Threatened & Endangered Species School Incursions | Reptile Encounters

Threatened & Endangered Species

Remember your favourite Aussie animal growing up? Now imagine the next generation of kids never get to see one. How sad would that be? In this vital show, students will meet some of our Australian animals that need their help. Learn about the range of threats to different species, conservation status and assessment, and little steps we can all take to protect them. Students will fall in love with our most precious and rarest animals when they meet them, and inspire them to make a positive difference. There’s never been a more important time to get this message out. 

Threatened & Endangered Species

Rufous Bettong - Largest species of Rat-Kangaroo is extinct in Victoria.

Threatened & Endangered Species

Red-tail Black Cockatoo - Endangered in Victoria due to habitat loss.

Threatened & Endangered Species

Mary River Turtle - Sold as “Penny Turtles” in the 1960s & 70s which nearly wiped out the species.

Threatened & Endangered Species

Yellow-spotted Monitor - Population numbers have dropped by 90% since the the introduction of the Cane Toad.

Curriculum Focus

Bioethics 

Science understandings inform decisions and problem solving 

Sustainability and conservation

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