— 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.

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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Countries

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Youth Connected

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Kids on Wildlife Field Trips

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Monkey Enclosure Built

What We Do

Our Programs

Three ways we connect kids to wildlife conservation around the world.

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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.

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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.

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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Where We Work

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

Kids Saving Critters Club

A new after-school club launched at Westwood Elementary School—brainstorming ways to help animals, writing letters, and making videos.

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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.

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We work in

Costa Rica · South Africa · Italy · Myanmar · United States

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