Programme Plan:
Conservation Management of Seabirds
Take part in activities which illustrate the monitoring and protection methods that the rangers use to increase the fledging rate of the Royal Albatross. Weighing birds, trapping predators and assessing hazards are just a few examples.

Time: 2 hours Age Focus: Years 9-12
Curriculum Area: Science - Living World
Cost: $3/student, teachers and parents no charge

Time
Activity
  Arrive, meet guide at reception
- please arrive 10 minutes early
0 min Tour Rm (30 min)
- overview of programme
- introduce concepts of protection, enhancement, monitoring
- introduction worksheet
30 min Observatory (30 min)
- Albatross viewing
- Monitoring activity and worksheet
1 hour Displays (30 min)
- Weighing of chicks
- Enhancement activity and worksheet
1.5 hr Education Rm (30 min)
- Albatross protection
- “What would happen If” activity and worksheet
2 hr Education Rm (15 min)
- Impact of plastic pollution
- Hands-on-Head wrap-up game
2.25 Depart
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Contact: Royal Albatross Centre • PO Box 492, Dunedin.
Ph (03) 478 0499 • Fax (03)478 0575 Email Us