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Fauna Club, A Group Of Animal Loversin High School
Biology science teachers from 23 high schools in East Java agreed to form Fauna Clubs to provide a means for their students to express concern on wildlife conservation and protection of natural habitats. The idea to establish Fauna Clubs emerged during a workshop on wildlife conservation and animal welfare held by ProFauna Indonesia in 24-26 June 2005 at the Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center (P-WEC) located on the foothills of the Kawi mountain range. The workshop attended by biology teachers was made possible through the support from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Ministry of Education East Java.
Participating high schools in the workshop came from various cities in the East Java Province, namely Malang, Batu, Surabaya, Tuban, Lumajang, Bondowoso, Pasuruan, and more. To enrich the information given to the teachers on wildlife conservation, several sessions were presented from ProFauna Indonesia, Indonesian Society for Animal Welfare (ISAW), Animal Advocacy Institute, the Office National Conservation of Natural Resources of East Java II (BKSDA Jatim II), Ministry of Education East Java and Peduli Indonesia.
Fauna Clubs, as one outcome from the workshop, was established with the purpose of providing students a place to carry out wildlife conservation and animal welfare related activities. The activities vary widely, ranging from bird watching, wildlife photography, writing, drawing pictures, to creating their very own bulletin boards. It is hoped that the Fauna Clubs in schools will contribute to the increase of awareness among Indonesia’s young generation about conserving our endangered animals.
Students involved in their respective Fauna Clubs will be entitled to the opportunity of periodically visiting P-WEC to share their experiences with one another. Fauna Clubs will also be expected to further enhance students’ interests to biological science as a subject in schools.