For tens of thousands of years, they have used oral storytelling to transmit information to future generations, keeping natural history alive. Indigenous cultures, including in Australia, know the power of stories.
It imparts information, nurtures emotional connections with natural places and allows us to reimagine our world. To fix the mistakes of the past, and prevent those of the future, it’s important that young people become more knowledgeable about Australia’s environment than previous generations. This is due to threats such as climate change, invasive species, environmental degradation, land clearing, unsustainable agriculture, and an increase in natural disturbances such as drought and fire. Some 100 Australian species have become extinct and more than 1,700 are listed as threatened.
Tragically, it also has the fourth-highest level of animal species extinction in the world. To encourage children to protect nature, they should read stories about native plants and animals.Īustralia is home to more than one million species, many of which are found nowhere else. You’d think that with such a bounty of unique, fascinating wildlife, Australian nature stories would dominate children’s literature. Storytelling can play a crucial role in this – helping children learn about the natural world and its challenges. This includes getting young people excited about the environment. Creating an informed community that values Australia’s unique species and ecosystems is fundamental to nature protection. After bushfires ravaged Australia’s animal and plant communities and razed millions of hectares of land, such knowledge has never been more important.Įcological awareness shouldn’t be confined to experts in the field. Identifying the difference between a native burrowing frog and an introduced cane toad is fundamental ecological knowledge. Perhaps they’re reading the wrong books suggest Ayesha Tulloch and Kirsten Parris
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