blogger prompt week 2

Blogger Prompt - Week 2, Term 2, 2018

Native New Zealand Animals

This week we are looking at Persuasive Writing and sharing an opinion

Image from http://www.photosforclass.com/search?text=Maui+Dolphin
The Māui dolphin

One of the world's smallest and rarest dolphins. An endemic sub-species closely related to the Hector's dolphin, it is now found only in the shallow coastal waters off the west coast of the North Island. In 2012, it was estimated that between 48 and 69 mature animals remained.

Opinion, Facts and Thoughts

 


 
1. What are some native animals to New Zealand that are in threat of extinction?

2. How do we protect and look after our native animals in NZ?

by keeping them in the zoo.

3. Where are you most likely to see New Zealand’s native animals?

the forest

4. Many people believe that to save animals from extinction they should be bred in zoos? Do you agree/disagree with this statement and give one reason why.

i agree but i have no reasons i couldn't think of any

5. When zoo bred animals are released back into the wild there can be serious problems. What might some of these problems be?

dogs

6. Zoos are …...a life sentence for animals. What do you think this means?

really it means don't put them in the zoo

7. Why do you think animals in the wild die before they reach maturity?

i've never heard of it before

8. The only way to save our endangered animals is to study and protect their habitat. Why?

because they can be more adaptive

9. Should we have zoos or wildlife parks? Why?

no because its not there habbitat

10. If you could chose one animal to study what would it be and why?

tiger because my name is tiger