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The advocacy for all wildlife species through captive husbandry, volunteer conservation efforts, and educational outreach - Founder & Director: Mitchell Goodknecht 🌍🏛🦖🐘🦏🦬🐅🐊🦜🦋🐝 https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/

Proud to unveil our ACCO X Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy collection! These specimens & replicas reflect the residen...
10/10/2025

Proud to unveil our ACCO X Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy collection!

These specimens & replicas reflect the resident species of wildlife that can be visited at Imire Conservancy in Zimbabwe-Africa. Because many of the charismatic species of Imire are listed globally as threatened or endangered conservation statuses, the majority of our collection are replicas (i.e. Black Rhino Horn set, Scrimshaw carved Elephant Ivory set, etc.,). More specimens and replicas include replica Warthog skull , Ostrich infertile egg & cast foot, Antelope pelt, Lion cast pawprint. Other additions possible in the near future.

We have recently added an iconic "Spirit Ambassador" (i.e. animal that has been legally hunted and its byproducts have been repurposed under our program's ethos to act as an "ambassador" to advocate for its living kin in captivity or the wild) in the form of a Sable Antelope. This is a legendary species of Antelope that is culturally significant for its presence, and the species is sustainably & ethically managed through conservation efforts on Imire's site.

Stay tuned for upcoming demonstrations provided to the community of Kankakee County, IL to advocate for Imire's Conservation practices, as well as their partnerships in helping the local indigenous communities & stakeholders in the neighboring region of Zimbabwe-Africa! This partnership between ACCO X Imire is part of a collaborative Capstone Project for founder, Mitchell Goodknecht's, Master's degree in Wildlife Conservation & Management. The goal is to provide Informal Science Education (ISE) through the utilization of our museum collection in order to advocate for the conservancy, procure donations for their cause, and recruit those who are interested in visiting the conservancy to volunteer.

Learn more about our collaborative project, and view our collection, in the links below!

ACCO X Imire Project: https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/team-3
ACCO X Imire Collection: https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/portfolio-collections/acco-museum-archive-specimen-collections/acco-x-imire-rhino-conservancy-collection

Overall Collections: https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/portfolio-collections/acco-museum-archive-specimen-collections
Home Page: https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/

Visit the Exploration Station of Perry Farm this Thursday, September 4th from 5-6PM for our collaborative demo with Chic...
08/31/2025

Visit the Exploration Station of Perry Farm this Thursday, September 4th from 5-6PM for our collaborative demo with Chicagoland Pig Rescue to learn more about "Global Hog & Pig Species"! Our friends will be sharing their mission in pig rescue and management during the demo.

ACCO will be featuring replicas and ethically sourced specimens from our personal museum collection; this coincides with the ethos of our "Spirit Ambassador" policy, where these collected specimens act as ambassadors to advocate for their living kin in the wild or captivity. Experience replicas & specimens of Warthogs, Javelinas, and Feral Hogs up close and personal! 🌍🐗🐷

We hope to see you there, and stay tuned for more ACCO X BTPD Fall & Winter Nature programming! 🍁🍂❄️

Event Description & Sign-up link:
https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/hogs-pigs-global-species

We are excited to announce our official line-up of Nature/Wildlife programs for the Fall & Winter! We will also be hosti...
08/09/2025

We are excited to announce our official line-up of Nature/Wildlife programs for the Fall & Winter! We will also be hosting "Wildlife Wednesdays" Nature Center through November! Stay tuned for future date announcements!
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We are delighted to announce our official partnership with the Bourbonnais Township Park District! We will be offering N...
05/08/2025

We are delighted to announce our official partnership with the Bourbonnais Township Park District! We will be offering Native Wildlife Programs this summer, primarily at Willowhaven Nature Center! All ages are welcome!

Our goal will be to bring a new era of spectacular wildlife and natural science programming to Kankakee County! With tactics adapted from outreach programs at museums, like the Field Museum of Chicago, ACCO has adopted the concept of sensory learning experiences: allowing guests to interact with non-living specimens which utilizes senses like visual, auditory, and touch.

We possess our own "Museum" of non-living specimens from animals and/or replicas. Therefore, our program prides itself on an ethical learning experience; Specimens have been collected from ethical sources and methods - Absolutely NO live ambassador animals are used in our ACCO program, as live shows and transport can stress animals.

Titles & Dates of upcoming events:

June 1st - Birds of Kankakee County, IL & Beyond!

June 8th - Insects of Kankakee County & IL

June 29th - The Art & Science of Insect Pinning (Tutorial class)

July 13th - Amphibians & Reptiles of Kankakee County & IL

July 20th - Mammals of Kankakee County & IL (Prehistoric Mammals too!)

July 27th - Identifying Animal Tracks

Sign up for these events can be found in the link below!
https://www.btpd.org/events/

We look forward to seeing everyone from the community, and are ecstatic for this new era of Wildlife Advocacy! More programs featuring Exotic Species and Prehistoric Animals (including Dinosaurs!) are being planned for later this year!
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While I wasn't able to document Greater Prairie Chickens or Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes during my recent tracking ad...
03/31/2025

While I wasn't able to document Greater Prairie Chickens or Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes during my recent tracking adventure in Southern IL, flocks of American White Pelicans were documented over the course of 3/27/25-3/28/25 at the hour of Dawn at the Newton Lake region near the lodge site.

Incredible behaviours like wide gape/yawning & throat pouch stretching were observed and captured! Please feel free to visit our website to see more wildlife photography, including photos from this adventure! Thank you everyone for your continuous support for wildlife advocacy!

https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/portfolio-collections/my-portfolio/southern-il-birding

https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/portfolio-collections/my-portfolio

We had a wonderful and monumental year: From visiting the grand & magnificent wildlife of Imire Rhino Conservancy of Zim...
01/01/2025

We had a wonderful and monumental year: From visiting the grand & magnificent wildlife of Imire Rhino Conservancy of Zimbabwe, to appreciating the proud & humble wildlife of the midwest. We even accomplished our soft launch of demonstrations with the help of loved ones who we appreciate dearly for their immense support in our program! Thank you all for your love and support, and may the New Year bring prosperity and more wild adventures!
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Rhinoceros Profiles - Part 1 "Elegant Females, Bold Males, and Charming Calves." Sept. 2024 💖🌍🇿🇼🦏Species Pictured: Hook-...
11/29/2024

Rhinoceros Profiles - Part 1 "Elegant Females, Bold Males, and Charming Calves."
Sept. 2024 💖🌍🇿🇼🦏

Species Pictured: Hook-lipped or "Black" Rhinos (Diceros bicornis). Square-lipped or "White" Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum).

All individuals pictured are residents of the Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy of Zimbabwe, Africa. We thank this organization for the opportunity to serve under their mission! Please consider supporting their missions of conservation and/or local community efforts by donating to their organization. https://www.imire.co.zw/support/

During the late Summer and early Autumn seasons of 2024, we were successful in our soft launch of the ACCO program throu...
11/01/2024

During the late Summer and early Autumn seasons of 2024, we were successful in our soft launch of the ACCO program through public demonstrations & educational outreach! There were 3 venues that we gave public talks to within the region of Kankakee County, IL including: Citadel Healthcare of Bourbonnais-IL, The Kankakee River State Park-IL, & Catholic Charities of Kankakee County-IL. We enjoyed all the demonstrations so far, and wish to thank the coordinators of these organizations for allowing us to present, and we give our deepest gratitude to those who continue to support our ACCO program.

We are actively improving our demonstration topics, adding new educational material and expanding on our personal museum collection to deliver wonderful experiences for sensory engagement! If there are any local organizations who desire to host one of our demonstrations, please visit our website link below to learn more about the services we offer. Founder & Director, Mitchell Goodknecht can also be contacted on social media platforms as well (Facebook, Instagram). Please be sure to follow ACCO socials for future updates!
https://www.acco-animal-care-conservation-outreach.com/services-8

Thank you everyone for your continuous love & support! 💖

The month of November represents "Indigenous Heritage Month."This is a time for reflection on the true narrative of Amer...
11/01/2024

The month of November represents "Indigenous Heritage Month."

This is a time for reflection on the true narrative of American history, recognizing & bringing awareness to the malicious genocide of native peoples of our North, Central, & Southern American Continent. ACCO's mission during this time is meant to honour not only the native wildlife we are fortunate to possess in our region, but to also honour the nations of peoples that for tens of thousands of years, sustainably lived alongside these species, and continue to honour them today with their indigenous wisdom & teachings. We strive to respectfully teach about species that are culturally significant to these nations from a third party perspective, and desire to work in future collaboration with any representatives from tribal nations within the IL region or otherwise. These nations of peoples are still here, they are thriving, and we wholeheartedly support their livelihoods & cultures. 🦬🫎🦅🦉🦌🐦‍⬛🪶🦦🌾

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