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Here to learn about animal research and how we can improve our habits to be more caring towards other living species!

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@Akschool27 I love this infographic! It's very educational and the pictures draw me into the words. The colors are also very cohesive.

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@NickySarafa I love your infographic! The colors and nice and cohesive and it's very informational. I also learned about the Wolf Conservation Center and California Wolf Center

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@moeppingUCI Adopt not shop! The shelters are overrun with dogs that need forever homes

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@moeppingUCI This is so heartbreaking. They definitely are not treated right and it lowers their chance of survival.

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@moeppingUCI That's so sad! We definitely need to be more careful when buying from online places and when possible, we should be adopting instead of shopping.

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@animalresearch7 I had no idea! This is so interesting that they evolved + learned how to do this.

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@animallover1376 Words have power! I also learned that it's important to keep readers engaged and interested in the topics we're trying to talk about

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@CanineBarkBark They were re-listed to the ESA! They need government support and it was great to hear that they will continue to receive it.

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@CanineBarkBark Dogs seem to understand us and our emotions. It was fun learning more about them through our TIME articles in the beginning of the course

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@CanineBarkBark This is so interesting! I also learned about it through my research about wolves. They are extremely social animals

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I learned how to use Twitter in an academic manner. I learned that I can learn a lot on social media apps and that it connects me with a community of people who care about the same topics as me. Being able to use Twitter is extremely beneficial too. #WhatIlearnedinWR60

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I learned how to write about complex articles in simpler, more digestible ways. This is beneficial for understanding difficult content as well as explaining the content to others who are not studying the same things as me. #WhatIlearnedinWR60

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I learned more about how to research about topics I am interested in. I utilized Google Scholar and JSTOR to learn more about my species and these skills are helpful for my future #WhatIlearnedinWR60

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It's not too much to suggest that the same equation, albeit on a lesser scale, has to balance for animals too” Animals are intelligent creatures. This quote will stick with me. #WhatIlearnedinWR60

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“Animals are social creatures just like we are. They form relationships that for them can appear to be every bit as important as ours are to us, which means that at some point they must experience the end of them….

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The species I chose to advocate for is the gray wolf. I learned how special they are to our ecosystem and that their populations are vulnerable to losing genetic diversity. We need to protect them so that they do not experience the same loss as cheetahs did. #WhatIlearnedinWR60

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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife offers a global solution for gray wolves by publishing a comprehensive plan in 2016. We need government support when it comes to saving the wolves! Here are more details from my website: https://t.co/orGwd3yS2s #39canimals

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Gray wolves are facing many problems, but you can help solve them! You can be part of "grassroots", or local ways such as being involved in the community, becoming more eco-friendly, or joining organizations. #39canimals

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Another problem I found was that gray wolves that experience high pressures of hunting have higher levels of testosterone, progesterone, and cortisol. This means that they are more stressed and spend more time reproducing. https://t.co/sg6TcSLqZw #39canimals

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Another problem gray wolves are facing is human caused mortality, such as hunting. Can you believe some people enjoy killing these species for fun?! Here is an article that further explains this: https://t.co/4oZ1SmNXh2 #39canimals