Specifications include, but are not limited to: Development and Design The Webinar designed by the Contractor shall include the following technical and design components at a minimum: 1. Video and other media totaling less than four (4) gigabytes (GB) in overall size, 2. Vermont-specific visuals (photos and videos), 3. Interactive learning processes, 4. Questions with immediate feedback (e.g., participants will not be able to move onto the next question until successfully answering the immediate question; hints may be provided to assist), 5. Accommodations for youth with visual or auditory limitations, disabilities, limited English proficiency, or reading ability, (i.e., options for closed captioning and audio commentary that narrates any written portions of the course), 6. Requirement that the course must be completed in one sitting (will not have the ability to save progress and return to complete at a later time), and 7. Approximately 30 to 45 minutes to complete from start to finish. Contents The pre-recorded webinar shall include, but not be limited to, the following content: 1. Concept of wildlife as a public trust and our responsibility for conserving wildlife resources for the benefit of current and future generations 2. Reasons that people hunt, fish and trap a. For example, for fun, food, love of outdoors, family or cultural tradition, etc. 3. Reasons that people violate Fish and Wildlife laws a. For example, need for food, peer pressure, judgement impaired by substance use, convenience, family or cultural norms, etc. b. People violate laws for many of the same reasons that they hunt, fish, and trap 4. Fish and Wildlife laws a. The minimum acceptable behavior chosen by democratic society to provide opportunity for everyone to hunt/fish/trap and to ensure the healthy wildlife into perpetuity – no species has become extinct under regulated hunting b. Examples of how laws and regulations based in science safeguard wildlife c. Role of legislature in creating laws and providing authority over certain laws to be managed by Fish and Wildlife Board (for example, Big Game and Furbearer Rules, Fishing Regulations). d. Opportunity for public input in legislative and Fish and Wildlife Board decision making; where to find legislators’ and Board members’ contact information e. Fish and Wildlife Hunting and Fishing guides as resources on laws and regulations f. Highlight specific laws that are common violations such as those related to license requirements, tagging/reporting requirements, shooting from roadway or motor vehicle 5. Ethical hunting and fishing compared to legal standards a. Respecting wildlife and their environment b. Respecting people and their property 6. Reasons to follow the laws and regulations a. Ethical considerations b. Practical considerations (Damage to resources as well as other people with whom you enjoy hunting. Approximately one in ten people in Vermont hunt. If the majority disapprove of the conduct of hunters, the laws may change leading to more restrictions.) 7. The Department of Fish and Wildlife website is an important resource for people who hunt and fish and other members of the public. Items to highlight include: a. The Fishing and Hunting Digest which is also available at license agents and reporting station b. Game Wardens – names, where they are located, and how to contact them; anonymity can be guaranteed if contacted c. Operation Game Thief – rewards offered if tip leads to convictions of Fish and Wildlife; completely anonymous 8. Reflective, open-ended questions which will be answered a. Who was harmed by your actions that led you to be required to take this course? b. How could you repair that harm? 9. Final survey question a. Has your knowledge level and/or understanding of F&W laws and principles increased as a result of taking this ethics webinar? b. How will your behavior change as a result of taking this ethics webinar?
