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BEAR
SCOUT: Achievement 5: Sharing Your World With Wildlife
Note: Lion Country Safari's badge workshop will help your Scout
group
prepare for earning a badge. The following list will help you to understand
what Lion Country Safari covers, and what the Scout and/or group will
need
to do to complete the badge requirements. All badge workshops must be
arranged in advance.
4 of the 5 are required to earn the badge
This badge is part of the World Conservation Award (cf. p. 259 in Dear Scout book).
| At
Lion Country Safari (during your badge workshop) |
Scouts
need to do on their own (or as a Den activity) |
| 5
A: Lion Country Safari will do an animal presentation (bird or other animal) for your group. 5 B: Make a pinecone bird feeder. 5 C: Talk about what wildlife conservation officers do. Explain why all animals need food, water, shelter, space. Explain how Lion Country Safari provides these for wild animals to help them survive. Talk about various careers in conservation. 5 D: Lion Country Safari serves as the place to visit for this requirement. 5 E: Explain what endangered species are. Talk about some of the programs or organizations (ex.: SSP, CITES) that help to protect endangered species. Give info sheets about extinct animals. Point out animals at Lion Country Safari that are endangered or threatened. |
5
A: Make a poster showing what you've learned about that animal. 5 C: Explain what you learned about animals' needs and what conservation officers do. 5 E: Name an animal that is on the endangered species list. Name an animal that has become extinct in the past 100 years. Explain how animals become extinct. |