Orokonui

After having to postpone our first trip because of bad weather we were lucky to get a great day for our visit to the Eco-sanctuary. S.1 and S.2 travelled on a double decker bus which was fun. Once we arrived Nathan welcomed us with a song about the sanctuary and we saw a video. He told us all about the predators that they cleared out of the sanctuary after the 9kms of fence was installed. Nathan explained how ferrets and stoats were so good at hunting. After morning tea we split into 4 groups.
There was the pond group that looked at the insects you might find in and on a small pond and how they show us how healthy the pond is. There was a group that looked at birds' nests and listened to the birdsong in the bush. They also made poo bombs. There was a group that looked at how predators were removed from the sanctuary and how birds are tracked and how there are constant checks to keep the area pest free. The final group looked at the Takahe that live there and also the skinks. After lunch we walked through the sanctuary down to Waitati and our bus collected us there and took us back to school. We had an amazing day and all felt happy and tired.