WHAT ARE WILDLIFE? EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Conservation - Answer-Effort to maintain and use natural resources wisely to ensure
those resources will be available for future generations
Preservation - Answer-component of conservation in which natural systems are left
alone without human disturbance or manipulation. Preservationists feel natural
resources should be protected, unspoiled, and untouched by humans
How has defining "wildlife" changed over time? - Answer-Game animals-->Mammals
and birds-->undomesticated animals (except fish)-->terrestrial vertebrates-->wild
flora + fauna
Wildlife (Congress definition) - Answer-The terms "wildlife" and "wildlife resources"
as used herein include birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals
and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent (1934)
Wildlife management/conservation (Guiliano definition) - Answer-The application of
ecological knowledge to wildlife and habitats that balances the needs of people with
that of wildlife. Conservation and Management are synonymous.
Wildlife management (Wildlife Society definition) - Answer-Wildlife
management...embraces the practical ecology of all vertebrates and their plant and
animal associates. Wildlife management along sound biological lines is part of the
greater movement for conservation of our entire fauna and flora.
Goals of wildlife management - Answer-Manage populations: Increase, decrease,
maintain, or stabilize for sustained yield
3 decisions needed to achieve a goal - Answer-(i) what is desired goal
(ii) which management option is appropriate
(iii) by what action is management option best achieved?
4 types of management - Answer-Features (single) species, multiple species,
biodiversity, ecosystem (plus direct vs indirect)
Manipulative management - Answer-Active: does something to a population, either
changing numbers by direct means or influencing numbers by the indirect means of
altering food supply, habitat, density of predators, or prevalence of disease
Custodial management - Answer-Preservation: preventativeor protective. Aimed at
minimizing external influences on the population and its habitat. Allows free rein to
the ecological processes that determine the dynamics of the system
Regardless of method, it is vital that... - Answer-(i) the management problem is
identified correctly
(ii) thegoalsofmanagementexplicitlyaddressthe solution to the problem
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Conservation - Answer-Effort to maintain and use natural resources wisely to ensure
those resources will be available for future generations
Preservation - Answer-component of conservation in which natural systems are left
alone without human disturbance or manipulation. Preservationists feel natural
resources should be protected, unspoiled, and untouched by humans
How has defining "wildlife" changed over time? - Answer-Game animals-->Mammals
and birds-->undomesticated animals (except fish)-->terrestrial vertebrates-->wild
flora + fauna
Wildlife (Congress definition) - Answer-The terms "wildlife" and "wildlife resources"
as used herein include birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals
and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent (1934)
Wildlife management/conservation (Guiliano definition) - Answer-The application of
ecological knowledge to wildlife and habitats that balances the needs of people with
that of wildlife. Conservation and Management are synonymous.
Wildlife management (Wildlife Society definition) - Answer-Wildlife
management...embraces the practical ecology of all vertebrates and their plant and
animal associates. Wildlife management along sound biological lines is part of the
greater movement for conservation of our entire fauna and flora.
Goals of wildlife management - Answer-Manage populations: Increase, decrease,
maintain, or stabilize for sustained yield
3 decisions needed to achieve a goal - Answer-(i) what is desired goal
(ii) which management option is appropriate
(iii) by what action is management option best achieved?
4 types of management - Answer-Features (single) species, multiple species,
biodiversity, ecosystem (plus direct vs indirect)
Manipulative management - Answer-Active: does something to a population, either
changing numbers by direct means or influencing numbers by the indirect means of
altering food supply, habitat, density of predators, or prevalence of disease
Custodial management - Answer-Preservation: preventativeor protective. Aimed at
minimizing external influences on the population and its habitat. Allows free rein to
the ecological processes that determine the dynamics of the system
Regardless of method, it is vital that... - Answer-(i) the management problem is
identified correctly
(ii) thegoalsofmanagementexplicitlyaddressthe solution to the problem
