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Go Native!

Go Native!. Building Pride on Guam. Cheryl M. Calaustro Guam Dept. of Agriculture. Guam Rail, ko’ko’. The results of invasive species. “Why should I care?”. http:// blogs.oregonstate.edu/h2onc/categor/invasive-species /. Pre-Campaign Survey conducted in Spring 08.

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Go Native!

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  1. Go Native! Building Pride on Guam Cheryl M. Calaustro Guam Dept. of Agriculture

  2. Guam Rail, ko’ko’

  3. The results of invasive species

  4. “Why should I care?” http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/h2onc/categor/invasive-species/

  5. Pre-Campaign Survey conducted in Spring 08 • 53.7% knew the brown treesnake is a threat • 5% knew that feral cats and rodents are also potential predators • 43% knew to call authorities regarding invasive species • 40% knew to not release animals into the wild • 23% knew to spay and neuter pets

  6. Survey continued… • The majority of youth were neutral when asked if they thought spaying or neutering pets will help native wildlife. • The majority of youth believe there is something they can do to protect the native wildlife of Guam. • The majority of youth who own pets did not have them spayed or neutered.

  7. Christmas trees may hide invaders BY BRETT KELMAN • PACIFIC DAILY NEWS • NOVEMBER 28, 2008 There could be more than just ornaments hanging in your tree. Snake comes in by Christmas tree BY BRETT KELMAN • PACIFIC DAILY NEWS • DECEMBER 5, 2008 Workers at Cost-U-Less in Tamuning found a present under one of their Christmas trees a little early this year -a snake.

  8. Results

  9. “Seeing” Results • SAVE KO’KO’ • Sal Avilla II, Christian Cruz, Anthony Concepcion • (GWHS – 9/10 English class) • We’ll kill all the snakes • We’ll shoot all the cats • We’ll do whatever it takes • We’ll burn all the rats  • We shall chow the pig and deer • We will eat with no regret • Ko’ko’ birds help is near Ko’ko’ Rap Gerika Paulino, 5th grade Inarajan Elementary Long ago, on the island of GUAM Ko’ ko’ birds were oh so calm. Now they are oh so scared ‘cause the brown tree snake made them bare. The snakes catch them ‘cause they can’t fly No one wants to see the ko’ko’ go BYE!!!! Please don’t make the ko’ko’s go please. ‘cause you’ll never be at ease…… 

  10. You can’t do it alone Added resources/ knowledge Enable the removal of barriers Continuance of campaign goals Importance of Stakeholders/Partnerships Che’lu with US Congressman Rahall, Chairman for the Committee of Natural Resources and Guam Congresswoman Bordallo Supporters of the ko’ko’ come from all walks of life.

  11. Lessons Learned • Move along on the behavior change continuum. • Everyone has challenges, adaptive management is key. • Achievement is relative. • Look for new opportunities.

  12. Ko’ko’ for Cocos!!!

  13. Guam’s forests now sing

  14. Maraming Salamat Sa Inyong Lahat!Good Luck! Cheryl M. Calaustro Wildlife Biologist ccalaustro@ gmail.com

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