Listening to the land// Writing

What is Pauline doing to help animals that are endangered?

The Maori Scientist Harris Pauline is working hard to help animals that are endangered, she is simplifying Maori  traditional knowledge with western knowledge. She managed to gather information from the Maori people who live in Alaska and they say that their lakes are melting faster, their lakes usually melt around summer. When she got the information from Alaska she was wondering if something like that is affecting animals in New Zealand. She found out that Mosquitoes are hatching earlier and animals along with insects are growing faster.

How is the Maori knowledge helping her?

She is also checking out areas around New Zealand and to see if anything weird is happening. Many Maori communities have a great understanding of the plants,animals and insects cycle also Harris Pauline is a part of 3 Maori tribes so she probably understands how the plant,animal, and insects cycle go’s so she knows when climate change is affecting the plants,animals and insects. She is also creating a map that combines the Maori knowledge with our knowledge now and seeing what’s the differences between what happened back then and now.