NRM 1401 Exam 2 Texas Tech (Questions & Answers) Passed!!

What is Wildlife Management? - Answer-The application of ecological knowledge to populations of animals and their plant and animal associations in a emmer that strikes a balance between the needs of the populations and the needs of people. Feral: - Answer-an animal that is desenced from domesticated ancestors and that is now living in wild state not controlled by humans (esp. in regards to reproduction) What is the difference in a "game" and a "nongame" species? Who specifies if a species is game or nongame? - Answer-Game is wildlife species hunted for sport, nonage is species not typically hunted/harvested. This is decided by state agencies. What are some basic management approaches in dealing with wildlife? - Answer-Preservation: without human intervention Direct Manipulation: animal pop. are manipulated via removal of individuals Indirect Manipulation: habitat altercations cause animal pop. to response Before 1900, what was the main way that wildlife species were managed in the U.S.? - AnswerManagement before 1900 involved manipulation, game management and subsistence What are some important events relating to wildlife conservation that occurred in the first -decade of the 1900s? - Answer--Importance of sustaining ecological systems was recognized -Teddy Roosevelt initiated Wildlife Refuge System in 1903 -Forest Service was established in 1905 -National Bison Range in 1908 What two bird species went extinct in 1914? - Answer-Passenger Pigeon & carolina parakeet What was the first recorded game law in the U.S.? - Answer-The Lacey Act (1900) What was the Lacey Act of 1900 and what did it regulate? - Answer-prohibited transportation of illegally killed game across state lines, stopped trafficking in animal products-Which countries originally signed the treaty that led to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918? Which countries have been added to the treaty since the Act's original passage? - Answer-Originally the US and Canada signed the Act in 1916, but since then Mexico, Russia and Japan have been added. Why is the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937 considered one of the most important pieces of wildlife legislation ever enacted? - Answer-money from the entire country is pooled and redistributed to states based on size and hunting licenses sold, by putting a 10% tax on all sporting goods and ammunition. What is the tax rate applied to sporting arms and ammunition under the P-R Act? - Answer-10% What are some examples of birds that have benefitted from natural resources management and how have their populations been enhanced by management practices? - Answer-The wood duck and the whooping crane What are some examples of mammals that have benefitted from natural resources management and how have their populations been enhanced by management practices? - Answer-American Bison and white-tailed deer What is the definition of a predator and which ecosystems have predators? - Answer-Predator: animals that survive by killing and eating other animals, in all ecosystems