For Instructors

Each Blue Planet Prize Story contains three supplementary units : Story Guide; Further Reading and Research; and For Instructors.
These contain useful information that instructors can use to help students understand the content. Please use these during classes and provide to students for their self-learning.

[Target Audience : Teachers, parents, and others involved in education]


Summary of the Story

Dr. Simon Stuart, a biologist, has significantly contributed to the development of the wildlife conservation framework and conservation practices through his efforts to make the Red list scientifically reliable data, and his initiative for large scale research regarding amphibian habitats.
Many students may have heard about the Red List, but they may not know exactly what kind of wildlife information is included in it. Instructors can have students search the wildlife included in the Red List to help them understand the basics of the Red List and the critical state of such wildlife.


Teaching Examples

If you cannot find appropriate teaching material, please see the reference below.

Let's Search for Threatened Species!

1. Instructors provide a general explanation of the Red List categories and ask students to use the internet and picture books to search for wildlife that fall under each category.
  • Students can use not only the IUCN Red List, but also other Red Lists published by various countries and regions.
  • If you download a chart like the one shown below, students can write down as many species as possible in each column, and then in groups they can learn about the species.

IUCN Red List compliant chart 1
IUCN Red List compliant chart 2

2. Ask students to choose one of the species they have written down, search for more detailed information about the species, and make presentations.
  • What kind of species is it?
  • What environment does the species mainly live in?
  • What is the cause of the decrease?
3. Ask students to discuss the results after the project.
  • What did you realize after categorizing the wildlife you selected?
  • How did you feel about the current state of the wildlife you selected?
  • What can we do to prevent the further decrease of the wildlife you selected?
Example answers
  • Humans are often involved in the decrease in wildlife population.
  • There is less information on creatures in the sea than information regarding creatures on land.
  • ……

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Dr. Simon Stuart

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