Isabella Frawley (15) Joshua Bender (13).
Camera IconIsabella Frawley (15) Joshua Bender (13). Credit: Supplied/Supplied

Rockingham SHS students build nesting boxes for Re-Cyc-Ology Project

Vanessa SchmittWeekend Kwinana Courier

THE Bush Rangers at Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre made nesting boxes as part of Simon Cherriman’s called The Re-Cyc-Ology Project incursion.

Students learned about the importance of wildlife conservation and waste management.

Mr Cherriman told students about the loss of tree hollows due to land clearing and its impact on wildlife.

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He then engaged the Rangers in a practical sustainable solution to help animals and birds by building nesting boxes made out of recyclable material.

The larger boxes were for black cockatoos and even ducks, the medium-sized boxes were for the galahs, parrots and owls, and the small boxes for the pardalote (song bird).

Students then chose suitable trees in and around the school grounds to install the nesting boxes to provide a habitat for birds.

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