Welcome! Please go get your interactive notebook. Please put your permission slip and $15 on your desk so Ms. Klein can pick it up.

Welcome!

Please go get your interactive notebook.

Please put your permission slip and $15 on your desk so Ms.

Klein can pick it up.

Wildlife management

What is it? Wildlife management

is the science of Determining the

needs of wildlife Creating strategies to

meet these needs

Endangered Species Act

1973Creates a list of threatened and endangered species

Organisms on the list cannot be harmed and their habitat cannot be disrupted

All species on the list must have a recovery plan

Who is in charge of the Endangered Species Act? US Fish and Wildlife Service Marine National Fisheries Service

Today’s interactive Notebook page: (4 min)

Title: Success StoriesDate: 10/24Cut out the pictures, glue them in with space to add notes for each.

Delisted species – SUCCESS!

Texas Success stories!

Big horn sheep

Big horn reintroduction in Big Bend National Park

Translocation project Now 7 herds, about the same size population

as the late 1800’s

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

Captive Breeding program

Brown pelican DDT

biomagnified through the population

DDT use banned in 1970’s

Taken off the Endangered Species list a few years ago!

That’s great, but what can I do? Brainstorm!

Check for understanding What is wildlife

management? Name three ways

wildlife managers might improve habitat.

How is hunting used in wildlife management?

How are the ESA and CITES different?