• This series of photographs highlights the effects human behavior has on wildlife and their habitats, bringing more attention to the climate crisis.
• The photographs are accompanied by captions and text to provide additional context.

Positives

• The photographs are stunning and show a diversity of wildlife.
• A variety of regions are represented including the United States, Australia, the Arctic, South Africa, Antarctica, and Europe.

Additional Prerequisites

• Some of the photographs, such as the dehorned rhino, might be difficult for students to view. A social and emotional check-in can be conducted to address some of the more upsetting photographs.
• Ads may appear as you scroll through the series.
  

Differentiation

• Students can search for other images that demonstrate human-caused damage to wildlife or environments and do research to provide more context for the photograph.
• Students in writing classes can create fictional stories from the perspective of an animal in one of the photographs.
• Students in art classes can create hopeful images of the same animals from the photographs but in an environmentally sustainable future.
• Other resources related to these topics include this gallery of climate-related photographs and this digital text that explains seven principles for effective visual climate communication.

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