdo!

Yvonne, aged 14 A Born Free Conservation Club member in Kenya, Yvonne won her school’s essay writing competition for World Wildlife Day. “I see how my community’s actions, cutting trees, converting swamps and wetlands into farmland has led to water shortage for both us and wildlife. We need to fight this and be part of the solution.” Thank you for being a voice for nature Yvonne.

Libby, aged 10 Libby adores elephants and wanted to help them. As part of her Brownies Charity Challenge Badge, she was sponsored to walk two miles every day during half-term. She raised an amazing £51 for Born Free to help elephants in the wild.

Saitabau, aged 14 A keen Conservation Club member in Amboseli, Kenya, Saitabau works hard to improve his local environment. “We were very excited when Born Free visited our school. Together we have planted many trees and unlike before when our school looked bare and ugly, we now have clean fresh air and no soil erosion.” Keep up the amazing work Saitabau!

Best Bird Buffet - Competition Winner And the winner is… Joshua, aged 9 We loved Joshua’s colourful birdfeeder, and the birds in his garden approve too! Joshua recycled a plastic bottle to hold the seeds, using Lego to create a bright feeding platform. Check out our latest competition on page 19 – YOU could be the next winner

Tell us about what you’ve been up to for wildlife. Send your stories and pictures to education@bornfree.org.uk (please ask your parent or guardian before getting in touch). For fundraising ideas visit: www.bornfree.org.uk/education-fundraising 17

WILDLIFE HEROES (Elephant Research and Meet Dr Tina Vogt, co-founder of ELRECO and her husband are currently Conservation) in Liberia, West Africa. Tina survey whilst also increasing undertaking a nationwide forest elephant with communities and helping the skills of government officials, working zing animals. people live peacefully alongside these ama

What started your interest in conservation?

They are like forest gardeners, they help to disperse seeds and grow the forest and thus also protect the home and food resources of all the other wild animals.

e Since I was a little child I hav and ls ma always been fond of ani lot of nature. I loved to spend a I decided y time outdoors. That’s wh us on to study biology, with a foc logy. eco al zoology and behaviour

Why is Liberia important for forest elephants?

Any advice for young people wishing to work with wildlife? Live your dream!

Read more from Dr Tina Vogt in our January Hear the Roar!! Extra Loud email or at www.bornfree.org.uk/kids-club.

Why are forest elephants important?

ELRECO’s survey estimates there are around 1,000 elephants in Liberia – more than Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire combined.

COMPETITION TIME

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For your chance to win, email your entries to education@bornfree.org.uk

QUIZ ANSWERS 1. C Orangutan, 2.C Carry their tadpoles up tall trees, 3. B Brazilian three-banded armadillo, 4. A Three-toed sloth, 5. C Omnivores, 6. B Leopard.

winner will receive full sets of Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon AND Wizards of Once series. Up to two runners up will receive full sets of Cressida Cowell’s Wizard Of Once series.

Ages: 7-11 years Deadline: 29th April 2022 Terms and Conditions • Individual entries must have parent or guardian’s permission to enter • If submitting on behalf of pupils, you must be a member of school staff. Please include school postal address. • A maximum of two stories will be accepted per person • Please include a full name, age and postal address with your entry • First names and ages will appear alongside winning entries, unless requested otherwise • We will only use personal data for the purposes of this competition and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. For details visit: www.bornfree.org.uk/ privacy-policy

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