NWCO TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Cage Sizes - ANSWER-squirrel-5x5
skunk-7x7
raccoon-10x12
Conibear - ANSWER-body grab kill trap
#55, #60-squirrel, mink, muskrat, weasel
#110, #120-muskrat, mink, squirrel, martin
#160, #150, #155, #220-raccoon, opossum, skunk, woodchuck
#280, #330-otter, beaver
Raccoon capture - ANSWER-adults-hold for 24hrs
>in attempt to reunite
young-hold for 48hrs
Grey, Red, Flying Squirrel Birthing Period - ANSWER-Spring (feb-may), summer (july-
sep)
ACO - ANSWER-Municipal Animal Control Officers
Prohibited Species - ANSWER-domestics, wt deer, endangered/protected/threatened
Rabies Cycle - ANSWER-exposure, incubation, replication, CNS spread, clinical rabies,
virus shedding
HRIG - ANSWER-Human Rabies Immune Globulin
HDV - ANSWER-Human Diploid Vaccination
Euthanasia (a good death)- AVMA criteria - ANSWER-occurs w/o pain/distress
AVMA methods - ANSWER-good death
time required
reliability
safety of person
reversibility
compatibility w/ requirement and purpose
Euthanasia methods - ANSWER-CO2, shooting, cervical dislocation, lethal injection
shooting location - ANSWER-measure ear to eye to form X
ANSWERS
Cage Sizes - ANSWER-squirrel-5x5
skunk-7x7
raccoon-10x12
Conibear - ANSWER-body grab kill trap
#55, #60-squirrel, mink, muskrat, weasel
#110, #120-muskrat, mink, squirrel, martin
#160, #150, #155, #220-raccoon, opossum, skunk, woodchuck
#280, #330-otter, beaver
Raccoon capture - ANSWER-adults-hold for 24hrs
>in attempt to reunite
young-hold for 48hrs
Grey, Red, Flying Squirrel Birthing Period - ANSWER-Spring (feb-may), summer (july-
sep)
ACO - ANSWER-Municipal Animal Control Officers
Prohibited Species - ANSWER-domestics, wt deer, endangered/protected/threatened
Rabies Cycle - ANSWER-exposure, incubation, replication, CNS spread, clinical rabies,
virus shedding
HRIG - ANSWER-Human Rabies Immune Globulin
HDV - ANSWER-Human Diploid Vaccination
Euthanasia (a good death)- AVMA criteria - ANSWER-occurs w/o pain/distress
AVMA methods - ANSWER-good death
time required
reliability
safety of person
reversibility
compatibility w/ requirement and purpose
Euthanasia methods - ANSWER-CO2, shooting, cervical dislocation, lethal injection
shooting location - ANSWER-measure ear to eye to form X