Sharon Blumenthal is not letting the Coronavirus quarantine get the best of her. The Anti-bullying advocate, once bullied herself, is continuing her blue hat (the color of anti-bullying) campaign at home. Her goal is to make and donate 100,000 thousand of these hats to schools nation-wide. Her instagram live knitting sessions are viewed by thousands, and she is planning to have guest celebrities join her on the show soon.
Animal shelters nationwide have seen an immense increase in adoptions and fosters. Many of these numbers are made up by bored and lonely humans who decided now may be the best time to welcome a new furry friend into the family.
According to CNN, locals in the Punjab region of India have been able to see the Himalayas for the first time in decades due to reduced levels of pollution since India's Coronavirus lockdown. Delhi is believed to have experienced a 44% reduction in air pollution levels during the first days of the lockdown.
Benjamin Giroux, 14 years old, is getting a publishing deal after his poem about his autism touched millions of peoples hearts. The poem has been translated into more than 21 languages, and has even been turned into songs. Shiffer Publishing is currently turning the poem into a children's book.
78 elephants at Maesa elephant camp in Chiang Mai were set free on Wednesday morning as their owners scrapped the heavy wooden chairs that are tied to their backs for carrying tourists. Camp director Anchalee Kalampichit said this was the first time in 44 years that the elephants had not worn the seats at the start of the day. She said the park will now change their business to allow the elephants to roam freely in the grounds and operate as a place for visitors to observe the animals.They will never wear chairs again.