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Hunter education lists four basic habitat needs for wildlife: food, water, cover and what?

Space.

  1. Space ✔
  2. Sunlight
  3. Salt

Why: Animals need food, water, cover or shelter, and enough space, all close enough together to use. If one is missing or too far away, the population will not grow.

Huh, didn't know that: Texas hunter education adds a fifth idea: all four must be in a suitable arrangement.

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Sources

  1. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter15.pdf
  2. TPWD Hunter Education Basic Course Outline https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/hunter-education/media/basic-course-outline.pdf

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