Differentiation should include
- factors influencing population density and population dispersion in natural resource systems
- comparisons of various methods of wildlife sampling
- information about the length, weight, age, and sex/maturity of wildlife
- techniques for wildlife preservation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is a given specie’s life history (e.g., description, geographic distribution, habitat, reproduction and growth, patterns in activity, behavior, stressors)?
- What quantifiable method (e.g., observation, counting) of monitoring a species can be used?
- Why is a sampling design an important part of data collection?
- How do humans affect wildlife populations?
- Why is monitoring wildlife populations important?