Refuge’s WoW visiting students

Nov 21, 2023 By REFUGE/DDWS 1 min read

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REFUGE/DDWS J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge intern Ashley McGovern leads a hands-on lesson about the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish using a resin-encased rostrum and artist's illustration painted on the Wildlife on Wheels.

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REFUGE/DDWS A Harns Marsh Elementary student learns the steps for drawing a duck.

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s Wildlife on Wheels has been interacting with Harns Marsh Elementary in Lehigh Acres the past couple of weeks. The team wowed students with a real smalltooth sawfish rostrum that had been turned over to the refuge after government confiscation from illegal possession. After Thanksgiving, the team will move on to Varsity Lakes Middle School in Lehigh from Nov. 29 through Dec. 21. To donate to support the upkeep and programming for the WoW efforts, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E54182&id=12.