Audubon organises kids’ jungle tours
It does not get underway until the middle of next month but the Belize Audubon Society has started accepting applications for their two environmental summer camps. B.A.S. is inviting children between the ages of seven and sixteen to be a part of two fun-filled rainforest explorations. According to Advocacy Programme Manager Tanya Williams-Thompson, space is limited to only thirty-five participants per camp and so parents are being urged to register their children early.
Tanya Williams-Thompson, Advocacy Programme Mgr., BAS
“The first one is a jaguar camp for youths from the ages of twelve and sixteen and it is a great opportunity for the youths to explore the world of the jaguar in the world’s only jaguar reserve. So we are inviting youths to participate and they will get an opportunity to learn about jaguar habitat and its behaviour.”
Jacqueline Godwin
“The second camp will take them where?”
Tanya Williams-Thompson
“The second camp is at the St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park and it is for younger kids. We want them to explore nature for real and not through the T.V. and not by a book. They will get an opportunity to hike, to do bird watching, swimming, and to do guided cave tours.”
Jacqueline Godwin
“They certainly sound like two exciting activities to get your kids involved, but just how secure will the children be when they are away from home?”
Tanya Williams-Thompson
“Parents can rest assure that their kids will be with people who are trained to conduct such tours. They will be with BAS staff who are qualified to do such tours.”
The overnight camping trip at the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary runs July nineteenth and twentieth and costs eighty-five dollars. The one day excursion to the Blue Hole National Park takes place July twenty-seventh and costs fifty dollars. While both camps will be fully supervised by B.A.S. staff, local volunteers are welcomed on the trip. So if you are interested in assisting or if you would like to send your child to any of the activities, call the Belize Audubon Society at telephone number 223-5004.
