TERAH ARCHIE | CONTRIBUTED
HARE BOWS: Arendell Parrott Academy sixth grader Sara Waida won the 6th – 8th grade division of the North Carolina Zoo’s 2014 endangered species poster contest. Sara’s poster of a Hispid Hare, or Assam rabbit from South Asia, was captioned “I’m a Hispid & I’m FAST but I can’t outrun human pollution.”
The habitat of the Hispid Hare is declining due to an increase in agriculture, flood control and human development along the foothills of the Himalayas.
“I chose the Hispid because I have five rabbits of my own,” Sara said. “My rabbits are named Emily, Elijah, Everett, Smoky and Peanut.”
Sara’s poster will be incorporated into the official 2014 endangered species poster created by the North Carolina Zoo, along with the winning posters from the K–2nd, 3rd–5th, and 9th–12th grade divisions. All division winners will receive a one-year family membership to the N.C. Zoo, a free educational program for his or her class by one of the Zoo-to-You educators, and a personal copy of the official 2014 endangered species poster.
Sara is the daughter of Betsy Barmore of Kinston and Ed Waida of Washington.