Resource: This is Their Land
Media Type:
QuickTime Video
Length: 4m 14s
Size: 11.6 MB
The park rangers of Yellowstone National Park have the difficult task of keeping both its visitors and animals safe. This often means limiting human interaction with wildlife in an attempt to prevent animal habituation to human presence, which can jeopardize the safety of the park's inhabitants and visitors. The grizzly bears of Yellowstone have a history of habituation, and they are at constant risk of being conditioned to human foods due to improper disposal of food at camp sites. In this video segment from Nature, learn about the challenges of managing the grizzly bears and their admirers at Yellowstone National Park.
Alternate Media Available:
Transcript (Rich Text Format Document)
Loading reviews...Teachers' Domain, This is Their Land, published November 18, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/nat08.living.eco.humimp.theirland/
- Background Essay
- Questions for Discussion
- Standards
Print Background EssayGrizzly bears were once scarce in Yellowstone National Park and on their way to extinction. After becoming designated as an Endangered Species over three decades ago, governmental protections have allowed these natural predators to make a comeback. But the grizzly’s success has come at a destructive and often dangerous price for people living nearby. Maintaining a delicate balance between humans and the resurgent grizzlies continues to challenge conservationists today.
We assign reference terms to each statement within a standards document and to each media resource, and correlations are based upon matches of these terms for a given grade band. If a particular standards document of interest to you is not displayed yet, it most likely has not yet been processed by ASN or by Teachers' Domain. We will be adding social studies and arts correlations over the coming year, and also will be increasing the specificity of alignment.
Related Resources:
Bear Necessities
(QuickTime Video)
Bears' Lunch Counter
(QuickTime Video)
Bears Don't Recognize Boundaries
(QuickTime Video)
Bears in the Schoolyard
(QuickTime Video)
To List or Not to List
(QuickTime Video)
See Also:
K-12 Subject:
Human Impact
Human Influence on Ecology
Lesson Plans Using this Resource:
Source: Nature: "The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly"
Resource Produced by:
Collection Developed by:
Collection Funded by:
Major corporate support for the Nature collection was provided by Canon U.S.A. and SC Johnson. Additional support was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the nation’s public television stations.