Terms & Concepts

  • Urban Rural Divide
  • Trophy Hunting
  • Game Species
  • Entrenched
  • Predator Management
  • Predator/Prey Cycle
  • Fair Chase
  • GDP
  • Ecotourism
  • Polarization
  • Economic Diversity
  • Populism
  • Echo Chamber

Task

  • Option One: Collaborate with a partner and find a local example of the issues highlighted in this story.
  • Option Two: In small groups, discuss the issues being debated in this story. What are your thoughts? What context needs to be understood in order to move forward? Is there a solution?

What do you think?

  • What do you think of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation?
  • Does science place too much, or too little, emphasis on animal populations?
  • Should we manage wildlife - and predators specifically - for people or for nature?
  • What do you think about animal rights in Canada? Have we gone too far or not far enough? Why?
  • Do you think it's possible to find a solution to this question that works for all sides of the debate? How can science help?
  • What's the most important lesson you learned in this story?

This story in the media

How lynx and wolf reintroductions to Britain could be shaped by preconceptions and psychology

Bias: Centre Source: The Conversation File Type: Essay Overview: How lynx and wolf reintroductions to Britain could be shaped by preconceptions and psychology Web Link: https://theconversation.com/how-lynx-and-wolf-reintroductions-to-britain-could-be-shaped-by-preconceptions-and-psychology-247031

Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’

Bias: Centre Source: The Guardian File Type: Essay Overview: Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’ Web Link: https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/kill-barred-owl-save-spotted-conservation

‘We had to make a choice’: Wildlife Haven no longer treating certain species

Bias: none Source: CTV News File Type: Article Overview: \'We had to make a choice\': Wildlife Haven no longer treating certain species Web Link: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/we-had-to-make-a-choice-wildlife-haven-no-longer-treating-certain-species-1.6812471

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