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Weeds and pest animal education
Children are our future land managers. By providing weed and pest animal management education in schools, we can:
- give students the opportunity to participate in the real-life application of biological sciences and geographical skills
- give students the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions as future land managers
- build the capacity of the wider community to deal with weed and pest animal issues as students learn and influence their families
- open students' eyes to the wide range of careers in environmental and pest management.
The following resources have been designed to develop students' understanding of weed and pest animal issues, as well as build skills that they can use to help manage weeds and pest animals. The resources are linked to the curriculum and provide background information to assist teachers.
Resources are available for:
- Weeds (Wondering about Weeds, Weed Detectives, Weed Warriors, Weedbuster Activity Book, National Weedbusters Book)
- Pest animals (Pest Patrol)
- Fire ant teaching resources
Additional publications and information about weeds and pest animals are listed in the publications section of this website.
Further information
- Pest Tales (Resource for primary school teachers that highlights pest animal species in Australia)
- Easter bilby teachers kit (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts)
- Useful websites


