Experience in local urban wildlife research enhances a conservation education programme with school children

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Awasthy, Monica ^a   Popovic, Ana Z ^b   Linklater, Wayne L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Conservation education; Environmental education; Green space; Nature awareness; Programme evaluation; Radio telemetry; Urban

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHILD; COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GREENSPACE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; REFUGE; RESEARCH WORK; TEACHING; WILD POPULATION;

AVES;

EID: 84865707913     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC120041     Document Type: Article

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