Wildlife Rehabilitation |
- Mission of Wild at Heart is to rehabilitate injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals
- How wildlife is rehabilitated at our centre and at similar centres across the province
- Medical procedures and techniques we use for rehabilitation
- Policies, procedures, and safety when rehabilitating animals
- Importance of wildlife rehabilitators
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Human-Wildlife Interactions |
- Positive and negative ways that humans and wildlife living in Northern Ontario interact
- Outcomes of human-wildlife interactions
- How to minimize negative human impact – ways to enjoy wildlife without harm to wildlife
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Northern Ecosystems |
- Different types of Northern Ontario ecosystems and habitats (ex: lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands, highlands, lowlands, shorelines, forest, grasslands, urban, rural)
- What kind of wildlife and plants live in each ecosystem/habitat and their interactions
- How ecosystems and habitats interact with each other and transition from one to another
- Changing nature of our climate and how that affects humans and wildlife in Northern Ontario
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Aboriginal Teachings |
- Beliefs about nature and wildlife as taught from the perspective of Aboriginal groups from our area
- How Aboriginal groups interact with wildlife and their environment (and how that differs from other perspectives)
- Aboriginal natural history and traditions
- Northern Aboriginal cultures
- How Aboriginal groups portray wildlife in art, dance, song, storytelling, and craftwork
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In Your Own Backyard |
- Focus on urban and rural wildlife as encountered near homes and cottages
- What people can do at home to minimize negative impacts on wildlife
- Different activities and projects people can take on to help wildlife in their area
- Understanding backyard environments and other environments near human residences
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