… Wildlife …

Wildlife includes all species living in a free condition, providing for its own food, and living in suitable habitat.  Wildlife includes, but not limited to animals, insects, spiders, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish and mammals if not domesticated. 

Identify Birds  and Mammals  of Nova Scotia

• Bird and mammal identification
 • Natural history of birds and mammals

Understand Wildlife Ecology
 • Survival requirements of wildlife         
 • Predatory-prey relationships 
 • Adaptations
 • Population dynamics       photo: B. Archibald/ FPANS
 • Habitat types and associated wildlife   

Conservation and Management Issues
 • Regulations concerning hunting and fishing
 • Provincial, Federal and local groups that protect wildlife resources
 • Resources enhancement and management issues
 • Habitat protection

Issues Involving Wildlife and Society
 • Endangered and threaten species
 • wetlands
 • Habitat loss

  Canon Envirothon    Learning Objectives

• Changing of animal  behavior including "taming" of wildlife associated with campgroundsissutional and
• Disruption of breeding cycles
  Consider wildlife needs and concerns of  wildlife managers 1. migratory bird flyways
  Minimize adverse impacts to natural resources
• Describe  the interconnectedness between social-economic, technological and ecological aspects of recreation