Thursday 20 December 2018
SLJ-Week 1 day 3 activity 2
Activity 2: The Secretive Skink [4 points]
We have a number of small lizards (geckos and skinks) living in New Zealand. One of the least common is the Chevron Skink. According to the Department of Conservation, Chevron Skinks live mostly on two islands - Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island. These islands are ‘animal reserves.’ Very few people, other than staff working for the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC), are allowed to live there. The DOC staff are called ‘Rangers.’ Their job is to protect the wildlife (animals and plants) living on the island.
Would you like to be a DOC ranger and live with the animals on Great Barrier Island?
On your blog list three pros (good things) and three cons (bad things) about working as a DOC ranger. At the bottom of your post, tell us whether you would like to be a DOC Ranger or not.
Good thigs about being a DOC ranger is:
1.You get to descover new species
2.You get to play with cute animals
3.Because most of the animals are endagerd and DOC rangers protect them.
Bad things abou being a DOC ranger is:
1.you might have a venomous bite from a snake
2.The animals might go out of control and kill you
3.when you are flying to a place the plane might crash
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Tena Koe Mason,
ReplyDeleteWell done on coming up with this list of pros and cons of becoming a DOC ranger. It is certainly a privilege to be able to save animals from becoming extinct. We should all try our best to keep these animals alive because without them our world would be so much less magical - learning to appreciate all life is so important in my opinion.
You have considered all the possibilities for your cons. It is true that anything unexpected could happen especially when you're working with animals in the wild. Us humans communicate by using language (as our primary source) but actions come first for animals. For them, it is simply a way of expressing themselves and naturally being protective towards possible danger but you never know if this could harm us!
Considering all the facts you've mentioned, would you like to become a DOC ranger? Why or why not? I would love to hear your decision and the reasoning.
I look forward to hearing back from you Mason!
Ka kite,
Susie