Task
- Option One: Create a simple infographic that highlights what you've learned so far in this story.
- Option Two: Sketch/map your answer to the question: does nature need half?
What do you think?
- Are visual storytellers hurting or helping nature?
- How do you think this issue divides society?
- How do you think this issue unites society?
- If we had to choose, what is the better option: more economic development and fewer parks and recreational opportunities, or more protected areas and recreational opportunities, but less economic development? Why?
- How would you turn the kaleidoscope and find a better solution?
Terms & Concepts
- Systemic Racism
- Animal Harvesting
- Living Classroom
- Coexistence
- Dogmatism
- Polarization
This story in the media
The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy
Bias: Centre
Source: The Conversation
File Type: Essay
Overview: The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of...
What happens to Jasper’s animals when wildfire rips through their home?
Bias: none
Source: CBC
File Type: Article
Overview: What happens to Jasper's animals when wildfire rips through their home?
Web Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/jasper-wildfires-wildlife-1.7276833
The shady past of Parks Canada: Forced out, Indigenous people are forging a comeback
The shady past of Parks Canada: Forced out, Indigenous people are forging a comeback
Bias: Centre...
Referenced Resources
- Animals in national parks are affected by even just a few people
- Premier Smith wants national park money made in Alberta to stay in Alberta
- Vancouver Aquarium
- Natural History Museum: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- Things to do this fall at Parks Canada
- 'There's a lot of fakery': insiders spill on the dirty tricks behind wildlife photos
- Experts warn against baiting, harassing wildlife in quest for perfect photos
- The Ethics of Wildlife Photography: Drones Meet Animals
- How to photograph wildlife ethically
- Predator Photography: An Ethical Approach
- Wildlife viewing restriction in Jasper National Park extended
- Jasper National Park issues new restrictions to enforce physical distancing with wildlife
- Jasper National Park issues no stopping zone due to abundance of wildlife
- Khutzeymateen Provincial Park [a.k.a. Khutzeymateen/K’tzim-a-deen Grizzly Sanctuary], Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy, Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy
- Don’t do it for the ’gram: why wildlife photography can be dangerous
- Are you suffering from photography FOMO (fear of missing out)?
- Why People of Color Often Feel Unsafe in the Outdoors
- How conservation efforts have helped some at-risk species in Alberta
- Parks Canada Discovery Pass
- Sustainable Tourism In the Great Bear Rainforest
- In search of the spirit bear in The Great Bear Rainforest
- Map of BC Parks