Nature Badge - Habitats

As a part of our nature badge work, we have been looking at nature around us, and seeing what lives there, and how healthy the environment is.

The area which is home for a certain type of plant or animal is also known as its habitat.

(For example, in your home, you could say that your room is your “habitat”, even if you share it with a brother or a sister).  

There are many different habitats across Australia.  Can you think of the names of some of them? You probably have heard of “Rainforest” before.  We have some beautiful rainforests here in Australia.  Here are some Queensland examples:

Dense Rainforest in Tamborine National Park:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wl040QMsyM

Daintree Rainforest Footage by Australian Geographic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj0MBLHdKNk

Explore seven different habitats at the Australian Museum website:

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Wild-Kids-Habitats

The Queensland Museum website is always worth a visit, and helps us understand more about different habitats relevant to our world in their “Wild backyards” online resource.

We challenge you to investigate all three at:

http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/microsites/wild/wild-backyards.asp

Wildlife and habitats are under threat, learn more at:

http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/saving_the_natural_world/wildlife_and_habitats/

But don’t despair!  Help our native plants and wildlife by creating a habitat for them in your own back yard!

Create a habitat for frogs thanks to ideas from Frogs Australia Network:

http://frogsaustralia.net.au/conservation/creating-habitat.cfm

Further resources to creating backyard wildlife habitats are available at:

http://www.australian-backyard-wildlife.com/
until next time when we look at food chains...
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