RSPCA’s education program aims to save PNG native fauna

Nearly 50,000 students attending primary schools within the National Capital District have learnt about conserving the wildlife.

In a statement, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) of Papua New Guinea Inc. says they launched a campaign aimed at saving PNG’s native fauna in 2012.

“The animal welfare organisation, working with its partners from RSPCA Queensland, Australia, designed an educational program that outlines the importance of protecting our native fauna,” states RSPCA.

“It also outlines the vital role children can play in ensuring that species of Papua New Guinean native animals, such as the cuscus and the bird of paradise, continue to thrive in their natural habitats for future generations to appreciate.”

As part of their campaign and to emphasise the message, the organisation handed out two posters about discouraging the trade of wildlife.

“These posters are handed out to each class that we visit. Also, at the end of each lesson, we encourage children to make a promise about what they can do to save our wildlife. Our campaign is very well received by the schools we visit.”

(Pictured: RSPCA veterinary surgeon, Berlini Endaya, DVM, explains the importance of saving our wildlife. Dr Berlini is talking to a member of the public who had surrendered a tortoise to our clinic. The tortoise was re-released into the wild.)

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