Letter to the Minister of Conservation

Maggie Barry                                                                                           Molesworth Street Pipeta Wellington                                                                                                                                                                                   New Zealand YOUR FIRST NAME Pt England School Auckland New Zealand TODAY’S DATE: Wednesday 5 april Dear Maggie Barry, Minister of Conservation, hello,My name is maria i am a year 6 student at pt england school.this term   we have been  learning about pest and predators  there is all sorts of of them in new zealand in new zealand      New Zealand has been geographically separated from other land masses for over 80 million years, so our native wildlife has evolved in isolation and in the absence of land mammals. When pests and predators were introduced they took a serious toll on the survival of our native plants, birds, reptiles and invertebrates, who were ill equipped to deal with the threat Pests such as possums, rats and stoats compete with our native birdlife for food and habitat. They also eat the eggs and young and attack the adults  This is what we learnt about with our teacher m YOUR NAME maria