Turn Your School's Wildlife Mascot into a Tool for Student-Led Environmental Learning and Action
This resource is for primary and secondary education institutions (K-12).
If your school's mascot is a local and native wildlife species to your state or region, take advantage of this opportunity and use your mascot to help educate and engage your students and staff around wildlife and environmental action.
If your school’s mascot isn’t a local and/or native species, but a wild animal, identify a similar species that lives in your community, state or region. For example, if you live in Virginia, and your school mascot is a grizzly bear, your school could organize around the native black bear to educate and engage your school community. Or if your mascot is a wildcat, choose a wild cat in your region – mountain lion, bobcat, etc.
Not Sure if Your Mascot is Native?
Check out the following resources to find out if your school's wildlife mascot is native to your region, and if it’s listed as threatened or endangered.
Explore ideas and resources to spark learning and action with your school's wildlife mascot
- Six Ideas for Using Your School's Wildlife Mascot to Engage Around Wildlife
- Popular Wildlife Mascots in the U.S.
- Earn Eco-Schools U.S. Certification with Help from Your School’s Wildlife Mascot (K-12)
- Help Your Students Build Leadership Skills with Help from Your School’s Wildlife Mascot (High School and College Students)
