1. Envirothon Birds and Mammals
Wildlife of PA
Envirothon
Birds and Mammals

2. Birds and Mammals Identify Describe the natural history
Determine the wildlife biology
Evaluate habitat
Check out our list!

3. Conceptual Questions Habitat requirements Physical characteristics
Wildlife management techniques
Migration/hibernation
Awareness of disease (West Nile Virus and Chronic Wasting disease)
State agencies involved with protection
All these will be found in our Wildlife Profile Set!

4. Identification Visuals ; mounts, skins, photos Vocalizations (CD)
Skulls and tracks (booklet and CD)

5. Let’s skull identify!
Black bear
Fox
Raccoon
Opossum
Beaver
Vole
Deer

6. Let’s examine skins! Red fox Coyote Raccoon Beaver Skunk Opossum
White tail deer

7. Let’s identify feathers!
Turkey
Pheasant
Red tailed hawk
Great horned owl
Vulture
Ruffed grouse

8. Game Commission Check out these links: Wildlife Education Resources
Check out these links:
Wildlife
Wildlife, habitat management, wildlife diseases
Education
Kid’s corner
Resources
Photo, video

9. Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a neurological (brain and nervous system) disease found in deer, elk, and moose in certain geographic locations in North America. It attacks the brains of infected members of the deer family and produces small lesions that eventually result in death. While CWD is similar to mad cow disease in cattle. CWD has not yet been found in Pennsylvania.

10. West Nile
West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause a brain inflammation. Infected mosquitoes pass the virus onto birds, animals and people. West Nile virus was first detected in North America in 1999 in New York, and in Pennsylvania in Prior to that it had only been found in Africa, Eastern Europe, and West Asia. West Nile virus cases occur primarily in the mid summer or early fall, although mosquito season is usually April-October.
The principle route of human infection with West Nile virus is through the bite of an infected mosquito.
The West Nile virus infects certain wild birds. The infected birds, especially crows, are known to get sick and die from the infection. Reporting of dead birds is a good way to check for West Nile virus activity in the environment and allow implementation of prevention and control measures to minimize the spread of the virus. The Pennsylvania Dead Bird Surveillance program for West Nile virus relies on Commonwealth citizens to report and submit dead birds seen around their property or elsewhere to their West Nile County Coordinators. Since the virus was detected in New York City in 1999, thousands of dead birds have been submitted for testing by citizens in the northeastern US. Pennsylvania residents are strongly encouraged to report and submit dead birds.

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12. Bobcat

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14. Oppossum

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16. Raccoon

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18. Shrew

19. Track this!

20. Deer

21. Let’s track! http://www.bear-tracker.com/beaver.html