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Join us on YouTube while we use popular children's books and stories to talk about local wildlife! This week's program is all about mountain lions and how they are doing in the Los Angeles area.

Join Teranga for our weekly YouTube program! This week, we're talking mountain lions in Southern California! We are so lucky to have mountain lions in the Los Angeles area, but they face many challenges on the urban interface. Let's talk about physiology, behavior, whether or not they are coming right for us, current status locally […]

Join us on YouTube while we use popular children's books and stories to talk about local wildlife! This week's program uses The Kissing Hand to talk about local raccoons. Have you ever seen a raccoon in real life? Did you know they share backyards with many people? These social and urban little beasts could spend […]

Join Teranga for our weekly YouTube program! This week we're talking about Coyotes, Bobcats and Foxes. Let's talk about the similarities and differences between these three urban predators. How does a fox climb up AND DOWN a tree? Why do I see a bobcat during the day? What's coyote's favorite food? What are these urban […]

A father and daughter trek into the nighttime wilderness in search of the Great Horned Owl! We'll read the book and talk about local owls and their physiology and behavior.

Join us while we read exerpts from and discuss Coyote America by Dan Flores. It's an interesting and informative blend of the folklore and natural history of the coyote.

On the Water with Otters While it isn't yet safe enough for us to hit the big destinations or take groups around, we're starting back with the ultimate social distance day adventure opportunity for you! We are going kayaking among sea otters and sea lions in beautiful Morro Bay. It's about a mile or two […]

Virtual Urban Wildlife Tracking for Kids Wildlife in the City with Teranga Ranch! Looking for something DIFFERENT, FUN, and EDUCATIONAL? Hands-On Fun at home! Join Teranga Ranch's credentialed Biology teacher this summer! First- We’ll mail or deliver your own personal tracking kit with all the materials you’ll need! Then- we’ll get online together, do the […]

Raven plays a big role in native american storytelling in the Pacific Northwest. This is a twisty, fun tale of how Raven stole the sun. We'll use it as a springboard to talk about corvid behavior and birds in general.

Virtual Urban Wildlife Tracking for Kids Wildlife in the City with Teranga Ranch! Looking for something DIFFERENT, FUN, and EDUCATIONAL? Hands-On Fun at home! Join Teranga Ranch's credentialed Biology teacher this summer! First- We’ll mail or deliver your own personal tracking kit with all the materials you’ll need! Then- we’ll get online together, do the […]