It was a beautiful day because it all started with a single
normal day that gave me hope for my carrier building amidst the hopelessness that
I am surrounded with. It is in that beautiful forest that I came to know the botanical
names of the most common plants to me. In fact, to my bewilderment, I found
myself with an increased interest in the course I am taking. Moreover, I felt
that I am nearer to the calling I have always longed for.
The spotlight event that happened in the wood is that our
companion who helped us to be a guide shared with us that “Forest is an area
not less than five hectares with most trees having DBH more than ten
centimeters. The canopy cover a minimum of ten percent to thirty percent”. It was
an eye-opening definition that will help us anytime in the future. Furthermore,
the study of wildlife presence through droppings, scats, and pellets was very
exciting. The study of their excreta can not only help us to determine their
presence but also helps us to predict whether the animal is a carnivore or
herbivore. We were told during that time that carnivores will have hair on
their excreta and herbivore will not. Notwithstanding, their presence can also
be studied through the study of prints from paws and hooves. We were told that the
angulates will have hove prints and any species of the cat family with paw
prints.
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