The network for experiential learning, which is implemented by the Macedonian Ecological Society, held an event in the City Park in Skopje on the first day of spring. Students from primary and secondary schools from several cities in Macedonia were present at the event.
At the MED workshop, which took place within the framework of this event, students had the opportunity to learn more about the Balkan lynx.
Aleksandar Pavlov from the Balkan Lynx Recovery Program gave them a lecture and practical exercises on how to catch new lynx individuals, and how to set the photo traps used to monitor the lynx’s movement trajectory.
Elena Minova from the Experiential Learning Network showed the students how to prepare insects for their further research. The MED team, on the eve of the event, had set up a camera that records the sounds right next to the stand where the workshop was held, and the students had the opportunity to hear the sounds of birds and bats, and Minova explained to them how to distinguish their sounds.
Sara Krsteska showed the students how to set up the phototraps that the team of landscapers uses during field research, and then everyone could see how they work together.
The head of the Experiential Learning Network, Svetlana Pejović, gave a presentation to teachers and professors within the event, where Steward Kohlagen, who is the creator of the experiential learning method, was also present.
Slave Nakev gave a short training for the representatives of the ministries and embassies who visited the event on the correct use of binoculars, and how to observe birds with its help. He also explained why parks in urban areas are especially important for migratory birds, as a place where they rest during migration.
