Transcript Jamie Crait Lesson 1 PowerPoint

Habitat Is Where the Heart Is
What are some things we might want
to learn about an animal?
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What does it eat?
How long does it live?
How many are there in an area?
How does it taste?
Where does it live?
– An animal’s home is its habitat
Habitat
• When we think of
“home” we think
indoors
• Unlike our homes, an
animal’s habitat is
outdoors and includes:
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Food source
Water source
Shelter
Space
How do we find out what habitat an
animal uses?
• Direct observation
• Listening
– bird calls
• Evidence of animals
– dens, tracks, scats
• Electrofishing
• Radio telemetry
Radio telemetry
Today we’re going to study the habitat
use of animals in your local ecosystem
We have 2 OBJECTIVES:
1. Find where the
animals are with:
– Aerial telemetry
– Tracking on the ground
(looking for foot
prints)
2. Record habitat
descriptions for each
animal