Wildlife and Society

Wildlife gives us materials, ____, ____, and _____

• Food

• Fur

• Hunting

• Feathers

WIldlife gives us economic value, ____ and ____

• cultural significance
• historical context
• hunting

• technological advancements
• leasing

Wildlife gives us ecosystem services/ecological benefits, such as _____

• water purification
• soil erosion
• nutrient cycling

• climate change mitigation

Wildlife also gives us spiritual, scientific, and intrinsic value

• Wildlife gives us spiritual, scientific, and intrinsic value.
• Wildlife is solely for recreational purposes.
• Wildlife only provides economic benefits.
• Wildlife has no impact on our values.

Humans change landscapes and create policies that benefit society, but how are wildlife affected?

• Wildlife is both positively and negatively impacted

• Wildlife benefits from increased agricultural land use.
• Human policies have no impact on wildlife populations.
• Wildlife thrives in urban areas due to human development.

Exotic and Invasive Species - Define a native species

• A native species is one that can survive in any environment regardless of its origin.
• A native species is one that lives and thrives naturally in an ecosystem without human influence

• A native species is any species that has been introduced to a new area by humans.
• A native species is one that is found only in zoos and aquariums.

Exotic and Invasive Species - Define an exotic (non-native) species

• A species that is introduced to an environment where it does not naturally occur. Normally done by humans

• A species that is found in multiple ecosystems worldwide
• A species that has been extinct for a long time
• A species that is native to a specific environment

Exotic and Invasive Species - Choose the examples of non-native species in North Carolina

• White-tailed deer
• European starling

• Brown Trout

• Eastern red cedar
• Honeybee

Exotic and Invasive Species - Public education, encouraging buying plants and burning firewood locally, removing species, introducing native predators for the species, monitoring known species, and inspecting vehicles are all ways we are trying to do what

• Encourage the import of foreign plants
• Control the spread of exotic and invasive species
• Promote the growth of exotic species
• Increase the use of chemical pesticides

Exotic and Invasive Species - Some species have become naturalized, which means

• Naturalized species are those that are native to their original habitat.
• Naturalized species are only found in zoos and botanical gardens.
• Naturalized species require constant human intervention to survive.
• Naturalized species are those that have spread from their native or introduced range over time and have established breeding populations in these new places.