See if you have the right to call yourself a true Conservation kid!
- What should you do if you see a seal or sea lion enjoying the sunshine?
- Get up close for a photo
- Feed it some food
- Stay away and leave it alone
- How far can a kiwi fly?
- From Auckland to Wellington
- The length of a rugby field
- It can’t fly at all
- The kiwi is the only bird known to have nostrils at the end of its bill – true or false?
- This bird has the Māori name 'ruru'. What's its English name?
- Morepork
- Morebeef
- Morelamb
- What New Zealand reptile has been around since the time of the dinosaurs?
- What is the smallest type of dolphin in the world? Hint: It has the same name as a character from Māori legend.
- Māui
- Moana
- Hector's
- Which of these species is cannibalistic (meaning it will eat members of its own kind)
- Kea
- Whio/blue duck
- Kauri snail
- Possums, stoats and rats are the biggest threats to our native species – true or false?
- When a wētā grows, it sheds its outer skin. What is this called?
- Exoskeleton
- Sunburn
- Leftovers
- There is a species of giant wētā called ‘wētāpunga’. What does this mean?
- God of ugly things
- Big friend
- Scare your sister
- What bird is the takahē related to?
- Pūkeko
- Fantail
- Moa
- Sirocco is a friendly green bird with his own Facebook page. What species of bird is he?
- Little penguin
- Kākāpō
- Weka
- Wetlands are full of all sorts of creatures. Most people think they’re gross smelly swamps, but they actually:
- smell like roses and chocolate
- are great swimming spots
- help prevent flooding across farm lands
- We get cabbages from native cabbage trees – true or false?
- Public conservation land belongs to:
- the Prime Minister
- DOC rangers
- all New Zealanders
- Our native bat/pekapeka is a mammal – true or false?
- New Zealand has two types of lizards – one is the gecko, what's the other?
- National parks are great places to:
- Build houses
- Go for scenic walks
- Move rats and mice to
- What New Zealand tree has the same name as the Māori word for 'yellow'?
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Here are the answers
- c) Stay away and leave it alone
- c) It can’t fly at all
- True
- a) Morepork
- Tuatara
- a) Māui dolphin
- c) Kauri snail
- True
- a) Exoskeleton
- a) God of ugly things
- a) Pukeko
- b) Kākāpō
- c) Help prevent flooding across farm lands
- False – it's just the English name for the native tree 'ti kouka'
- c) All New Zealanders
- True – they're actually our only native land mammal
- Skinks
- b) go for scenic walks
- Kōwhai