How Kids Can Help Animals – Interview with Allyson Shaw of Nat Geo Kids

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🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On this bonus episode of CFAA, we speak with Allyson Shaw, an editor and writer at National Geographic Kids. In this interview we learn about “comeback critters,” animals that were struggling but are now doing a lot better because of human intervention, as well as animals that still really need our help. We also talk about the dangers and benefits of plastic, and practical tips to reduce plastic consumption.

This episode is FULL of tips on how kids can help protect animals. We’d love to hear some of the tips you found most inspiring, and which going to try to do yourselves! You can tweet us at @coolanimalspod or email us at [email protected], and we will send you a bookmark!

Thanks as always for listening, and we will back soon with our regular format.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Ali from Cool Facts About Animals. I'm so excited to share the interview that we did yesterday with Allison Shaw.
0:06.4	Allison is an editor and a writer at National Geographic Kids magazine, which is one of our absolute favorite magazines for kids of all ages, including their grownups.
0:14.7	We love National Geographic Kids because of the pictures and the articles and the quizzes, but we also really love that they tackle some of the
0:22.1	bigger things, things like climate change and endangered species that can sometimes feel a
0:27.5	little scary or overwhelming, but the way that they frame it, it's actually really positive
0:31.6	and gives you a sense that everyone can make a big difference, even, and maybe even especially
0:36.2	kids. We wanted to talk to Allison about two specific articles that she had written in the past year.
0:42.3	One was from last April about plastic consumption and how kids can help reduce it, one that we still talk about in this house a year later.
0:49.0	And the other one was on combat critters.
0:51.1	That's in this April's edition of the magazine.
0:54.9	Comback critters are animals that were close to extinction, but are now doing way better because of the efforts of
0:58.9	people around them. We learned a lot of cool stuff, a lot of tips. I think you'll learn some
1:03.2	tips too. There are some things that we didn't know, and now we do, and we're happy to know it.
1:07.4	If you learned a new tip, if you're going to try one out, then we'd love to hear it. You can always tweet us at cool animals pod or email us at cool facts about animals at gmail.com,
1:16.6	and we would love to send you a bookmark in exchange for doing your part to help protect animals
1:21.0	and the world around us. Thanks, as always for listening. Thanks again to Allison for the great
1:25.7	interview. We'll be back soon with our regular
1:27.9	format.
1:32.3	Hi, guys. Good morning.
1:35.0	Hi. Thanks so much for speaking with us. Sure. Why don't we start with an introduction? Maybe
1:40.3	you could just say your name and who you are. So I'm Allison Shaw, and I'm an editor for National Geographic Kids Magazine.
1:47.3	Great.
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