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Activity One – Wolffish

Researching the Species

What you will need:

  • Reference materials from the Species at Risk Education Kit
  • Library Books
  • Access to the Internet

Let's get started!

Using the Wolffish Fact Sheet provided in this kit, the Internet and other resources, learn as much as you can about wolffish.

You can either:

A: Write a report to record and share what you have learned with others.

B: Create an educational poster designed to teach a group of younger students about wolffish

Questions to consider:

As you research wolffish here are some questions to try and answer:

  1. Why are wolffish called wolffish?
  2. What do wolffish eat?
  3. Why do wolffish have such large teeth and strong jaws?
  4. Are wolffish aggressive?
  5. Where do wolffish live?
  6. How do wolffish help other fish species?
  7. What is the species at risk status of each of the three wolffish in Newfoundland and Labrador waters?
  8. Why are wolffish a species at risk?
  9. What is being done to protect wolffish?
  10. What can you do to help protect wolffish?
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