Is Australian wildlife fair game?
Activities
Estimating population size and density – before wild plants or animals are harvested, the number of organisms in the population should be determined.
Other activities
Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia
Science activities
The University of Sydney (Australia)
Managing Australia's biodiversity – students use the internet links provided to investigate the question 'Hunt or harvest, cull or keep?'.
Australian Museum Online
Teaching suggestions – bush food – provides teachers with strategies for teaching taxonomic information report writing on the topic of bush food. Background information – bush food is also available.
Science upd8 (UK)
Bushtucker challenge – students create a nutritionally balanced menu based on insects and rice.
Page updated March 2006.