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Australia has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to Australia and are not found anywhere else, and introduced a...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22The world has different kinds of animals. Animals belong to groups like mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, fish and more. Some animals are pets that live wit...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22New Zealand Aotearoa has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to New Zealand, animals that can only be found in N...
Entry last updated: 21/06/23The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
An animal becomes a pest if it begins to cause considerable economic or environmental damage. Animal pests such as stoats, possums, deer, cats and mice were ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Pest plants are any plants that invade the native habitat of other plants. They spread so quickly that they cause harm to the environment, including native b...
Entry last updated: 23/10/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Conservation is about preserving and protecting New Zealand's natural environment, wildlife and their habitats including marine reserves. This entry explore...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Adaptation is an evolutionary process where a plant or an animal becomes suited to living in a particular habitat. These are changes that take place over man...
Entry last updated: 12/09/24Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand's forest ecosystem supports native and introduced trees, shrubs, animals, and birds. Forests might have covered 80% of the land, but thi...
Entry last updated: 6/04/23