Course Description
This course picks up where Wildlife Management I left off and continues to focus on the biology and natural history of birds, and the variety of small and large mammals found in Pennsylvania and North America. We study and research various wildlife management techniques, including hunting. Other topics include: threatened and endangered species, invasive species, wildlife tracks, skulls, and furs. This course can count towards science credit requirements for graduation.
Prerequisite: Wildlife Management I (0950)
Core Curriculum Content Standards
Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (2023)
Life Science
Grades 9-12
- Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.(3.1.9-12.M)
Environmental Literacy & Sustainability
Grades 9-12
- Analyze and evaluate how best resource management practices and environmental laws achieve sustainability of natural resources.(3.4.9-12.G)
- Design and evaluate solutions in which individuals and societies can promote stewardship in environmental quality and community well-being.(3.4.9-12.H)
Units
Unit #1 - Bird Biology and Species of PA
Unit #2 - Small Mammals of PA
Unit #3 - Even-Toed, Hooved Mammals
Unit #4 - Carnivores
Unit #5 - Skulls, Scat, Tracks, Pelts
Unit #6 - Non-Native and Invasive Species
Unit #7 - Threatened and Endangered Species
Course Resources
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
https://www.pgc.pa.gov/
