Year 4 went to the Biotropica zoo in Val de Reuil to learn about endangered species and animal conservation as part of their Rainforest theme.
We had a fantastic day and got up close to some amazing animals – we even saw a fluffy-bellied armadillo, spiky tree porcupines, a tired sloth with her baby, giant bats and iridescent blue tree frogs to name but a few!
Our French guide took us to see some of the animals and taught us why they are endangered and need to be protected, and the choices we can all make to help them.
We learnt how pollution, pesticides, poaching, tourism, deforestation, moving animals out of their natural habitat and wasting water all contribute to endangering animals. We are now conservation experts and ready to take over from David Attenborough on Planet Earth!
A few quotes from the tour’s future conservationists:
“I liked how it taught you how to protect endangered animals. We raced the penguins. It was my favourite trip ever!”
“I was interested to see how different the peacocks were. One was white and one was really colourful.”
“My favourite animal was the caiman crocodile because they are very different from other crocodiles because they have a really long, narrow snout.”
“I love seeing the red pandas because they are my favourite animal and their faces are adorable.”
“It was my favourite trip ever. I got to see some of my favourite animals up close and we got to pet the goats.”
“I liked the way the meerkats stood up and followed us.”
