Activities
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Places to Visit
When your class is following the Amazon Adventure, you
may want to try visiting a few places to learn more about
Amaz⌠nia or about related issues such as the environment
or living in a frontier. Here are some suggestions for
places that you might want to try.
- Zoo. If you live in a major
centre, there may be a nearby zoo. Visiting the
zoo is a good way to learn about animals and to
see them for yourself. You may even be able to
see a few animals from Amaz⌠nia. Auckland's Zoo
has a special rainforest enclosure containing
Amazonian monkeys.
- Local musuem. Try visiting your
local musuem to find out what life was like in
New Zealand 150 years ago when New Zealand was
still a frontier. Find out what life was like for
the settlers and for the Maori who were already
living here.
- Department of Conservation.
Contact your local Department of Conservation
office. They may be able to tell you about the
efforts that they are doing to save native
forests and endangered species in New Zealand
such as the Kakapo
and Tuatara. There may be even be a conservation
programme in your area which you can visit.
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