Proposal

__**Graduation Project**__

1. Project Idea: Work with animals. 2. Location: Elmwood Park Zoo. 3. Potential Mentor: Cindy Geiger-Jenkins. 4. First Step: Talk to Cindy about doing volunteer hours at the zoo.
 * First Step:**

For my project, I will be doing volunteer work at the Elmwood Park Zoo. I'll be working with my mentor and the volunteer coordinator, Cindy Geiger Jenkins, and my assistant volunteer coordinator, Julian Levine. I will be interpreting animals and educating guests the values of environmental and wildlife conservation. I will be working 5 hour shifts (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Saturdays and Sundays.
 * Proposal:**
 * __Project__**

My topic will be wildlife conservation. I chose this topic because I love animals very much and enjoy working with them. There are so many animal species that are endangered and close to becoming extinct, and I want to be the advocate for protecting them.
 * __Research__**

I have been working at the Elmwood Park Zoo for almost a year now. It's one of the best decisions I have ever made, I get to do want I love and I have met some really great people that I am really fond of. I have developed a love for all kinds of creatures that we share the Earth with.

Anyone can benefit from my research because I will demonstrate the importance of learning to share the environment with animals.

Some conservation agencies I have found in my research are The Nature Conservancy and the World Wide Fund for Nature. The Nature Conservacy is a United States environmental organization dedicated to the protection of animals, plant, and their habitats. The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-government agency focused on the problems regarding conservation, research, and the restoration of natural habitats. The Elmwood Park Zoo itself is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums operated by the Norristown Zoological Society, which is non-government and non-profit.

Essential Question: How can we protect animals, plants, and habitats without making drastic changes to our daily lifestyles?