Amur Tiger Conservation Education Program
Ussuriskaya Taiga” for 39 children aged 4-6. The purpose of the lesson was to acquaint
the children with inhabitants of the Ussuri taiga, their role in the eco-system, factors that
regulate their density and peculiarities, especially those of tigers and leopards. Senior
students of Kirovka technical school, who are active members of the Ussury Eco-club,
helped the teacher during the lesson.
First, the children guessed riddles about animals, and if somebody guessed right, he/she
was to tell a few words about the animal. Then, everybody played a game "Spidery Lace"
about interconnections between animals. For example, a squirrel collecting nuts and
acorns dropped some of them, which later grew up, became trees and fed other animals.
The children understood the idea well and gave a detailed answer to the teacher's question
"What will happen to wild animals if Korean pine was cut out completely"?
On January 27, the educator gave two lessons "Flora and Fauna of the Primorsky Region"
for 16 children 10-11 years old. The third-graders of Kirovka secondary school come
often to the eco-club. First, they watched short videos on nature reserves of Primorye,
after which played a game "Wheel of Fortune" with questions on animals and plants.
In February, the educator held two classed for 31 children 10-16 years old. On February
12, she gave a lesson “Primorsky Region Is My Native Home”, in which 14 children 10-
11 years old took part. At the lesson they learned about the first explorers of the region,
typical local animals and birds, and played a "zoological lotto" game. It consisted of such
questions as "Which animal of the Ussuri taiga is the biggest feline?” etc.
On February 26, seventeen children 15-16 years old attended a lesson “Hard Times for
Wild Animals". They spoke about winter conditions and the thin crust of ice over snow,
which made it hard for ungulates (and also birds who fly little, such as pheasant) to walk,
and sometimes hurt their feet. This theme was chosen because some time before all local
TV channels showed reportings about difficulties wild animals faced. On the educator's
question how people could help them, the pupils gave such suggestions: to create teams to
make feeding grounds in the forest, to clear roads with vehicles and others. In the course
of the discussion the educator concluded that the children cared much about wild animals
and were interested in helping them.
In March, the educator held two ecological
lessons for 40 children aged 5-11 year-old
and four teachers. On March 17, the
educator conducted an eco-lesson for 13
children of Kirovka secondary school. The
purpose of the class was to continue to
make the children acquainted with wild
animals of the Ussuri taiga, to develop a
sense of responsibility for the living
creatures and the nature. These children
did not come to the eco-centre for the first
time; they do like to be engaged in eco-
centre's activities. The children
themselves suggested to carry out a lesson
in a form of a game called "Miracle
Field". In the beginning of the class the
children watched a film "Who Is the
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"Primorsky Region Is My Native Home" lesson
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