When you go “into the wild,” you will begin to learn about some of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects that live with us day and night and how they contribute to the world in which we live.
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All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
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Visit a place with a variety of wild animals. Select one of the animals and observe its behavior. Use your selected animal to complete the remaining requirements.
Create a model of your animal’s ecosystem.
Investigate how your animal coexists with other animals in the wild.
Describe how humans interact with your chosen animal’s ecosystem.
Discover how wildlife management benefits your animal.
Visit a place with a variety of wild animals. Select one of the animals and observe its behavior. Use your selected animal to complete the remaining requirements.
Walk along a trail and search for the perfect animal.
Visit a wildlife park and search for the perfect animal.
Visit a zoo and search for the perfect animal.
Create a model of your animal’s ecosystem.
Cub Scouts create their animal’s ecosystem using clay.
Cub Scouts create a diorama showing their animal’s ecosystem.
Investigate how your animal coexists with other animals in the wild.
Cub Scouts play a game to learn the web of life.
Describe how humans interact with your chosen animal’s ecosystem.
Cub Scouts add human interaction to their animal ecosystem.
Discover how wildlife management benefits your animal.
Visit a wildlife recovery center.
Invite a wildlife expert to speak at a den meeting.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
