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SLJ Day 3 Taking Action Week 4

Activity 1 Predator Free 2050 - A Call To The Arms

I liked the first video, the Cacophony Project.
I choose this video because I think that using technology as
part of the traps is a really cool idea. I think that adding technology
to the pest traps will help catch them faster, and that the big project
they are working on will work really well.

Activity 2 Protecting The Most Vulnerable

1. Māui dolphin males are smaller and lighter than the females
2. There are 63 individual Māui dolphins left in the world
3. Female Māui dolphins can weigh up to 50 kg in weight
4. Māui dolphins have a pointed dorsal fin
5. Māui dolphins have mixed groups with male and female
6. Māui dolphins like to swim in water deeper than 20 m

Activity 3

Polar Bear: I would save the polar bear because I don’t think that
it is fair that their population is declining because of global warming.

Panda:  I would save the panda because they are being hunted by
humans and their habitat is being destroyed.

Stinking Corpse Flower: I would choose to save this plant because
it is so unusual.

Bengal Tiger: Bengal  tigers are really endangered and I would save
these because like I said with the polar bear I don’t think that it is fair
the they die out because humans are destroying their habitats

Sumatran Rhino: I think I would save this animal because there
only around 80 left in the world

Eastern Gorilla: I would save the Eastern Gorilla because they are  
cool animal and they should not go extinct because of humans.

Kakapo: I would choose to save this bird because it is native to
NZ and we need to keep it alive.

Kea: I think that the Kea needs saving, it is also another native
animal to NZ, and it can only be found in the South Island so I
think that we need to save it, because it is so rare.

Blue Throated Macaw: I think we should save this bird because
we need to stop poaching and this bird is being hunted by poachers.

Vaquita: This porpoise needs saving because they are so close
to extinction and they are so rare, did you know there is about 30
of these animals left in the world.  

SLJ Day 3 Week 1 Awesome Animals

Activity 1 Fantastic Beasts

My beast would have eight deep blue pointed eyes and a oval like head.
Tall and lean it would have a long skinny body with winding arms and wiry legs.
My beast would be able to jump onto the tallest point in the world.
Its leathery pitch black suit would shine in the light, with bright yellow stripes
going up its arms and legs. A strong pungent lemon smell wafting from its
body. My beast would make a deep hissing sound and have a menacing
snarl sure to scare you off.

Activity 2 The Secretive Skink

Pros

• You get to look after cool native NZ animals
• You get to live around the amazing wildlife
• Finally you get to help make sure that the native NZ nature survives

Cons

• You have to live on the island away from your family for a certain amount
• of time
• If you are a DOC ranger that uses 1080 then other people might hate
  you because you’re using a bad chemical.
• They could be getting paid less than they should

I would not want to be a DOC ranger because it is not what I want to do when

I am older.

Activity 3 World Wildlife Fund

1. World Wildlife fund is working to save the Saimaa Seal.
2. Volunteers are helping to build snow banks for the seals.
3. The seals are using the snow banks to give birth to their babies.

Animals In The Amazon

In term 3 my friend and I made a free time writing slide show together. It was about animals in the Amazon. Here is our slide show.