Group+6.

=Marshall Laing Primary School HABITATS= Samantha, Rashaad, James A, Leena and Anjila are interested in introduced animals, birds and insects. Below is our focus question for Inquiry. "How can we eradicate introduced animals (like possums) from our environment at Marshall Laing?" Further questions are...


 * What other ways can we get rid of introduced animals and birds for example the magpie and lorikeet?
 * Can we make traps to stop introduced animals from killing our native animals?

10FY think that introduced and invading species are trying wrecking the native animals habitats and in consequence the native animals are dying.

Trapping - one way of catching the magpies is with a "Larsen magpie trap" which is a modified cage trap. The Auckland Regional Council have information about where to obtain a Larsen trap from. Shooting and poison are other ways - but these would not be a good idea to use in a school!

Rainbow lorikeets eat the same food as Tuis - they are known to keep the Tuis away from the food they want.