On the 7th February 48 students and three teachers from Kalkfontein Primary School joined us for our first bush camp of the year, for three days of conservation fun at our Education Centre. The objectives of the bush camp were to motivate and inspire students and teachers to develop positive attitudes towards environmental issues, to share ideas and experiences about conservation issues that occurs in and around the areas where they live and to appreciate the importance of flora and fauna in the ecosystem. The students were exposed to different lessons about the ecosystem, carnivores, cheetahs and human wildlife conflict, wetlands and plastic pollution. The students also loved playing the many conservation games that help to reinforce the conservation messages. The students visited the Chris Woolcott Vulture Restaurant at Thakadu Bush Camp and benefited from a presentation by Kanabo Conservation Link about vulture species, including why they are threatened as well as their role in the ecosystem. The students were taken to an underground hide where they were able to watch the vultures at close range. They also visited Tautona lodge to see lions and African wild dogs and to learn about their behavioural ecology and conservation challenges. The Kalkfontein school head, Mr. Jimmy Motswasele was so excited about the opportunity afforded to his students that he made an unannounced visit to see the bush camp in action. He was very happy to see his students benefit for this influx of environmental education. He said, ‘I would like to thank the CCB team for hosting my school and doing such a wonderful job of teaching the young generation about their heritage.’ We are very thankful to Mr. Motswasele and the school for allowing us to share the conservation message with the students and teachers. They are the generation of tomorrow and they need to be equipped with the right tools to make sound decisions in the future. It was a wonderful time for all and yet another successful bush camp for CCB.
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