Rondevlei 2015:
On the 16th of February 2015 the first year
Nature Management students of Centurion Academy (Bellville) embarked on their first
excursion to Rondevlei Nature Reserve.
Students were able to identify various mammal species
including hippopotamus, mongoose and bats (Animal Studies module), more than 20
bird species; collecting plant specimens for their herbarium specimens (Veld
Management module) and they bored holes in the ground to look at various soil
profiles (Soil Science).
They also saw a hippo boma, captured 6 carp (alien species
in the vlei) which they then donated to the local otters for supper and rowed a
dragon boat.
But that is not all.
The third year students also had their practical trials!
One of Centurion Academy's (Bellville) Nature Management third year students, Samantha
Puls, took part in an environmental controlled fire to help certain fynbos
germinate at Kenilworth Race Course.
Samantha helped saved a chameleon and a
rat that were caught in the crossfire. She was actively involved in the burn-practical task and says it was a great experience. Fynbos sometimes need a bit of fire to be able to sprout
and grow, and in the Western Cape it is necessary for conservationists to
actively burn areas so that fynbos are able to thrive.
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