Questions
- Why was the Threatened Australians app created?
- What are some threats to native species?
- How can people take action to help save native species?
- Why is it important to protect and conserve species?
- What questions do you have about the BTN story?
Further Research Ideas
• What are some threats to native species?
• Why is it important to protect and conserve living things?
• What is biodiversity and why is it important?
• What is causing species loss? Explore issues such as habitat loss, introduced species, pollution, population growth and overharvesting/hunting.
• Which species have become extinct in modern times? Choose a species to investigate in depth and create a news report explaining how the species became extinct.
• How are animal populations measured? Think of all the reasons why finding and counting animal species might be hard. Investigate what citizen science projects are happening to help count animal populations.
• Who do you think should be responsible for addressing the problem of species loss? List some of the responsibilities of individuals, communities and the government.
• What is citizen science and what are the benefits? Explore one of the following citizen science projects to learn more.
• Why is it important to protect and conserve living things?
• What is biodiversity and why is it important?
• What is causing species loss? Explore issues such as habitat loss, introduced species, pollution, population growth and overharvesting/hunting.
• Which species have become extinct in modern times? Choose a species to investigate in depth and create a news report explaining how the species became extinct.
• How are animal populations measured? Think of all the reasons why finding and counting animal species might be hard. Investigate what citizen science projects are happening to help count animal populations.
• Who do you think should be responsible for addressing the problem of species loss? List some of the responsibilities of individuals, communities and the government.
• What is citizen science and what are the benefits? Explore one of the following citizen science projects to learn more.