In 2010, the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust provided support to the Cougar Tales education project of the Cougar Fund.  Cougar Tales addresses the disconnect between children and their natural surroundings.

As an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, the project works to increase students’ understanding of the critical role that cougars play in the greater ecosystem specific to where they live.

Students in grades 3 through 5 spend three to four days with a professional educator learning about cougars. While learning scientific facts, they express themselves through writing, storytelling, photography and other visual arts.  The program is expanding and there is a waiting list of schools wishing to participate.

Persecution of cougars has driven the animals into smaller and smaller regions of the country.  By educating children about this magestic predator, more humane solutions to cougar-human conflicts may be adopted in the future.