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.
3 good things:
- being doc is good because you can protect animals from danger.
- being a doc is good because you get to live with animals.
- they could make a friend with all the animals.
bad things:
- being a doc is a bad idea because the animal can attack you any time.
- being a doc us a bad idea because they could be lost
- being a doc is a bad idea because sometimes the problem with there healthy
I do not want to be a doc ranger.
Kia ora Michael,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Mikey and I'm a member of the Summer Learning Journey (SLJ) team this year. It looks like you've been very busy, completing lots of SLJ activities - great work! :)
You've made some good points both for and against becoming a DOC ranger. It's fair enough that you wouldn't like to be one - it's not for everyone. It does sound like you like the idea of helping animals though. What animal would you be most interested in working with?
I'm not sure that I'd want to be a DOC ranger permanently, but I think it would be pretty cool to try it for a day or two, just to get a feel for what it's like. It'd be good if you could do that for all jobs actually - it'd be very helpful when figuring out what you want to do.
I look forward to reading more posts from you soon. Until then, happy blogging! :)