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Botany Bay Virtual Field Trip-History and Wildlife
Join us for an introduction to Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area.
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What are two innovations that people used at Botany Bay in the 1840s?
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What is tabby?
A plant in the salt marsh
A mixture of limestone and oyster shells
An endangered shorebird
A cat commonly found at Botany Bay
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Which animals use Botany Bay as habitat?
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Shorebirds
Deer
Sea turtles
Doves
All of the above
Why do DNR scientists collect one egg from every sea turtle nest?
To help protect the nest from predators
To find out what the baby turtles are eating
To study the DNA and figure out which female turtle laid that nest
To put the eggs in a museum
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Why do shorebirds stop in South Carolina during migration?
To lay eggs and raise chicks
To find a mate
To rest and eat to gain energy
All of the above
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How can you help protect shorebirds when you are on the beach?
Have your dog chase them to exercise
Stay away from where they are nesting (away from posted signs) or feeding
Walk near their nesting areas to try to provide shade to the eggs
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Here are some more resources to learn about Wildlife Management:
What is Wildlife Management?
http://fwp.mt.gov/fishAndWildlife/management/managementPrinciples.html
Find out more about Botany Bay WMA.
https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/ManagedLand/57
There are Wildlife Management Areas all over the state:
http://www.eregulations.com/southcarolina/huntingandfishing/wildlife-management-areas/
Discuss: Why is wildlife management important?
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