Cobb+Co Museum wildlife shows teach kids about the importance of caring for native Australian wildlife and about conservation
Wildlife shows at the Cobb+Co Museum have been teaching kids these school holidays about the importance of caring for our iconic native Australian wildlife and about conservation.
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Wildlife shows at Cobb+Co Museum have been teaching kids these school holidays about the importance of caring for our iconic native Australian wildlife and about conservation.
The wildlife shows, presented by D’Aguilar Wildlife, were run this week as part of the museum’s science, nature and art themed programming and featured a variety of different animals.
Cobb+Co Museum programming manager Janelle Insley said the wildlife shows had brought “lots of enthusiasm from everyone”.
Ms Insley said the shows were a “wonderful opportunity” for children to learn about Australia’s incredible wildlife and the importance of conservation.
“It’s nice that kids can see the animals and understand why some of these animals are becoming endangered,” she said.
“They get to learn about why it’s so important that we are able to keep these animals for future generations, and we want to make sure that their kids and grandkids can see them as well.”
The wildlife shows, which ran from January 13-17, featured a variety of different animals, from koalas, pelicans and pythons to a baby saltwater crocodile, feather-tail glider and wombat.
Ms Insley said the museum had run the wildlife shows a couple of years back and were a “wonderful opportunity … to incorporate lots of different activities around how science, nature and art integrate”.
“While kids can come and do the wildlife show, they can also come and do our activity that’s based on creating animals and plants out of collage,” she said.
While the wildlife shows finished on Friday, Ms Insley said, there were still plenty of activities planned for school-holiday fun next week as part of the museum’s science, nature and art themed programming.
“Next week we’ve got birding workshops, nature journaling workshops, book readings from local authors, and augmented virtual reality sessions,” she said.
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