See the stars shine for you and learn secrets of the night sky. Begin to understand why astronomy has captured people's imaginations since before time began. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Astronomy Badge you will test your:

• design and construction abilities
• powers of observation
• navigation skills and creativity.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Astronomy Booklet(PDF, 2MB)
• Astronomy Badge(PNG, 25KB)

Be part of the solution not part of the pollution. Learn why it's important for all of us to do our best to clean up, avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle waste. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Clean Up Badge you'll need to complete 3 challenges:

• create a superhero to help fight the war on waste
• do a 100-point clean up
• design a recycling bin.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders The Big Clean Up Booklet(PDF, 2MB)
• The Big Clean Up Badge(PNG, 30KB)

Discover the secret lives of bats, microbats and flying foxes. Begin to understand why they need our protection. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Brilliant Bats Badge you will need to:

• identify the body parts of a bat
• learn what to do with a sick or injured bat
• test your knowledge about bats
• use some cool drawing techniques to draw a bat
• make a pledge to keep them safe.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Brilliant Bats Booklet(PDF, 7MB)
• Brilliant Bats Badge(PNG, 30KB)

Discover why it's important to reduce pollution and learn how we can all tread more lightly on the earth. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Green House Badge, you will need to:

• make a plan to reduce your carbon footprint
• make your own range of amazing household cleaning products
• plant a food garden
• build a worm hotel.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Green House Booklet(PDF, 3MB)
• Green House Badge(PNG, 26KB)

Nature and me are meant to be. Help wildlife by recreating lost habitat in your garden. Link your garden to the entire local habitat on which the birds and other animals depend. To earn your Junior Wild Defender Habitat Garden Badge you will need to:

• complete a backyard fauna survey
• planning a habitat garden
• planting natives
• providing water for wildlife
• create a lizard lounge.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Habitat Garden Booklet(PDF, 2MB)
• Habitat Garden Badge(PNG, 30KB)

Discover the world around you as you begin to observe and record details on a map. To earn your Junior Wild Defender Mapping Badge, you will:

• learn to use and read a map
• create your own map
• hide some treasures close by and mark them with an X on your map for others to find.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Mapping Booklet(PDF, 2MB)
• Mapping Badge(PNG, 29KB)

Marsupials are pouched mammals which give birth to babies that are not fully developed. Although some, such as the numbat does not have a pouch. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Marsupials Badge, you will:

• discover some of Queensland's incredible marsupial animals
• learn where they live
• discover what they eat
• learn how you can help them to stay strong and healthy in the wild.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Marsupials Booklet(PDF, 3MB)
• Marsupials Badge(PNG, 33KB)

You don't take a photograph, you make it! Photography is powerful communication which can capture moments in time and help preserve memories. It documents events for media or new discoveries for science. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Nature Photography Badge, you will:

• learn the many different styles of photography
• learn how to take photos
• experiment and take lots of photos you will soon become an expert!

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Nature Photography Booklet(PDF, 3MB)
• Nature Photography Badge(PNG, 25KB)

The trees and me were meant to be! Discover the trees living in your neighbourhood. Observe the different colours, leaf shapes, seeds, flowers and bark textures. Collect interesting finds for your scavenger scrapbook. Other challenges you will need to complete to earn your Junior Wild Defenders Tree Hugger Badge include:

• creating a journal
• planting a local native tree
• completing a variety of fun activities to do with your tree!

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Tree Hugger Booklet(PDF, 3MB)
• Tree Hugger Badge(PNG, 27KB)

An ocean free of plastic would be turtletastic! All seven species of marine turtle are now threatened with extinction. You have five challenges to complete. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Turtletastic badge, you will:

• identify the parts of a marine turtle's body and the different species
• test your knowledge of marine turtle facts
• create a life cycle diorama
• make a pledge to help keep marine turtles safe.

Downloads:

• Turtletastic Badge(PNG, 32KB)
• Junior Wild Defenders Turtletastic Booklet(PDF, 4MB)

Nature inspires creativity. Look closely at 4 different native Australian animals. In taking time to observe these animals you may truly see their unique shapes, patterns, colours and contours. You have four challenges to complete. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Wildlife Artist Badge badge, you will:

• creating your own emu
• creating a 3D layered numbat
• create a magazine strip koala, and dot art turtle.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Wildlife Artist Booklet(PDF, 7MB)
• Wildlife Artist Badge(PNG, 26KB)

Big or small, be kind to all! Native animals need rescuing for all kinds of reasons. Learn how to give lifesaving first aid to native animals that need our help. You have 5 challenges to complete. To earn your Junior Wild Defenders Wildlife Rescue Badge, you will:

• make a rescue kit
• learn your bird facts
• create an awareness raising poster
• write a story about your favourite native animal
• pledge to support wildlife.

Downloads:

• Junior Wild Defenders Wildlife Rescue Booklet(PDF, 4MB)
• Wildlife Rescue Badge(PNG, 27KB)