Sanctuary Mountain
On Friday, 6 April we went to sanctuary Mountain. we learnt about native species and plants here are some facts:
- 90% of the bush in New Zealand is endemic (only found in NZ).
- Main pests include rabbits, possums, stoats, rats, cats, and weasels.
- For every 20 kiwi babies born 17 are killed by stoats.
- Rabbits were bought in to the country for hunting but their numbers got out of control. They considered bringing in foxes to get rid of them but decided on stoats.
- The kiwi population is still in decline. The population is being reduced by 2% a year. That works out to be about 40 kiwi dying each week.
I found this fun.
I found it fun too! The things we learned about were really interesting. A lot of them I didn't know about.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite animals were the Tutara and the Takeahe.
What were your favourite animals?
Mine is the Tutara, as well.
DeleteI am glad you found this fun Rylan, so did I. I was really surprised by how much humans have disrupted the habitats of so many native NZ birds. What things stood out to you?
ReplyDeleteThe thing I found interesting is how meany the possums and rabbits can have in a month.
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