2. Todd Black USU/EXT Utah Envir0thon Workshop Thanksgiving Point 01/14/2011

3. Wildlife Identification Resources Basic Features Unique Features Core Concepts Wildlife habitat Featured species

4. Envirothon Resources Wildlife Education Manual Online Manual http://www.utahenvirothon.org/students/study_wildlife_WHEP.htm Online Websites Just Google anything—Google is the expert http://wildlife.utah.gov/education/index.php State and Federal agencies happy to help Each UDWR region has an outreach specialists http://wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/about-us/contact-us.html

6. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Class/Family/type Color Size SIZE Shape Shape Distribution Habitat ♂ Sex ♂ ♀ sexual dimorphism

7. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Class/Family/name Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Odocoileus Species: hemionus.

8. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Color

9. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Size SIZE Bee humming bird Around 1.6grams or 0.05 ounces Ostrich tops out at ~160 kgs or 350lbs—note one ostrich eye which is the size of a base ball and the largest eye of any land animal—bigger than its eye weighs ~60grs

10. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Shape Lesser sand eel—it’s a fish, tops out at about 20cm long ~8” Russell's snapper also tops about at 20cm about 8” long

11. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Distribution Distribution map of this avian species is found on every continent in the world except Antarctica

12. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for Habitat Some wildlife are only found in one particular type of habitat and live no where else

13. Wildlife Biology 101 Basic Features to look for ♂ Sex ♂ ♀ sexual dimorphism

14. Unique Features (describe this one) wings rump tail feathers beak/bill eye eye ring breast color feet/legs other Note—these guys eat the lesser sand eel

15. Basic Features Exercise 1: Class (mammal/bird/fish) Color Size SIZE Shape Shape Distribution Habitat ♂ Sex ♂ ♀ sexual dimorphism

16. Unique Features Exercise 2:

17. Basic Features Unique Features Exercise 3

18. Featured species What do you want Increase grouse populations How many animals Over 1000 Something particular Manage predators Use Habitat requirements to manage More forbs for chicks

19. Habitat Food Shelter Water Space Arrangement

20. Exercise 4 1—pick an animal not your cat or dog 2—draw the animals habitat 3—label habitat features 4—discuss arrangement of features