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Program
Wildlife Projects
We partner with animal rescue and rehabilitation centers worldwide—building enclosures, funding research, and getting hands-on with conservation.
Young people. Real impact.
Kids Saving
Critters
We partner with animal rescue and rehabilitation centers around the world—helping animals hurt by habitat loss, the pet trade, and abandonment. Kids leading the way.
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Our Story
Kids can make a real difference for wildlife
Kids Saving Critters was founded on one simple idea: young people have the passion, creativity, and drive to protect animals worldwide. We work directly with international wildlife conservation organizations to complete on-the-ground, hands-on work—whether it's fundraising to build enclosures, sponsoring field trips, or connecting kids across continents.
No project is too big or too small. From raising money for spider monkey sanctuaries in Costa Rica to educating communities in South Africa, we believe every action counts.
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5
Countries
50+
Youth Connected
16
Kids on Wildlife Field Trips
1
Monkey Enclosure Built
What We Do
Our Programs
Three ways we connect kids to wildlife conservation around the world.
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Program
Field Trips & Internships
We connect kids in under-resourced communities to wildlife centers and sanctuaries in their country—funding field trips and sponsoring internships.
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Program
International Pen Pal Program
We connect kids around the world through wildlife projects—becoming pen pals, learning from each other, and becoming agents for world change.
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Featured Project · Costa Rica
Spider Monkey Sanctuary
Spider monkeys in Costa Rica face habitat loss and hunting. We partnered with Kids Saving the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary to fundraise and build a large rehabilitation enclosure for rescued monkeys. We met our goal—and the enclosure is complete.
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Our Countries
Kids Saving Critters has active and upcoming projects on four continents.
"Today the kids had such an amazing day! Thank you very, very much. This was an experience that will stay with the kids forever. Your group is amazing!"
Mariola Fumero, Director — Lifting Hands, San José, Costa Rica
Latest
From the Blog
Stories, interviews, and updates from our kids and projects.
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Environment
Why Water Pollution is so Important
Over 14 billion tons of trash reach our oceans each year. One kid breaks down why this matters—and what we can all do about it.
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Interview
Exclusive Interview With… Quinn!
Meet Quinn, a 3rd-grade member of Kids Saving Critters who loves owls and has some big ideas for protecting wildlife.
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Community
Fundraising Garage Sale
We're raising money for Howler Monkeys! Come see what we're selling—and find out how much we raised for our Costa Rica project.
Get In Touch
Have an idea? Let's hear it.
Do you have a wildlife project that would be a perfect fit for Kids Saving Critters? We want to hear your proposal—no project is too big or too small.
We work in
Costa Rica · South Africa · Italy · Myanmar · United States