Today we had a discussion based around how we express our feelings about the view of a group known as Nature Watchers who believe that ‘Animals that are called pests’ by the Predator Free Groups should be treated with more respect’.
The topic of discussion was based on the idea that other groups including the Department Of Conservation are planning New Zealand to be predator free by 2050.
Our task was to write an argument about pests that are killing wildlife. I was asked to agree, disagree or express my ideas based on the information supplied and read.
I partly agree. I believe predators that are called pests should not kill our native animals in Aotearoa.
Pests such as feral cats kill millions of our native animals every year and they spread diseases that can affect other animals. Animals pests come from outside New Zealand and are a danger to our wildlife.
The Government Group will help to get rid of pests such as rats, possums and stoats and they are asking all the New Zealanders to help get rid of these horrible pests. New Zealand will be predator free by the year 2050. The evidence comes from "Predator Free NZ".
The Morgan Foundation wants New Zealand to have no pests by the year 2050. They have upset cat owners because of their website "Cats To Go". The Morgan Foundation wants cat owners in New Zealand to own only one cat and if it dies they can no longer get another cat. Feral cats are one of our pests in New Zealand - they hunt birds, lizards, insects and other wildlife.
Dr Jamie Steer in the magazine Spinoff says, "we can't make New Zealand completely native". He believes that we need a better mix of animals in New Zealand.
I believe that The Government Group and The Morgan Foundation are right. There should be no pests killing our native animals in New Zealand.
New Zealand should be predator free from pests!
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