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The «Meeting with native animals» is the reduced version of the complete workshop «Native Fauna». Often the educational centers cannot dedicate 2-3 hours to an explicit natural science workshop. In order to make the most of the school timetable of the subject without the need to reorganize the usual functioning of the center we also offer the activity with native animals for 1 hour.
In this activity 9 animals participate. It is based on observation and interaction with the animals (as in the complete activity), but due to time constraints the students will only be able to listen to the explanations and will not be able to ask questions or make contributions.
Subject: Natural Sciences (Biology and Ecology)
Modality: Workshop at school / Activity in youth camps
Description of the activity with native animals
An interactive workshop of 1 hour duration. There will participate 9 protected animals of our country.
Students will have the opportunity to:
- To caress and to get to know the touch of the fur, the feathers and the skin of these animals, and thus understand their adaptation to their lifestyle.
- To feed some of the animals and in this way to know their feeding habits.
- Watch birds in flight.
The «Workshop with native animals» is unique in the whole Catalan territory and has been developed under the supervision of the General Directorate of Environment of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Topics on the native fauna that are dealt with during the activity
- Biodiversity
- Protected animals / Native animals / Exotic animals / Invasive animals
- Adaptation of animals to the natural environment and human action
- Wildlife protection: getting to know and learning to respect native wildlife
Animals participating in the workshop
Eagle owl
Peregrine falcon
European rabbit
Greek tortoise
Long-eared owl
Kestrel
Ferret
Genet
Barn owl
Supplementary material
The workshop «Meeting with native animals» can be accompanied by an educational booklet prepared by the Zoo of the Pyrenees Foundation or it can be approached as a more playful educational activity, without the booklet.
You will find all the information about the free educational material at the following link:
Alternative activities and other modalities
What to take into account
Read the General Information to know all the advantages and conditions to enjoy the workshops with wildlife of the Zoo of the Pyrenees Foundation.
The 1 hour workshop with native animals is the most requested activity
by teachers who are looking for complementary educational resources
for the natural science teaching hours.
It is done comfortably in the students’ classroom,
does not require reorganizing the usual day-to-day life of the center
and it covers the biology and ecology curriculum.
