Mary Hennen, the Collections Assistant in the Bird Division of The Field Museum. The Field Museum has lots of specimens of all kinds of animals. The kids got to look at and touch some of the birds. Some of the specimens are of animals that are extinct, this is the only way scientist can see and touch them.

Mary Hennen told the ISNN Kid Reporters that we can help protect animals in the wild "if everyone does one little thing then combined it will make a difference. Find your thing, if you like planting trees or volunteering with animals or cleaning up trash in your neighborhood then you can do that to help."