Imogen Taylor's Blog, page 2

Falling In Love With A Black Rhino Calf

I was lucky enough to meet this beautiful 2 month old black rhino calf the other day at Taronga Western Plains in Dubbo, NSW, Australia. The Taronga Conservation Society is involved in the International Rhinoceros Foundation’s bid to save black … Continued

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Saving Elephants with Askari

I had a fantastic evening last night saving elephants! As part of Animal Works I was helping to raise funds for the The Askari Project. The Askari Project were hosting a fundraiser event in Sydney to raise awareness about the … Continued

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Sabai The Elephant

Yesterday was my most favourite day ever ever ever! I got to meet a 6 week old Asian elephant calf called Sabai. Not only did I get to meet him but he wrapped his trunk around my neck and chewed … Continued

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School Visit Sydney – Balgowlah

This week I was invited to visit Balgowlah North Public School. I had such a brilliant time with these impassioned kids. They have been studying sustainability this term and knew all about endangered species and the problems our planet is … Continued

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Ivory Trade Ban (Cracking Down on Illegal Ivory)

Every year in Africa between 30,000-40,000 elephants are poached for their ivory. In 1900 there were 10 million, in 1979 there were 3 million, in 1989 there were 800,000 and now there are only 400,000 elephants left. It doesn’t taken … Continued

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Australia Book Week

I was lucky to be part of Australia Book Week at two primary schools in Sydney this year – Waverley Public School and Maroubra Bay Public School. The day I visited Waverley they were dressed up as characters from their … Continued

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School Visit Drawing Class

During one of my recent school visits in the UK, to Peppard Primary School, I did some drawing with the children – how to draw facial expressions. Due to popular request, we also covered how to draw plats. I’d like … Continued

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Children’s Poem About Poaching

The inspiration behind the creation of the POWEs series is to save endangered wildlife and to instil in children a love for wildlife and wild places. I firmly believe that if children fall in love with wildlife they will grow … Continued

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School Visit Children’s Artwork

Following on from my recent amazing school visit tour, I received this lovely note from one of the schools. It is so fantastic to think that I might have inspired some children to be authors or illustrators themselves one … Continued

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UK School Visit Book Tour

July was a fantastically busy time for the POWEs. I returned to the UK, to undertake a series of school visits at local primary schools in my old home town of Henley. I had so much fun! I got … Continued

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