Restoring what? Why? & How?
The links listed here, as well as our photos, are all useful as you prepare to write your report.
Some questions to consider:
Some questions to consider:
- What is the area we are investigating? (a map maybe)
- What was the area like before people arrived?
- What have people done that has caused damage?
- What is happening now to fix the problems?
- What evidence can we see (or hear) that 'the fix' is working?
The Task Part 1:
Describe the Abel Tasman:
Part 2
What evidence can we see (or hear) that 'the fix' is working?
What other interesting things did we learn about?
Some of the things we sometimes see:
Describe the Abel Tasman:
- Map
- When established
- Special features
- Visitor numbers
- What are they trying to achieve
- How much $ involved
- How many NZ native birds are killed by introduced predators EVERY DAY!
- Some of the worst offenders are rats, stoats and possums
- What do each of these do that is so bad
- Describe how they are being controlled in the Abel Tasman
Part 2
What evidence can we see (or hear) that 'the fix' is working?
What other interesting things did we learn about?
Some of the things we sometimes see:
- Spotted shags
- Kahawai feeding with the Fluttering Shearwaters
- Seals and pups
- Dead pine trees
- Blue moki
- Eagle rays
- Secchi disk measuring
- Tourists in kayaks
- Bird sounds on Adelle and Fishermans Islands
- Pipis and cockles (filter feeders in Frenchman's inlet)
- Old original native forest trees (up in Falls River)
- Pied shags
- Oyster catchers
- Gannets
- Weka
- Dusky Dolphins
- Flood water layer / boundary (and Motueka river)
- Salt wedge in Falls River
Our trip thanks to Stew from Abel Tasman Ecotours....
supporting education in the Abel Tasman
supporting education in the Abel Tasman
Trips 2019: Link here
Trip Sept, 2018
Trip April , 2018
Trip(s) August , 2017....
Trip May 29 , 2017...
Trip Oct 17, 2016.....
Above still images thanks to Julie Bakke and Louis Fuchs, the rest by me
Most of these photos tell some sort of story of the human impacts and should be included in your report, one or two are there just coz we look cool! (click on them to see full size) .... and Paul took some even better photos (2014).... below
Trip 2014...
Photos below courtesy of Paul Schuler