Wildlife conservation in the digital age

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Assignment Task: Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife Conservation in the Digital Age: using storytelling to inspire action

In lieu of the final exam, students will instead have the option of taking a creative approach to demonstrate what they have learned about wildlife conservation this semester. The objective of this project is to apply concepts you have learned from at least 2 of the course topics discussed this semester to build a StoryMap for a conservation purpose. All lecture topics are listed in the syllabus but include the following: history and laws, issues and attitudes, animal behavior, food and nutrition, genetics, disease, wildlife trade, or climate change, etc. The first step is probably to consider which topics were most interesting to you and then to research current conservation challenges that are related to these particular topics.

The focus of your StoryMap should be designed through one of the following lenses:

Create a call to action (why should we prioritize conservation of species in the wild?)
Share stories from the field (first-person narrative of your wildlife research),
Connecting people with a place (particular ecosystem or habitat in need of protection),
Telling the story of a species (focus on imperiled species or those that get less attention),
Addressing misconceptions (the significant role of hunters/anglers in conservation),
Relating broader current events to wildlife (how does war affect wildlife?)
Investigating one of your Packback questions in more depth

We expect StoryMaps to be anchored in scientific data and to be presented through a "two-eyed seeing" approach as much as possible. Regardless of which route you take, do your research and gather relevant information: species distribution maps, photographs, audio recordings, video, scientific figures and tables, peer reviewed literature and/or news articles.

Remember, conservation issues are complex. Students are expected to present these nuances and gather information from a diversity of sources and perspectives. Curate this research into one place and build a scientific resource that is palatable for the general public. Make your case for conservation chronologically or from "big-picture" points.

Helpful Resources:

Packback Discussions-scroll through our community feed to get inspired!
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
Nine steps to great story-telling
Five principles of effective story-telling
Some inspiring examples:
The Water We Share-WCS Canada Freshwater Program
Saving the Southern Cumberlands
Caribou of the Boreal

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