When it comes to conservation there's nothing more important than encouraging young children to connect and engage with the natural world around them.Children have an innate curiosity for nature that makes them open to exploring its secrets -- but that connection doesn't last long. Unless we nurture that spark of interest at an early age, and fan it into an enduring flame … [Read more...] about Book Review: Narture — nature / art manual for primary schools
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Moths: from the classroom to the garden
Regular contributor Albert Nolan introduces some school children to the wonderful world of Irish moths, and explores some of the other wildlife that makes the most of his mothing endeavours. I clasped my hands awkwardly while the students recited their morning prayers. As the words echoed around the classroom I wondered if the mysteries of religion were on a par … [Read more...] about Moths: from the classroom to the garden
Cork school children contribute to international godwit study
Under the banner of Operation Godwit an international team of scientists has been studying the Icelandic black-tailed godwit since the 1990s. Unique combinations of colour rings placed on the birds' legs on their breeding grounds in Iceland and on their wintering grounds in Western Europe allow individual birds to be identified, and mean that when birdwatchers around Europe … [Read more...] about Cork school children contribute to international godwit study
