# Conservation

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Objective: - Demonstrate the knowledge in the importance of the conservation of nature.
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1. Be able to describe the effect on wild life resulting from: fire, over growing, unwise forest practices, soil erosion, and water pollution. 
2. Give a talk for 5 minutes or write an essay of about 500 words on “The need for conservation for the survival of life on Earth”. 
3. Understand the importance of wild life and nature reserves 
4. Discuss with the examiner the ways in which he could and is helping conservation in his town or village
5. Do one of the following:-
   1. Select a species of endangered wild life in our country and discuss with the examiner ways and means of protecting it 
   2. Cary out or assist with a bank erosion control or other improvement project on a stream, pond or tank etc...
   3. Help carry out a conservation project on a farm, or Scout camp site 
6. Do one of the following:- 
   1. Build and set out in suitable places at least 3 nestling boxes
   2. Visit a project built for flood control or for increasing flow in a river during a drought or for irrigation purposes and write a report on that. 
   3. Find out what happens to domestic waste and industrial waste in his community and write a report on 
      1. The methods used to purify water and prevent pollution or 
      2. Action that should be taken to prevent polluting the waterways. 
7. Name three causes for floods, and three methods of controlling floods


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