A group of spirited young County Durham school pupils took to the street todays in a protest to save a wide variety of endangered animals.
Year 6 pupils at West Cornforth Primary School in Ferryhill spoke up for endangered animals in an energetic protest as part of their school curriculum after reading the book 'Can We Save the Tiger?'.
Led by teacher Miss Denham, the kids braved the rainy British weather and walked around their school grounds with posters dedicated to animals from pandas to tigers and turtles.
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One of the pupils, named Isabelle, spoke of how Netflix documentaries including Seaspiracy inspired her chosen animal – the turtle.
She said: “If we don’t have turtles or sea life as a whole then we wouldn't be here… if we don’t save animals, we could have a catastrophic future where the ecosystem would collapse.”
Another pupil chose to protest to save tigers, stating that if action wasn’t taken, the next generation would only be able to see them “in books and movies” and “won’t be able to see them in real life”.
Before the excited youngsters went outdoors, they proudly practiced their chant of: “Endangered animals, can we save them? Endangered animals? Yes, we can!”
Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, the kids subsequently walked around their field and the outside of the school grounds, shouting their prepared chants and banging their drums.
Three of the children then read out speeches outside the school that they had prepared and were written in their English and Science classes.
In her speech, Lily urged others to “fight against climate change”, adding that “the environment is crying, screaming for help.”
Another pupil named Luke made a passionate case for the Giant Panda.
Following the protest, teacher Miss Denham spoke of how “proud” she was of her pupils.
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She said: "When reading, 'Can we Save the Tiger?' the students really engaged with the book and understood the message behind it.
"With learning about evolution and inheritance, in science, it was a great opportunity to provide the students with an opportunity to share their work and ideas.
"Understandably, I am extremely proud of the work they have produced. The protest brought us all together to achieve the goal of being the 'voice for the voiceless'. "
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