2. Fun on the bus.
Listening and singing
along to music.
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4. First activity, learning about a Darter bird who managed to get entangled in a
large piece of cloth. “Doug” the Darter was rescued and returned to his
habitat. A happy ending for this guy but some animals aren’t as fortunate.
11. All of the rubbish collected on the banks of the Canning River. Yes, there were
some microplastics in our collection along with plastic bags, cigarette buts and
party supplies.
12. We were shocked
to find out how
long some
materials take to
break up in our
environment.
13. Learning about the importance of a clean river system along with the major river
systems in Perth: The Swan River, Canning River and Greater Swan.
14. Some of the native species.
The Bushtail Possum,
Chuditch and Black Pacific
Duck.
15. Some of the many animals
that threaten our native
species. Foxes and cats,
especially feral cats.
16. Sampling the river in order to make a conclusion whether it is a clean area or
not. For this, we are looking for very sensitive macroinvetebrates such as the
Mayfly nymph
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20. The Macroinvertebrate ID Key:
We used these charts to classify the animals and discover how sensitive they were
to pollution. Our aim is to find very sensitive animals.
