Wildlife and Habitat Studies 10, 20, 30

(a)	Discuss the cultural and traditional stories and knowledge about the relationship between animals and Indigenous people with an Elder or Knowledge Keeper.
(b)	Discuss the reasons for studying wildlife populations, including: understanding the impact of environmental change; game management; and, monitoring threatened species.
(c)	Compare various scientific methods (e.g., quadrat study, interpolation, stem count and estimating) used to count populations.
(d)	Conduct a population study using an appropriate method, such as: scat analysis (e.g., deer and rabbit density); pond dipping; and, fish trapping or seine netting.
(e)	Use a variety of resources (e.g., Knowledge Keeper, books and technological applications) to identify birds in a given ecosystem.
(f)	Explore methods for studying migratory birds, including bird banding.
(g)	Explain the purpose of completing a bird survey.
(h)	Analyze what the results of a population study indicate about the health of the species and the environment.
(i)	Investigate the impact that overpopulated wildlife species in Saskatchewan have on other species and the environment.
(j)	Describe the effects a species' population cycle has on another species (e.g., arctic hare and arctic fox).
(k)	Relate the concepts of “limiting factors” and “carrying capacity” to wildlife populations.