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Introduced predators

Native birds (nz) are easly attacked by things like rats and stokies. Because they didn’t grow up with them so that means that they don’t know how to escape from them. They don’t have life history traits like black birds or pagge pies.

aless birds change (native) they will always be target or hunted.

They are compareing ranga birds nz to see how fast they are changing.

The native birds on Rangatira Island that are being studied are:

Chatham Island warbler
 * black robin
 * Chatham Island tomtit

They are looking at traits such as: How many eggs hatch & survive, how long the chicks stay in the nest and where is the nest. They record how often adults visit, sit on the eggs, the food they bring and how many chicks are feed each time. From what New Zealand city did the plane leave? Wellington

What kind of boat takes you over to Rangitara Island? Fishing boats

What was the size of the swell of the sea? 6 meters

1. What do you need to able to land on Rangatira Island? A special permit A boat

2. How long is the research team on Rangatira Island for? 2 and a half months 3. What three bird species are the researchers here to study? Black robins, Chatham Island warbler and the Chatham Island tomtits

1. What is the only means of communication with the outside world? Radio 2. How many bedrooms are there? Two bedrooms for 5 people

3. What are the charts on the wall used for? They mark which nest they found.

1. Where abouts on the island has Melanie brought you? In the middle of Rangitara Island 2. How does Melanie describe the conditions in the forest? Dark and cold even in a sunny day.