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.
Pro's
1. Being able to know you are doing something useful and good, such as protecting the wildlife!
2. You would learn lots of new knowledge about animals and wildlife
3. You would make many new friends and get to know many people who share the same intrest as you; protecting the wildlife.
Con's
1. If you had to work on an island like the Great Barrier Island, you would become very isolated.
2.There are many dangers to being a DOC ranger, like getting hurt by animals or getting lost.
3. You might get bored of it.
I would not like to be a DOC ranger! I'm not a very outdoors kind of person, although I think it would be great learning many new skills and doing something useful for the environment it's not really the job for me.
Hey Ella,
ReplyDeleteYou have done a fantastic job on this activity! You have thought well about the pros and cons of working as a Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger, I'm impressed! I appreciate your honesty and the reasons why you would not like to be a DOC ranger. It can be a tough job and it requires you to be constantly aware of safety, your surroundings as well as remaining calm when unexpected situations happen. I am also not much of an outdoors person so I can see where you are coming from. What job do you think you would like to do when you're older?
Happy blogging,
Evelyn :)
Hi Ella,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your learning about The Secretive Skink. I've completed this activity too. This activity was very enjoyable. Your listed pros and cons are amazing. They sounds very interesting to me. I liked it how you said You would make many new friends and get to know many people who share the same intrest as you; protecting the wildlife.
NICE!