Students can help to conserve remaining areas of biodiversity by:

• raising public awareness of the value of the roadside and other reserves

• explaining how damaging it is to litter, remove firewood and make tracks through these areas.

• planting native plants at school and elsewhere and by providing nest boxes for local birds and mammals

• controlling pets, especially cats, at night and by making sure that kittens are never released into the bush

• learning to identify weeds and by removing them and by making sure that they never empty a fish tank into a creek.