Title: Describe the loss of habitat in Virginia.
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Managing Wildlife Habitats

Description should include examples related to

- habitat destruction
- habitat fragmentation
- habitat degradation
- loss of wetlands
  - prairie potholes
  - forested wetlands
  - coastal wetlands.

Description should also include impacts that contribute to habitat loss

- agriculture (farming methods)
- land conversion for development
  - urban development
  - suburban housing projects
- water development (dams and other water diversions)
- harvest of forest products
- climate change
- pollution
  - industrial development
  - mining operations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What early farming methods destroyed wildlife habitat? Benefited wildlife habitat?
- What current farming practices destroy wildlife habitat?
- How have agricultural practices changed for the better? For the worse?
- How has urban development been detrimental to wildlife habitat?
- How has human population growth affected aquatic habitat?
- Which species would benefit if a forest was harvested to create a golf course? Which species would be harmed?
- How has eminent domain affected the loss of habitat in Virginia?
- Why are wetlands vital to wildlife? How are they beneficial to humans?
- How has urban development changed the diversity of species?
- How has strip mining impacted topography and habitat?