The World-Wide Web gives us an opportunity to make better use of news items. The newspaper is likely to benefit as well, as it sees the community reaction to its reporting activities. Background Conservation activities must operate in the context of an interested community. Citizen concerns prompt conservation activities, as well as constrain them.
Newspapers are a primary source of information.
The daily newspapers express the interests and understanding of the public. It is likely that almost every biology teacher reads a newspaper with scissors nearby. Any relevant article is clipped and filed since it has the potential to stimulate student interest. Each such article may become a starting point for a new lesson. It is nearly impossible to imagine a biology classroom without a few newspaper articles posted on the bulletin board.