We’re all about bighorn sheep this week. Come back all week for bighorn sheep crafts, games, facts and fun! First up, learn all about bighorn sheep and why they need our help!
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We need your help! This animal is trying to tell us something but we can’t figure it out! Do you know what this American badger is thinking?
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When it comes to tunneling, American badgers put everyone to shame! Their epic underground burrows are a maze of tunnels and dens, which is where they sleep and spend a lot of their time. Then, when the badgers are done with them, they are perfect for a rabbit or fox to take over. It’s time to channel your inner badgers because for this Eco-Activity, we’re building a badger den!
Instructions
1. Set up the walls of your den. They can be made out of couch cushions, chairs, or even just a table that you can sit under.
2. Hang the blankets over the walls. If your blankets are too small, you can use clothespins to keep them together.
3. Grab some comfy blankets and pillows and set up the inside of your den. Make sure it’s super cozy!
4. Your den is ready! Head inside and hangout: read a badger blog post, watch a badger video, or take a nap to get the full badger experience.
North America isn’t the only place lucky enough to have badgers. They are found all over the world! Let’s take a quick trip to meet some of our favourite species!
European badgers are found throughout most of Europe.
Honey badgers are found in parts of Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and western Asia.
Japanese badgers are only found in Japan.
Hog badgers are found in eastern India, central and southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Sumatra.
American badgers are found in parts of Mexico, USA and Canada.
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American badgers are feisty creatures with amazing digging skills, but what else do you know about them? Brush up on your badger facts with today’s Eco-Activity! Read about them in the paragraph below, and try to find all the red words in the word search.
American badgers are members of the weasel family, and their babies are called cubs. They’re carnivores and when hungry, they love to snack on rodents like mice and voles. They’re nocturnal, which means they’re awake at night, and they have long snouts and sharp claws. They call the grassland home where the soil is loose and great for digging their burrows.
Bighorn sheep are iconic mountain mammals, named for the male’s distinctive spiral horns (some can weigh up to 14 kg!). Did you know that they can balance on cliff sides as narrow as only 5 cm, and can jump up to 6 metres between mountain ledges?! Scaling mountains isn’t easy, but luckily they’re well adapted for this treacherous task. Their front hooves are bigger than their back hooves, and with their hard outer rim and soft middle, they provide traction that makes mountain climbing a breeze!
Home is where the grassland is
While they spend much of their time in the mountains, bighorn sheep make their way to the grasslands and valleys below to forage. These open ecosystems are full of the grasses and shrubs they love to feast on, and with few tall tree stands, bighorn sheep are able to spot predators from far away. Unfortunately as cities spread and land becomes converted to farmable fields, the important grasslands bighorn sheep rely on are disappearing – and quickly. That’s where you come in!
Earth Rangers is working with the Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC) on a project that will protect and restore a 1 600 hectare property in British Columbia called the Kootenay River Ranch. This conservation area is home to some of the country’s most iconic and endangered animals, providing food and shelter for tons of different plant and animal species. The property is like a puzzle, made up of pieces of habitat like open grassland and forest, and NCC is working hard to return the land back to its characteristic open landscape. By doing things like thinning dense thickets of trees and planning low intensity controlled fires to mimic the ones that used to occur more frequently, the Kootenay River Ranch will continue to be a healthy habitat for bighorn sheep for years to come!
Head to the Adoptions Section in the Earth Rangers App or visit the Earth Rangers Shop to get your Adoption Kit and help make a difference today!
Head to the Adoptions Section in the App or visit the Earth Rangers Shop! Get an Earth Rangers Field Notes Notebook FREE with a Plush Adoption Kit until April 30.
This week we’re shining a light on the American badger! Come back all week for badger crafts, games, facts and fun! First up, learn all about American badgers and why they need our help!
Head to the Adoptions Section in the App or visit the Earth Rangers Shop! Get an Earth Rangers Field Notes Notebook FREE with a Plush Adoption Kit until April 30.
Use the decoder key to find out the punchline to these hilarious narwhal jokes!
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