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Hannah is an 11-year-old girl from North Bay, ON, who is making a change, one step at a time. On her 7th birthday Hannah gave up the chance to ask for gifts and instead, asked for donations to go towards her fight to save the sea turtles of Bali, Indonesia and the Sumatran orangutans. She was able to raise $350 that year and $2000 the next year! With that money, a 5 x 5 metre bio reef was established, which has now become a new home for hundreds of different fish and a feeding ground for the very sea turtles that Hannah is trying to protect. To date, Hannah has raised over $5000 towards her cause!
Hannah has also been able to help out the Sumatran orangutans by donating 75 trees to the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) which have helped provide both food and shelter for the orangutans. The sad part is, there are less than 6,700 Sumatran orangutans left in the wild today and that number is continuously declining. So, Hannah has a new goal for 2010. She hopes to buy 2 ½ acres of land (which costs about $5000 Canadian) in Sumatra Indonesia to help further protect the orangutans and other wild animals. If she is successful, 2 ½ acres will be called “Hannah’s Acre”and will also help out the National Park expand their borders.

For more information on Hannah and her cause, you can visit www.hannahsplanet.ca

Keep reading Pop! to read part 3 of this story and learn about the different ways you can help Hannah out, or learn how you can help save endangered animals yourself!

By Holly Larue

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