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