Feral Peril

To find out more about these environmental pests create a web quest for another student in your class to research.

When making a web quest it is important to give the web address of the site you have visited at the top of your quest.

Think carefully about the questions you will ask other students to research.

Or you can do a Who Am I?

Write 10 clues that lead the reader to the answer to your feral animal riddle.

Students then follow the link to find the answer to the riddle.

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/th/th_index.html

Here is an example of a Feral Peril riddle.

  1. I come from Indonesia.
  2. We escaped or were let go from farms because our price dropped in the market.
  3. We are herbivores that live in herds.
  4. There are several species of me living in the wet tropics.
  5. We are able to breed very quickly in favourable conditions.
  6. We spread weeds and lower water quality through wallowing.
  7. We have been declared a class one pest in Queensland and need to be eradicated.
  8. I grow antlers and have other species called Sambar and Fallow in my family.
  9. Our presence encourages illegal shooting.

We are a dangerous hazard to road users because of our size and nocturnal habits.