Radioactive Wolves

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1.  The wolf trap was baited with what?
  rabbit        urine   female scent     

2. How will the team keep track of the wolf they trapped?

 radio collar    satellite images   tracking dogs  

3. "Land improvement" in Russia was designed to:
 improve the environment for animals    
 provide better housing for citizens
 increase food production

4. Canals are being destroyed and the land is returning to its former swamp by the actions of:
beavers birds  local farmers

5. The radioactive zone can be found in what two countries?
Russia & Romania Moldovia & Hungary Ukraine & Belarus

6. Vaccinations are dropped from helicopters to protect the animals from:
 parvo     rabies distemper

7. What small animal is being studied in the red forest?
rabbit   dormouse finch

8. The researchers studied the bones of animals eaten by the white tailed eagles. What were they?
fish   mice small birds

9. Why do storks require large, undisturbed forests?
their diet is very specific they build very large nests loud noises startle them

10. At the conclusion of the study, researches determined that the number of wolves in the radioactive zone is ____ than numbers in normal areas.
much smaller    much larger about the same as

Reflection - Choose one of the following statements. Write a position statement and two supporting reasons for your position. This should take no more than 10 minutes to accomplish (timed writing.) *Common Core Standard #1*

Statement A: Nuclear disasters have very little effect on animal populations.

Statement B: Without human disturbance, the environment will return to its natural state.

Statement C: The reintroduction of animals into the exclusion zone was a good decision.