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Wild Child Earth Day Pledge
Thanks to the thousands of defenders out there who took the Wild Child Earth Day Pledge and all of the people representing 38 states -- plus Australia, England and Germany -- who wrote in to tell us about their adventures!
We got a real kick out of seeing your Wild Child photos and hearing about your favorite childhood memories and most treasured outdoor spots.
It was remarkable how often people wrote that they had so many favorite memories of being outdoors and so many favorite places that it was almost impossible to pick just one. That goes double for us! In fact, it was such a challenge to pick the best Wild Child submission, that we said "heck with it!" and decided that sometimes more is, well, more…
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The Wild Child Adventure Winners Are…
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Some of Your Favorite Places…
Some of Your Favorite Childhood Memories…
Want to share your Wild Child photos with Defenders? Post them to the Defenders of Wildlife Flickr community!
Please tag your photos with wildchild2009 and be sure to include your first name, last initial, where you live and where the photo was taken in the description. Don't forget to become a member of our Flickr group!
Don’t have a Flickr account? Sign up here or send your photos in to Defenders via email! Remember to put Wild Child 2009 in the email subject line and include a short description of your photos in the body of the email.
Please note: By tagging any photo with wildchild2009 or by sending them to us by email, you retain all rights to your photos while granting Defenders of Wildlife permission to use your photo, location and first name and last initial online and in printed materials.
