It includes planting trees and grasses in some places, and cutting trees in other places. Cutting trees to open forests helps white-tailed deer but not some owls, warblers, and woodpeckers. Burning prairie land helps prairie chickens, but not wild turkeys. Animals line in many unusual and harsh places. Some fish live in caves, while bacteria live in boiling hot springs.
Some worms live inside the bodies of other animals.
Wild Things Word Search. Career Considerations Ecologists study the links between plants and animals and their environments. Many habitats have been changed by humans through pollution, construction, mining, or farming. Some ecologists study different ways to restore and improve habitats so there will be homes for more animals. Additional Activities Build a home.