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Greetings!
Welcome to the Water Avengers, a program established by the Denver Zoo to promote the protection and renewal of endangered species across the state of Colorado by working in collaboration with 3rd and 4th graders across the Front Range.
This year’s focus is the Razorback Sucker, a swimming fossil that has been on this planet for nearly a million years. The fish is a large bronze or yellow fish that is distinctively known for it’s sharp-edged keel behind the back of its head. These guys can grow to about 15 pounds and they have been known to live 40 years or more!
But the Razorback Sucker isn’t surviving now.
Over the years, 40 new fish species were introduced into its Colorado home, transforming a once comfortable habitat into one of fierce competition. Add to the mix increased pollution from fertilizers and destruction or degradation of natural habitats and you can start to imagine the task at hand.
The role of the Water Avengers Program is to teach and empower the youth of Colorado that they can make a difference in the world, and work for a greener tomorrow. Students will track their progress and learn invaluable skills through the P.A.C.E. program in conjunction with the Denver Zoo. Please follow our links for more information!
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Protection, Activism, Conservation, Education
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The PACE program is set in 4 stages to track student’s growth as they become water avengers. This mission will require Protection, Activism, Conservation, and Education.
The Razorback Sucker must be protected in its natural habitat to ensure continued survival. Students must become activists in their community for promoting the survival of endangered species such as the Razorback Sucker. They must conserve the current population, and the habitat it resides in, in order to rebuild the populations. Students will educate themselves and others on the destructible effects of habitat loss and degradation. These will be the tools that will quantify success.
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Greetings future water avengers. By the time you receive this, I hope it is not too late. We have a big problem on our hands, and we need your help.
The fish is the Razorback Sucker, a swimming fossil that has been around for nearly a million years. This species was on our earth long before people arrived. It has survived all the ravages of nature, all the wars, the pioneers, you name it. It’s part of the heritage of this entire hemisphere.
But the Razorback Sucker isn’t surviving now.
Over the years, 40 new fish species were introduced into its Colorado home, transforming a once comfortable habitat into one of fierce competition. Add to the mix increased pollution from fertilizers and destruction or degradation of natural habitats and you can start to imagine the task at hand.
We need you to assist in our PACE program, to build up the populations of fish, while we work on controlling the pollution and destruction of their natural habitat. The preservation of the Wetlands will be crucial to your success or failure, and we will all need to do our part to ensure these areas are protected and maintained.
So, without further hesitation, let me explain your mission. The PACE program is set in 4 stages to track your growth as you become a water avenger. This mission will require Protection, Activism, Conservation, and Education. These will be the tools that will determine your success.
You will assist our allies at the Denver Zoo with raising the new wave of Razorback Suckers, from tiny little fry until yearling, monitoring their progress, and then releasing the fish back into the wild when they are equipped to survive on their own. The survival of this swimming dinosaur is in your hands, good luck future Water Avengers.
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