The K-1
Class went to the Wildlife Park in Gray last week.
Children
attended a workshop on Maine endangered species. They were captivated as they
learned about what biologists do to learn more about some species, especially the Canadian Lynx. They discovered why some animals are endangered
and what can be done to help protect them.
They discovered that at some point
there were only four puffins left in Maine and that biologists had to bring
some from Canada and protect them. The program was successful as there are now
about 5000 puffins on the Maine coast. Among other animals, we talked about
turtles, bats and the Peregrine falcon.
After this
very instructive workshop, the children went into the park to see the animals.
The Grey fox was by far the children’s favorite, and they had fun feeding the
bears! What a great day!
