Explain what natural resources are and why it’s important to protect and conserve them.
Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged.
Learn about an endangered species. Make a report to your den that includes a picture, how the species came to be endangered, and what is being done to save it.
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Earn the Wildlife Conservation belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Visit a wildlife sanctuary, nature center, or fish hatchery.
Collect and read five newspaper or magazine articles that discuss conservation of wildlife and report to your family or den what you learn.
Learn about five animals that use camouflage to protect themselves. Tell your den or an adult family member what you learned.
Make a birdbath and keep a record for one week of the different birds that visit it.
Make a collage of animals that are in the same class: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals.
Make a plaster cast of an animal track. Show it to your den.
With your parent or adult partner, visit with a person who works in wildlife conservation, such as a park ranger, biologist, range manager, geologist, horticulturist, zookeeper, fishery technician, or conservation officer.
Visit a state park or national park.
Participate in an environmental service project that helps maintain habitat for wildlife, such as cleaning up an area or planting trees.