History of Georgia Wildlife
Vocabulary
Conservation Heros
100

This 1937 law uses money from hunting licenses to protect wildlife. What is the?

Pittman-Robertson Act

100

I am a natural home where a plant or animal lives and grows, giving them everything they need to survive, like food, water, and shelter. Who am I?

A Habitat

100

I am a bird focused group that teaches people about our feathered friends and protects their habitats. Who am I?

Georgia Audubon Society

200

I was the most common bird in North America but went extinct in 1914. Who am I?

Passenger Pigeon

200

I can be someone or something born or grown in a particular place. Who am I?

Native

200

Founded in 1994, this society rescues Georgia's native plants and replants them in safe places. Who am I?

Georgia Native Plant Society

300

I was a green feathered parakeet in Georgias forest but I disappeared forever in 1918. Who am I?

Carolina Parakeet

300

I am a whole type of animal or plant that is completely gone from Earth with no living members left anywhere. What am I?

Extinct

300

Im Georgia's oldest group protecting wildlife. Who am I?

The Georgia Wildlife Federation

400

Many of Georgias animals disappeared because of this practice by colonists and even Native Americans- hunting too many animals without limits. What is?

Overhunting

400

I am an animal or plant that is in danger of disappearing forever, and there are only a few of me in the world? What am I?

Endangered

400

In 1936, more than 200 conservationist met in Macon, Ga to protect our states wildlife. Which group did they form?

The Georgia Wildlife Federation

500

This ecosystem once covered 90 million acres in the South, but now less than 3% remains. What is the?

Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

500

I am a person who works to protect the Earths environment and its resources like plants, animals, and forests, making sure they are healthy and safe for you and wildlife to enjoy in the future. What am I?

Conservationist

500

Founded in 1976, I was our state's first nonprofit environmental education provider that created green spaces to connect people with nature. Who am I?

The Chattahoochee Nature Center

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