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Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Endangered Jack o' Lantern

It's hard to believe that Halloween is just on the other side of this weekend.  Are you prepared?  Cool costume?  Decorated?  Plenty of candy (ideally with sustainable palm oil, or no palm oil at all)? What about your pumpkins?

If you still have a jack o' lantern to be to carve, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has a humble suggestion or two (or eight).  On the AZA website are templates for eight animal-themed carved pumpkins, each focused on a species or group of species highlighted in their SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) campaign - red wolf, Asian elephant, giraffe, lion, monarch butterfly, North American songbird, sea turtle, and shark.  Setting out a carved pumpkin with one of these designs doesn't just make for a cool Halloween decoration - it's a great conversation starter about some fascinating animals that need our help.

Check out the pumpkin carving templates here!



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