Scotland is internationally important for seabirds, with more than 5 million breeding here each year. However, they are faced with many threats and so it is important that we do what we can to protect them, including their habitat and prey populations.
Some of the threats that seabirds are facing include:
- Climate change (changing ocean conditions)
- Fisheries (injury/death from fishing equipment; overexploitation of food sources)
- Marine development (disturbance, injury/death from offshore wind, habitat damage/destruction)
As well as doing practical things to help wildlife, we can also spread the word about environmental issues. This will mean more people will know what they can do, and more people will help save nature! Below is a Save Our Seabirds poster that you can print, decorate and share!
What you will need:
- Printed copy of the attached poster
- Scissors
- Colouring pencils
How to make your poster
- Start by thinking (or chatting if in a group) what threats our seabirds could face? How might this affect them? How could we help?
- Colour in the poster, which aims to help spread the word about what we can do to save our seabirds.
- As you are colouring in, why not think (or chatting if in a group) about the different actions highlighted on the poster. Are there any you could do as an individual/group/class?
- Once finished, decide who you would like to share the poster with. Should it be displayed somewhere, or given to someone for them to learn from or display?
- Who could you talk to about actions to help seabirds? Think about audiences, e.g., friends, family, school, local community groups and businesses.
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