Wild Spartans: Leaping Leopards, Lizards, and Bears… Oh My! With Dr. Kerry Nicholson; February 2022
February 8, 2022
February Wild Spartans Speaker:
Join 4-H staff as we take a look into life working with fisheries and wildlife! This month’s 4-H Wild Spartans Series will explore working with carnivores. Follow along as we peer into grizzly dens in the arctic, track cougars in the desert, and more! Join us on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 at 6:30pm EST for “Leaping Leopards, Lizards, and Bears… Oh My!” We will talk to a scientist about researching and managing species worldwide. You will meet Dr. Kerry Nicholson, Furbearer Biologist III with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. You will learn about her field work and hear about the education and career path she followed to get there. Youth will be encouraged to ask questions to learn more through a live Q&A. This free series is open to 4-H and non-4-H youth ages 12-19 years. Monthly sessions will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm EST.
Educational Resources:
- http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildliferesearch.furbearers
- https://www.fws.gov/international/animals/fur-bearers.html
- DNR - Wildlife Classroom Curricula (michigan.gov) (year in the life of a MI black bear)
- DNR - Mammals (michigan.gov)
- https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79135_79218_79619_84911---,00.html
- https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_79147_81579-246934--,00.html
- DNR - About Black Bears in Michigan