Skyping Papua New Guinea about Endangered Species

A teacher who used to teach at Culverhay a few years ago has moved to Papua New Guinea to teach.    We skyped her during our lesson this afternoon, although it was 00.30 tomorrow morning there.

The PNG teacher said that Turtles are the only threatened animal in P.N.G because they get eaten and their shell gets turned into jewellery or alot of other products, by locals, but although they are threatened elsewhere in the world there numbers are plentiful in PNG.  You are though not allowed to take any turtleskin out of the country because of this.

Is there animal cruelty in the country?
Mrs Hurst said that there isnt really any animal cruelty in P.N.G. There are stray dogs that roam freely in the streets and if they go onto the school premises the guards will shoot them.

She said that her favourite endangered species are polar bears and pandas, but that there are none in PNG.

What is the Temperature like in the day?
the weather in the morning is 36 degrees and in the night it is 16 degrees.

When asked about the P.N.G view on animals becoming extinct she thinks that it is sad because we will be able to have babies and animals will not be able to, she also said that they disliked rare animals that were killed just for  human needs like they kill rhinos for the horns for medicine.

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