The tuatara is a rare endangered lizard found in the sand dunes, caves, and native bush on New Zealand. Its habitat can be affected by environmental changes like pollution and human impacts such as cutting down native bush, which would leave tuataras without shelter or a place to hide and could cause them to go extinct. Tuataras have enemies including cats, dogs, rats, and humans, as these can kill baby tuataras, eat their eggs, or destroy their habitat. We can show care for tuataras and prevent their extinction by not cutting down as much native bush and protecting their habitat.

1. Tuatara
A rare endangered spices

2. Where in New Zealand is this
animal most commonly
found?
The tuatara is found every where in
new Zealand

3. What is their habitat?
Tuataras are mostly found
in sand dunes, caves and
native bush.

4. How could its habitat be
affected by environmental
changers such as pollution and
human impact?
If people cut down the bush, tuataras would
have no where to live and no where to hide
and will become extinct.

5. What are its enemies and
what threat do they cause
Tuataras enemies are cats ,dogs ,rats and
most importantly us because cats and
dogs can kill baby tuataras, rats can eat
there eggs and we cut down there
habitat.

6. How can we show
Kaitiakitanga to ensure you
animal does not become
extinct?
We could show Kaitiakitanga to
them by not cutting down as
many native trees.