Native wildlife conservation word search
Kākāpō on offshore islands, takahē back from the brink and volunteers checking trap lines at dawn. Twenty words about the people and places saving our native species.
- Bait station
- Hihi
- Hoiho
- Kaitiaki
- Kākāpō
- Kiwi
- Kōkako
- Māui dolphin
- Nest box
- Offshore island
- Pest fence
- Predator free
- Ranger
- Sanctuary
- Takahē
- Trap line
- Tree planting
- Tuatara
- Volunteer
- Zealandia
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Make your own versionProtecting native wildlife
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- Bait station
- Hihi
- Hoiho
- Kaitiaki
- Kākāpō
- Kiwi
- Kōkako
- Māui dolphin
- Nest box
- Offshore island
- Pest fence
- Predator free
- Ranger
- Sanctuary
- Takahē
- Trap line
- Tree planting
- Tuatara
- Volunteer
- Zealandia
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About this word search
Since people arrived, introduced predators like stoats, rats and possums have caused a sharp decline in many native species. Today almost all kākāpō live on islands cleared of predators, takahē, once thought extinct, were rediscovered in Fiordland in 1948, and the yellow-eyed penguin, hoiho, is closely watched. Places like Zealandia in Wellington show what a predator-proof fence can do, and the country has set a goal of removing rats, stoats and possums by 2050.
The grid is fourteen by fourteen and the words run across, down and diagonally, never backwards. Offshore island is the longest at fourteen letters and fills a whole row as OFFSHOREISLAND. Tree planting has twelve and Māui dolphin eleven. Hihi and kiwi are just four letters. Macrons drop out, so kākāpō reads KAKAPO and takahē reads TAKAHE. The two H's of hihi and hoiho stand out.
After the puzzle, find out what conservation project is closest to your home. Many need volunteers to check traps or plant trees, and this sheet is a good way to start that conversation.
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.
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