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Beyond the wildlife management skills
learned, the WHEP provides a great many other educational
benefits, including:
Teamwork – participants must learn
to work cooperatively and efficiently and support each
other in order to perform well during the team portion of
the contest.
Communication skills – participants
are required to develop both written and oral
communication skills in order to communicate their ideas
effectively and with supporting evidence.
Critical thinking – participants
apply the knowledge base they have developed from studying
the WHEP manual to a real-world scenario, requiring
analytical thinking in order to make accurate and
appropriate management recommendations.
Confidence building – participants
gain confidence as they increase their knowledge base and
demonstrate that they can accomplish goals they have set
for themselves.
Career guidance – participants are
exposed to natural resource management as a possible
career choice and learn what it takes to become a wildlife
biologist, forester, etc.
Outdoor activity – participants get
outside and away from the TV, computer, cell phone, etc.
They also get exercise and lead an active lifestyle as
they learn about wildlife and wildlife management
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