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Webelos – 4th Grade
Champions for Nature Webelos
Elective
Requirement 3

Think Like a Conservationist

Webelos – 4th Grade
Champions for Nature Webelos
Elective
Requirement 3

Think Like a Conservationist

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about animals that are threatened or endangered.

Indoor
2
2
2
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  • Think Like a Conservationist worksheet found in Additional Resources
  • Printer
  • Cub Scouts will need their Webelos handbook
  • Pencil or pen for each Cub Scout
  • Computer or smart device with internet access

Before the meeting:

  1. Print a copy of the Think Like a Conservationist worksheet for each Cub Scout.
  2. Communicate to Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians that they’ll be using the internet to research their animal.
  3. Understand the difference between animals that are threatened and animals that are endangered.
    • An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, and invasive species.
    • Threatened species are any species which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterized by the population dynamics measure of critical depensation, a mathematical measure of biomass related to population growth rate.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they’re going to research the animal chosen in requirement 2 by reviewing websites such as The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species or Animal Welfare Institute .
  2. Explain the differences between threatened and endangered.
  3. Allow Cub Scouts to take turns using the computer or smart device. Make sure an adult is monitoring their activities.
  4. Have Cub Scouts fill out their worksheet for their animal and identify if their animal is threatened or endangered

Additional Resources

Think Like a Conservationist worksheet

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.