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WILDLIFE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

For successful completion of the wildlife section, contestants should be able to:

1. Assess suitability of habitat for given wildlife species
2. Identify signs of wildlife
3. Cite examples of food chains based on specific site conditions
4. Analyze/Interpret site factors that limit or enhance population growth, both in the field and with aerial photos
5. Interpret significance of habitat alteration due to human impacts on site
6. Evaluate factors that might upset ecological balance of a specific site
7. Identify wildlife by their tracks, skulls, pelts, etc.
8. Interpret how presence of wildlife serves as an indicator of environmental quality
9. Identify common wildlife food


Wildlife Station
2005 New York State Envirothon
Oswego, New York

 


Wildlife Station
2004 NYS Envirothon
Morrisville, New York