Why is the May Fly endangered?

Over the last 2 weeks the Year 5 and 6's attended a learning day immersed in the environment out at Waikereru Reserve on Riverside Road.  The Wildlab is funded by Air New Zealand and offers integrated learning about our environment through science, the arts and on location experiences.  

Here we are watching an actor give us information about why the May Fly is endangered. 

We climbed a big hill and looked at the surrounding geography learning about how the reserve was rebuilt from barren farmland. 

After lunch we spent some time down at the river looking for May Fly lavae in the river.  The May Fly is an insect that decomposes the algae and provides nutrients in the water for higher species such as fish and birds.  They need 95% pure water to survive!  This is why they are endangered - our rivers are shockingly polluted!  The May Fly is an interesting insect!  What facts did you learn? 

Some people would like the Waimata River to have the status of a person so that it can be treated better and we can prosecute anyone who pollutes it!  What do you think about that?