Book a Threatened Species Ecologist workshop at your school for FREE

In 2024 Zoos Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and Moonlit Sanctuary bred and released 28 critically endangered Pookila back into the wild at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.

To support local communities to learn and care more about this wonderful species, Zoos Victoria is offering free 40-50 minute workshops at primary schools within the City of Casey.

Students and teachers will:

Learn to identify features of the Pookila through interactive activities
Explore the impact that domestic cats can have on our wildlife
Find out how they can help reduce the impact of cats on Pookila
Be provided with support and additional learning resources to continue learning about the species after the workshop
Become a Fighting Extinction School and get an invite to this year's Showcase at Melbourne Zoo!

Places are limited, so book now.

Important information:

These sessions are free to primary schools within the City of Casey only
Each school can book only ne day, but may have up to three sessions on that day
There are no live animals as part of this workshop as we priortise animal welfare. Find out more at Zoos Victoria's Guiding Principles for Animal Experiences

Terms and Conditions

Once a date is booked, Zoos Victoria will be in contact to negotiate the time/s of your session/s
Organising Teachers must coordinate a space for the presentation with a screen
Information will be year level appropriate and aligned to Biological Sciences in the Science curriculum
The visiting species ecologist (and any other Zoos Victoria staff assisting) will have a current Working with Children Check
Children and students remain the responsibility of the teacher at all times

Supported by

Through its charity foundation, PETstock is proud to sponsor the Zoos Victoria Local Threatened Species Workshop series. PETstock is inspired by the opportunity to work with Zoos Victoria and Australia’s future generations to help species that need it most.