Day 3 - Activity 2

Activity 2:On your blog, tell us whether you agree that New Zealand should be predator free. In your opinion, is it right to kill all of the predators (eg. possums) or should we just leave them alone? On your blog tell us what you think and give us, at least, three reasons why you think this way.

Once you have finished your blog post, it is time to relax for the evening. You and your friends have a nice dinner and then head to bed. You are just about to fall asleep when you hear something moving around outside your hotel. It sounds like a large bird. Maybe it’s a Moa…

To learn more about the Moa bird go to the bonus activity for today!

I am very certain that we should kill these predators because....

1. They are a very big threat to the forests and the native wildlife.

2. At night the total of leaves and flowers that possums eat is 21,000 tones.

3. Every time possums damage things it cost's NZ Farmers about 35 million every year.

4. The New Zealand Government has to spend about $110 million per year on possum control.

5. Possums eat Leaves, flower, leaf bugs, fruit, eggs, birds, insects & snails.