WLD1050 People, Culture & Wildlife Heritage

Introductory · 1 credit · NAT - Natural Resources

Description: Students investigate historical aspects of wildlife and the influence of changes in human activity on wildlife in Alberta and Canada. The significance of wildlife to society and the relationships between humans and wildlife are also examined.
Prerequisite: None

Outcomes The student will:

1 explain the status of Canadian wildlife prior to 1900
- 1.1 investigate and compare differences in wildlife populations due to human activity during this time period, including but not limited to:
  - 1.1.1 fur trade
  - 1.1.2 subsistence
  - 1.1.3 European settlers
- 1.2 describe how wildlife affects the development, movement and size of human societies
2 describe the effects of land use practices on wildlife prior to 1900
- 2.1 describe the land use practices of Aboriginal peoples
- 2.2 describe the land use practices of European settlers
- 2.3 analyze changes in the land use practices of European settlers and Aboriginal peoples
- 2.4 examine the influence of the conservation and preservation movements and the national parks movement
3 explore management strategies that enable wildlife and society to coexist
- 3.1 investigate national park policies and legislation
- 3.2 compare and contrast conservation and preservation
- 3.3 investigate reintroduction and re-establishment
4 identify and explain how human activity affected the structure, behaviour and habitat of a Canadian wildlife species before 1900, considering: • structural and behavioural adaptations • interactions with other species (ecosystems) • habitat • population • distribution
5 describe the social, economic and environmental significance of wildlife
- 5.1 explain the social and cultural significance of wildlife; e.g., recreation, spirituality, aesthetics, medicine, mythology, literature, significance to indigenous peoples
- 5.2 explain the economic significance of wildlife; e.g., tourism, subsistence, commercial trade
- 5.3 explain the environmental significance of wildlife; e.g., water, air and soil quality, diversity of life forms, maintenance of ecosystems
6 explain how personal needs, wants, beliefs and actions may influence wildlife and wildlife habitats
- 6.1 explain how individual attitudes, actions and lifestyles may affect wildlife and the environment; e.g., recreation and tourism, farming practices, housing and transportation choices, subsistence and commercial trade, energy use
- 6.2 describe how the growth of human populations may affect wildlife through the destruction of habitat; e.g., deforestation, urban sprawl, construction of roads and buildings, extraction or harvesting of natural resources, pollution
7 demonstrate basic competencies
- 7.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
  - 7.1.1 communicate
  - 7.1.2 manage information
  - 7.1.3 use numbers
  - 7.1.4 think and solve problems
- 7.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
  - 7.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
  - 7.2.2 be responsible
  - 7.2.3 be adaptable
  - 7.2.4 learn continuously
  - 7.2.5 work safely
- 7.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
  - 7.3.1 work with others
  - 7.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
8 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
- 8.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
- 8.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices