Amur Tiger Conservation Education Program
On January 15 and 22, the specialists of
Ecological Education Department of
Lazovsky Nature Reserve carried out an
ecological class "Feed Birds" for 39 first-
graders to familiarize the children with
wintering birds of the region and tell
about methods used to help birds survive
through the winter. During the lesson the
children learned to determine bullfinch,
redpoll, waxwing, tomtit, nutcracker and
others, understood relation between bird
food supply and starting time for
migration, learned how to make bird
©Phoenix feeders and types of bird food. Some of
the children could identify bird species
that frequently visited their backyard bird
"Distinguished Specialists of Nature Reserves" lesson
feeders.
On January 11 and 18, thirty-one kindergarten children attended a lesson "Amur Tiger".
The teachers told about Red Data Book and rules of human behavior in the forest. Most of
all the children liked playing a game "A Tiger and a Hunter”.
On January 12 and 22, the educators[
visited a local kindergarten to conduct a
lesson "Cats of Our Forest" for 28
children aged 5-6 to familiarize the kids
with tigers, leopards, lynxes and explain
the notion of Red Data Book.
On January 14, the educators visited a
local kindergarten and gave a lesson
"Tigers and Leopards" for 71 children
aged 4-6 to show the beauty and dexterity
of wild cats. The children were divided
into two groups “Tigers" and "Leopards"
to compete in various tasks. They jumped
as wild cats, 'hunted' prey species, and
followed cat tracks, etc. During the breaks
between tasks they read poems and sang
song about tigers and leopards.
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"Deer and Tiger" game
In February, the educators held 26 events for 812 children 5-17 years old.
On February 1, the educators gave a lesson on biodiversity for twenty-six children. They
visited Nature Museum of the Lazovsky Nature Reserve, watched video episodes from
life of various animals and answered the educator's questions. On February 15, the
educators showed a slide presentation "Let's Feed Birds" for 14 children.
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