Wildlife Damage Management Exam 1
Solved Correctly To Score A+
What are the 5 principles of WDM? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. problem definition
2. Understand Biology/ecology
3. Know management alternatives
4. Knowledge of local, state, & fed laws
5. Recognize social sensitivity
Damage prevention & control alternatives CORRECT ANSWERS 1. exclusion - phys.
barrier
2. cultural methods - hab. mod
3. frightening
4. repellents
5. live trapping
6. immunocontraceptives
7. shooting
8. lethal traps
9. toxicants
10. fumigants
11. integrated pests
12. living with the prob
Public wildlife values CORRECT ANSWERS 1. aesthetic - attraction
2. dominionistic - mastery/control
3. ecologistic/scientistic - understanding bio
4. humanistic - affection
5. moralistic - concern
6. naturalistic - direct contact
7. symbolic - comm. & thought
8. ultilitarian - use & exploitation
9. negativistic - avoidance
10. anti-scientific - distrust of science
Zoonotic disease CORRECT ANSWERS transmitted between man and animal
Goal of WDM CORRECT ANSWERS reduce or eliminate human-wildlife conflicts in a
safe, humane & effective manner
What hunting enclosure did the pure Eurasian wild boar escape? CORRECT
ANSWERS Hooper Bald
What food habit are feral hogs classified as? CORRECT ANSWERS opportunistic
omnivores
, what does the diet of a feral hog consist of? CORRECT ANSWERS plant matter, animal
matter, fungi, misc.
what is the reproduction potential for feral hogs? CORRECT ANSWERS - very high
reproduction rate
- early sexual maturity
- large litters
- breed year round
- multiple litters per year
what is a group of feral hogs called? CORRECT ANSWERS sounder
what are the movement patterns for feral hogs? CORRECT ANSWERS - move in
relation to supporting resources
- disturbances will cause them to move
- cover lot of ground in little time
what are the negative impacts of feral hogs CORRECT ANSWERS - ecological damage
- economic losses (ag damage, livestock loss etc.)
- disease threats (brucellosis, pseudorabies, trichinosis)
what chemical causes lack of oxygen in blood that is used to euthanize feral hogs?
CORRECT ANSWERS sodium nitrite
Psittacosis CORRECT ANSWERS acute respiratory tract infection, often with sudden
onset of fever, chills, headache, malaise, photophobia, etc.
histoplasmosis CORRECT ANSWERS respiratory infection caused by fungus that
grows well in soil enriched by bat or bird droppings
hantavirus CORRECT ANSWERS virus associated with urine, feces or saliva of rodents
- severe respiratory disease
- mortality rate high
- lungs rapidly fill with fluid
tickborne diseases CORRECT ANSWERS - rocky mtn spotted fever
- ehrlichiosis
- lyme disease
- stari
Rocky mountain spotted fever CORRECT ANSWERS onset of high fever, severe
headache, muscle pain, and a red rash starting on extremities 3 - 6 days after
symptoms start
- delirium, coma and death can occur
- no vaccine available
Solved Correctly To Score A+
What are the 5 principles of WDM? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. problem definition
2. Understand Biology/ecology
3. Know management alternatives
4. Knowledge of local, state, & fed laws
5. Recognize social sensitivity
Damage prevention & control alternatives CORRECT ANSWERS 1. exclusion - phys.
barrier
2. cultural methods - hab. mod
3. frightening
4. repellents
5. live trapping
6. immunocontraceptives
7. shooting
8. lethal traps
9. toxicants
10. fumigants
11. integrated pests
12. living with the prob
Public wildlife values CORRECT ANSWERS 1. aesthetic - attraction
2. dominionistic - mastery/control
3. ecologistic/scientistic - understanding bio
4. humanistic - affection
5. moralistic - concern
6. naturalistic - direct contact
7. symbolic - comm. & thought
8. ultilitarian - use & exploitation
9. negativistic - avoidance
10. anti-scientific - distrust of science
Zoonotic disease CORRECT ANSWERS transmitted between man and animal
Goal of WDM CORRECT ANSWERS reduce or eliminate human-wildlife conflicts in a
safe, humane & effective manner
What hunting enclosure did the pure Eurasian wild boar escape? CORRECT
ANSWERS Hooper Bald
What food habit are feral hogs classified as? CORRECT ANSWERS opportunistic
omnivores
, what does the diet of a feral hog consist of? CORRECT ANSWERS plant matter, animal
matter, fungi, misc.
what is the reproduction potential for feral hogs? CORRECT ANSWERS - very high
reproduction rate
- early sexual maturity
- large litters
- breed year round
- multiple litters per year
what is a group of feral hogs called? CORRECT ANSWERS sounder
what are the movement patterns for feral hogs? CORRECT ANSWERS - move in
relation to supporting resources
- disturbances will cause them to move
- cover lot of ground in little time
what are the negative impacts of feral hogs CORRECT ANSWERS - ecological damage
- economic losses (ag damage, livestock loss etc.)
- disease threats (brucellosis, pseudorabies, trichinosis)
what chemical causes lack of oxygen in blood that is used to euthanize feral hogs?
CORRECT ANSWERS sodium nitrite
Psittacosis CORRECT ANSWERS acute respiratory tract infection, often with sudden
onset of fever, chills, headache, malaise, photophobia, etc.
histoplasmosis CORRECT ANSWERS respiratory infection caused by fungus that
grows well in soil enriched by bat or bird droppings
hantavirus CORRECT ANSWERS virus associated with urine, feces or saliva of rodents
- severe respiratory disease
- mortality rate high
- lungs rapidly fill with fluid
tickborne diseases CORRECT ANSWERS - rocky mtn spotted fever
- ehrlichiosis
- lyme disease
- stari
Rocky mountain spotted fever CORRECT ANSWERS onset of high fever, severe
headache, muscle pain, and a red rash starting on extremities 3 - 6 days after
symptoms start
- delirium, coma and death can occur
- no vaccine available
