ABOUT US | wild-over-wildlife

Wild Over Wildlife is a voice for the voiceless animals of the world. Help us be their voice.

In 2009, Christian, Derek, and Landon Petrisko, just 9, 7, and 5 at the time, founded Wild Over Wildlife, or WOW! They have raised tens of thousands of dollars for animals and the environment. By targeting children of all ages, they hope to educate the next generation about preservation and conservation issues. Wild Over Wildlife believes no species should be left behind and no child should be left out. Together, we can undo the damage that has been done.

WOW in the news:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/wltus/sets/72157632496073908/

New short documentaries:

sea turtles (elementary winner for Youth Ocean Conservation Summit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph0uc8uC4iY

sharks (middle school winner for YOCS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FlhmPAh4fY

manatees (high school winner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5zGPd_vvY8

Additionally, the club provides a forever home to many surrendered, abused, and abandoned animals. They have taken in a kinkajou (honey bear) named Yogi, prairie dogs, a chinchilla, turtles, tortoises, a variety of geckos and other lizards, and dozens of unwanted birds, in addition to cats and dogs.

As the late Jacques Cousteau once said, “People will save what they love, love what they understand, and understand what they have been taught.”

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Youth Ocean Conservation Summit 2018 Film Festival winners:
Middle School: Rethink

High School: Ghosts

Jane Goodall's "Roots and Shoots" Grant recipient for the "No Mangrove = No Man" project. WOW was also named their March Project of the Month! http://news.janegoodall.org/2017/03/27/march-project-month-potm-man-without-grove/

IT'S FINS UP AT THE WOW! CLUBHOUSE WITH GUEST SARA, "THE SHARK WHISPERER"