Chapter 1. Caribou Preservation in Canada
Introduction
Caribou Preservation in Canada
In this activity you will be watching a 3:33 video entitled Another Chance produced by Leanne Allison for Parks Canada. This short video features the status of caribou populations in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. You will be encouraged through this exercise to learn about how caribou populations have been affected by both human and natural events, and how park managers plan to restore caribou populations.
In each section of the activity you’ll be asked to think about elements of the video’s content and presentation as they relate to environmental literacy, which you learned about in Chapter #.
1.1 Section A: Analyzing The Video
Instructions
Watch the video with this question in mind: Why have caribou declined in Banff National Park? After watching the video, answer the below questions.
Question 1.1
Have caribou been numerous in the past in Banff National Park?
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What major event occurred in 2009 caused a sudden decline in caribou?
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What other key factor(s) led to caribou decline?
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| disease | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
| tourism | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
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1.1.1 Section A: Analyzing The Video (Continued)
Instructions
1. Watch the video again.
2. As you watch, note the answers to the following questions.
Question 1.5
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Question 1.8
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Instructions
1. Watch the video again if necessary.
2. This time concentrate on the text shown in the video.
Question 1.11
How does Banff National Park plan to foster caribou in the park?
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| hunting restrictions | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
| cull of competitor species | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
| transfer of Arctic herds to the park | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
Question 1.12
Why are they using this method?
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| disease in source populations | 2K3REYmgPBjb2b58pdLC4MtdonI= |
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Question 1.13
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Where will caribou reintroductions be done?
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1.2 Section B: Summary Questions
Question 1.15
Why has predator control been so common?
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Why is predator control such a problematic activity?
Question 1.16
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Question 1.17
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Question 1.18
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Having watched Another Chance, do you feel that you are fully aware of the causes and consequences of human impacts on caribou populations?
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What other factors might be at work that were not mentioned in the video?
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1.2.1 Section C: The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge Questions
Instructions
Having viewed the video clip and focused on environmental literacy, now read the following article and related responses.
"The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge" W. Wayt Gibbs, Scientific American, May 2001 Responses in Letters, Scientific American, September 2001, and November 2001
Question 1.21
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Question 1.24
W. Wayt Gibbs’ 2001 article describes the natural Northern Alaska landscape and the landscape features that result from oil and gas exploration and extraction. Check off the typical natural landscape mentioned in this article.
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Question 1.25
List at least nine landscape features that will result from oil and gas exploration and extraction activities. Then, check off the landscape features from this list that could impact caribou.
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Question 1.26
Do we have enough information to predict with confidence how local wildlife such as caribou will respond to land use changes in the Arctic?
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