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New Hampshire's 'Kid Conservationist' joins 'Jennifer Hudson Show' for Earth Day

New Hampshire's 'Kid Conservationist' joins 'Jennifer Hudson Show' for Earth Day
ALL RIGHT, JAMIE, THANK YOU. WELL, AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM MANCHESTER WITH A PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IS TAKING HIS MESSAGE NATIONWIDE. THIS EARTH DAY. JACK DALTON GOES BY THE NAME THE KID CONSERVATIONIST ON YOUTUBE. TODAY, HE WILL BE A GUEST ON THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW TALKING ABOUT HIS EFFORT TO GET ORANGUTANS OFF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. HE SAYS HE LEARNED ABOUT THE HUMAN ACTIONS THREATENING THEIR HABITAT AFTER A VISIT TO THE ZOO FIVE YEARS AGO. I JUST FELL IN LOVE. I MEAN, THEY’RE THE ONLY REDHEADED APES YOU LOOK AT MY HEAD. WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU SEE? THE RED HAIR. SO I LOVE THEM BECAUSE THAT CONNECTION. BUT ALSO I SAW THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE WITH THEIR MOTHERS AND AND JUST HOW SMART THEY ARE. SO MUCH PERSONALITY TODAY, JACK WILL TALK ABOUT THE WAYS YOU CAN HELP ORANGUTAN ON J-HUD. THE
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New Hampshire's 'Kid Conservationist' joins 'Jennifer Hudson Show' for Earth Day
An eighth-grader from Manchester with a passion for the environment is taking his message nationwide on this Earth Day.Jack Dalton, who goes by the name "The Kid Conservationist" on YouTube, will be a guest on Monday's episode of "The Jennifer Hudson Show." He'll be talking about his effort to get orangutans off the endangered species list.He said he learned about the human actions threatening their habitat after a visit to the zoo five years ago."I just fell in love. I mean, they're the only redheaded apes. You look at my head. What's the first thing you see? A redhead. So, I fell in love with them for that connection, but also, I saw the special relationship they have with their mothers and just how smart they are," Jack tells Hudson.Jack will talk about the ways people can help orangutans. The show airs at 3 p.m. Monday on WMUR.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

An eighth-grader from Manchester with a passion for the environment is taking his message nationwide on this Earth Day.

Jack Dalton, who goes by the name "The Kid Conservationist" on YouTube, will be a guest on Monday's episode of "The Jennifer Hudson Show." He'll be talking about his effort to get orangutans off the endangered species list.

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He said he learned about the human actions threatening their habitat after a visit to the zoo five years ago.

"I just fell in love. I mean, they're the only redheaded apes. You look at my head. What's the first thing you see? A redhead. So, I fell in love with them for that connection, but also, I saw the special relationship they have with their mothers and just how smart they are," Jack tells Hudson.

Jack will talk about the ways people can help orangutans. The show airs at 3 p.m. Monday on WMUR.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<