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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 7

Wildlife Snapshot

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 7

Wildlife Snapshot

Snapshot of Activity

While on a walk, Cub Scouts identify six signs of any mammals, birds, insects, or reptiles.

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Research the type of animals (mammals, birds, insects, or reptiles) that are common in the area that you will be walking.  This includes domesticated and wild animals. 
  2. Research the signs these animals leave behind. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and share with them the type of animals you may encounter on your walk and the signs they leave behind.  Ask Cub Scouts if they know of any other animals you may have left out. 
  2. Discuss the signs of the animals habitat, food sources, or travel paths. 
    • Listen for sounds. Not just the sound the animal would make, but also the sound of the animal moving. 
    • Look for where they live. A bird’s nest, a burrow (hole in the ground), or a plant. 
    • Look for what they eat. Many animals eat plants, so you might see a bite mark on a leaf. Others might go through trash that has food in it. 
    • Look for animal scat (poop). Different animals leave different types of scat. 
    • Look for animal tracks. If it has rained recently and there is mud, you may see footprints that animals left behind as they walked. 
  3. Ask how we can respect wildlife. 

Bray Barnes

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

David Alexander

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.

Glenn Adams

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.