WILD is Wildlife in Learning Design - an award winning environmental and conservation education program emphasizing awareness, appreciation and understanding of wildlife and natural resources. Interdisciplinary supplements can be used to teach science, social studies, language arts, math, art, music and physical education. Project WILD activities develop conceptual skills such as analysis, classification, description, estimation, evaluation, inference, hypothesis formation, problem solving and synthesis. To assist learners of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment upon which all life depends. Young people learn the basic concept about wildlife, its needs, and its relationship and importance to people and the environment.
Wildlife is an indicator of environmental health.
Where wildlife occurs, there is more likely to be clean air, clean water, diverse vegetation, and health soil. Where there is little or no wildlife, these elements may be missing as well. Project WILD teaches that people can learn to use natural resources wisely and share the earth with wildlife. You can join the Project WILD family and be a part of the long-term solution to today's environmental problems. A set of lively, hands-on, instructionally sound educational activities, well organized and easy to use.