Members of 12 Wildlife Clubs from different schools hosted a variety show on the premises of Codevar in Victoria on Saturday November 22, in a bid to further sensitise members of the public about conservation.

The main theme for the activity, which was well attended by members of the public, was invasive plants. Focus was also given to the need for conservation of endemic species.

Top awards for clubs which had been more active during the year were also given out and both Black Parrot of Bel Eau (Main) School and Teng Teng of Pointe Larue School clinched the best prizes in the primary category, while the Colibri club of Plaisance school won the best award in the secondary category.

Six wildlife clubs which had presented their projects for funding under the organisation’s Local Environment Action Programme (LEAP), were presented with cheques of R1,000 and R2,000. R2,000 is normally given to assist the clubs in setting up specific projects and R1,000 for those going on field trips.

LEAP receives its funding from parent organisation, Nature Seychelles, and aims at providing support to the Wildlife Clubs that are action-oriented and work at community level. It also assists with funding for trips to protected areas such as nature reserves.

Among those which had received the R2,000-cheques are club Flamboyant of Mont Fleuri primary school and Colibri club of Plaisance Secondary school which are planning to start a medicinal plant garden in their school compounds and the Spice Club of Anse Royale primary, with a project to begin their own wildlife garden at school.

R1,000-cheques were presented to the Teng Teng club of Bel Eau, Casuarina of Plaisance and Bayan Star of Anse Etoile primary schools of for field trips to La Digue, Curieuse and Silhouette respectively.

During the variety show which saw the participation of other clubs like Glacis Coco, Special Enviro, Kestrel, Mangrove and NIE, members of the public appreciated presentations like dances, sketches, poems, and songs performed by mainly young children about birds, whales, sea turtles among others.

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