WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT BY BRAD JUSTICE & J.T. VICKER Provided by Dr. James Corbett, Agriculture Teacher, Lowndes Co. High School Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office To accompany Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson July 2002
ARICULTURE THE ART OF CULTIVATING THE LAND
CONSERVATION WISE USE OF RESOURCES
DEATH RATE NUMBER OF WILDLIFE NOT SURVIVNG A YEAR
ENDANGERED SPECIES PORTECTED BY LAW
EXTINCTION DISAPPEARANCE OF A SPECIES
GAME WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE HUNTED OR TRAPPED ACCORDING TO SEASONS
HABITAT AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROVIDES EVERTHING FOR WILDLIFE
HUNTING AN OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY GOVERNED BY LAW
BAG LIMITS NUMBERS OF WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE TAKEN DAILY BY LAW
REFUGES SUITABLE HABITAT FOR INCREASING WILDLIFE NUMBER
SEASONS LIMITS THE TIME, WAY, AND NUMBER IN WHICH GAME MAY BE LEGALLY TAKEN
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT 1.WILDLIFE MUST BE BASED ON BIOLOGICAL FACT 2.MAN’S ACTIONS AFFECT WILDLIFE 3.MANAGEMENT MUST BE USED TO HELP THE ENTIRE BIOTA, NOT JUST WILDLIFE 4.CONSERVATION MEANS WISE USE OF RESOURCES. PRESERVATION MEANS NON-USE.
WILDLIFE HABITAT Requirements Habitat must provide water food cover
How Man Changes Habitats Building Homes Building Homes growing food growing food draining marshes draining marshes
Needs to live Food. The amount of food an animal eats is important. Food. The amount of food an animal eats is important. Cover. Wildlife needs cover to protect it Cover. Wildlife needs cover to protect it water. All wildlife needs water water. All wildlife needs water Space. The area which only a certain number of animals can live Space. The area which only a certain number of animals can live Arrangement. How these four things come into play determines how much wildlife can live there Arrangement. How these four things come into play determines how much wildlife can live there
WAYS TO CONSERVATION MONEY SOURCES MONEY SOURCES HUNTING LICENSES HUNTING LICENSES EXCISE TAXES ON ARMS AND AMMUNITION EXCISE TAXES ON ARMS AND AMMUNITION DUCK STAMPS DUCK STAMPS