|
Kids love learning about their WA tortoise! |
 |
 |
 |
|
Thursday, 22 January 2009 07:07 |
We have had several requests for information sessions about the Western Swamp Tortoise and Jan has roamed far and wide to tell the tortoise’s story. Some home-schooled children, whose parents teach them during the week, get together for environmental lessons, and were very curious about the tortoise at a recent session at Naregebup, near Rockingham.
 A group of Armadale home-schoolers also enjoyed playing the Swampland Adventure Game and learning about the WST. Mirrabooka Pre Primary students made a wetland picture to put their tortoises in, and 80 children at the Baldivis Children’s Forest also learned about why the tortoise is threatened. Several other schools are booked for this term, and we are also attending the Perth Zoo School Holiday activities to present some sessions.
Children seem to be very environmentally aware these days, and our education program, hand in hand with our on-ground works, will help ensure the Western Swamp Tortoise still exists for their children and their children’s children.
|
