Becoming a Junior Dolphin Guardian and an ambassador for the environment

• Department for Environment and Heritage

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Junior Dolphin Guardians are ambassadors for the dolphins in their community, advocating for the protection of dolphins and their habitat.

As a student in South Australia you can become a Junior Dolphin Guardian by working through the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Education Resource, and participating in three actions from a range included on this website (see Actions and Activities), or working through the resource and choosing your own environmental actions that you feel relate to what you've learnt in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Education Resource.

Once this has been completed and you feel you understand the main issues around protecting dolphins and their habitat your teacher can then contact the Department for Environment and Heritage to receive your Junior Dolphin Guardian certification.

Department for Environment and Heritage

Environmental Education
Ph: (61 8) 8463 3911
Fax: (61 8) 8463 3950
Email: env.edu@saugov.sa.gov.au

or

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
AdelaideDolphinSanctuary@saugov.sa.gov.au

Hard copies of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Education Resource (http://www.coasts.sa.gov.au/dolphin_sanctuary/pdfs/ads_education_resource.pdf [1.5Mb PDF]) are also available upon request by contacting Environmental Education on the details listed.

Before starting, read this overview (350Kb PDF), then open up the information at each step by clicking on it. You choose the way you want to become a Junior Dolphin Guardian!

Step 1 (150Kb PDF) Learn as much as you can about dolphins

Step 2 (100Kb PDF) Learn about the dolphins that live in the Port Adelaide River and Barker Inlet Estuary

Step 3 (200Kb PDF) Investigate the Port Adelaide River and Barker Inlet Estuary environment

Step 4 (200Kb PDF) Find out about Kaurna and European history in and around the Port Adelaide River and Barker Inlet Estuary

Step 5 (200Kb PDF) Discover what impact European settlement has had on the Port Adelaide River and Barker Inlet Estuary dolphins?

Step 6 (150Kb PDF) Explore the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and how it will help our Port Adelaide River and Barker Inlet Estuary dolphins

Step 7 (100Kb PDF) Communicate or take actions to get your dolphin message out to the community!

Contact us with a message of support from your teacher telling us what you have done to become a Junior Dolphin Guardian.