WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Cryptosporidiosis - ANSWER-- protozoal parasite found in swine, cats, dogs, horses,
etc., and exotic and wild animals
Salmonellosis - ANSWER-- bacterial infection of intestines
- can get through contact of various animals
- causes diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever
Tetanus - ANSWER-- neurological disease with sever muscle spasms
- can be fatal
- routine booster every 10 years
- after injury boost any time after 5th year
Diseases of White-tailed deer - ANSWER-- hemorrhagic disease (high mortality)
- cutaneous fibroma (warts; virus)
- dermatophilosis (bacteria)
- nasal bots (larvae of fly)
- meningeal worm (nematode)
- brain abscesses (bacteria)
- toxoplasmosis (protozoan parasite)
- liver fluke (trematode)
- lungworm - nematode
- external parasites
Diseases of Wild Turkey - ANSWER-- avian pox (poxvirus, high mortality)
- histomoniasis (blackhead; protozoan parasite, high mort)
- tracheal worms (nematode)
Diseases of cottontail rabbit - ANSWER-- Shope's fibroma (poxvirus)
- tularemia "rabbit feber" (bacteria)
- bots (fly larvae, cutaneous)
- staphylococcosis (bacteria)
- sarcosporidiosis (protozoan parasite)
- tapeworm/roundworms
Diseases of waterfowl - ANSWER-- avian influenza (virus)
- duck plague (herpes virus)
- avian cholera (bacterium)
- botulism
- aspergillosis (fungus)
, - lead poisoning
USDA Wildlife Services - ANSWER-federal organization that provides educational,
technical, and research assistance to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife
through a nationwide program
USFWS - ANSWER-manages endangered species and migratory birds
EPA - ANSWER-initiated an Endangered Species Pesticide Program that requires all
applicators of pesticides to be aware of endangered species in an area where
pesticides are being applied
SCDNR - ANSWER-- responsible for managing most resident species of wildlife and
fish, as well as migratory species while they are within state borders
- provides educational and technical assistance, as well as regulatory authority and
permits for many nuisance wildlife species
SC Department of Health and Environmental Conrol - ANSWER-- provides guidelines
for handling and disposal of animal (both domestic and wild) carcasses as well as
guidelines for handling diseased or rabid wildlife
- provides educational information on zoonotic diseases in cooperation with the Center
for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, UGA Vet School - ANSWER--
provide educational and technical assistance relating to wildlife disease occurring in the
Southeast
- provides diagnostic services, technical, research and educational assistance to the
southeastern states.
Animal Control - ANSWER-provde assistance with damage caused by urban wildlife, in
situations where wildlife and feral cats and dogs threatens human health
Wildlife Control Operators - ANSWER-animal trappers
Universities - ANSWER-- provide educational and research activities in wildlife damage
management
- Jack H. Berryman Institute of wildlife damage management (Utah State University)
- Cornell University, conducting researsh on deer damage and its management , as well
as a variety of wildlife damage problems...
- Monell Chemical Senses Center @ University of Penn., research studies of taste,
smell, wildlife aversion to chemicals
- University of Florida, research effort to develop resistant varieties of blueberries to
birds, controlling beaver damage in waterways, reducing blackbird damage to rice
- Miss State university, bird depredation to aquaculture
What are the 5 principles of WDM? - ANSWER-1. problem definition
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Cryptosporidiosis - ANSWER-- protozoal parasite found in swine, cats, dogs, horses,
etc., and exotic and wild animals
Salmonellosis - ANSWER-- bacterial infection of intestines
- can get through contact of various animals
- causes diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever
Tetanus - ANSWER-- neurological disease with sever muscle spasms
- can be fatal
- routine booster every 10 years
- after injury boost any time after 5th year
Diseases of White-tailed deer - ANSWER-- hemorrhagic disease (high mortality)
- cutaneous fibroma (warts; virus)
- dermatophilosis (bacteria)
- nasal bots (larvae of fly)
- meningeal worm (nematode)
- brain abscesses (bacteria)
- toxoplasmosis (protozoan parasite)
- liver fluke (trematode)
- lungworm - nematode
- external parasites
Diseases of Wild Turkey - ANSWER-- avian pox (poxvirus, high mortality)
- histomoniasis (blackhead; protozoan parasite, high mort)
- tracheal worms (nematode)
Diseases of cottontail rabbit - ANSWER-- Shope's fibroma (poxvirus)
- tularemia "rabbit feber" (bacteria)
- bots (fly larvae, cutaneous)
- staphylococcosis (bacteria)
- sarcosporidiosis (protozoan parasite)
- tapeworm/roundworms
Diseases of waterfowl - ANSWER-- avian influenza (virus)
- duck plague (herpes virus)
- avian cholera (bacterium)
- botulism
- aspergillosis (fungus)
, - lead poisoning
USDA Wildlife Services - ANSWER-federal organization that provides educational,
technical, and research assistance to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife
through a nationwide program
USFWS - ANSWER-manages endangered species and migratory birds
EPA - ANSWER-initiated an Endangered Species Pesticide Program that requires all
applicators of pesticides to be aware of endangered species in an area where
pesticides are being applied
SCDNR - ANSWER-- responsible for managing most resident species of wildlife and
fish, as well as migratory species while they are within state borders
- provides educational and technical assistance, as well as regulatory authority and
permits for many nuisance wildlife species
SC Department of Health and Environmental Conrol - ANSWER-- provides guidelines
for handling and disposal of animal (both domestic and wild) carcasses as well as
guidelines for handling diseased or rabid wildlife
- provides educational information on zoonotic diseases in cooperation with the Center
for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, UGA Vet School - ANSWER--
provide educational and technical assistance relating to wildlife disease occurring in the
Southeast
- provides diagnostic services, technical, research and educational assistance to the
southeastern states.
Animal Control - ANSWER-provde assistance with damage caused by urban wildlife, in
situations where wildlife and feral cats and dogs threatens human health
Wildlife Control Operators - ANSWER-animal trappers
Universities - ANSWER-- provide educational and research activities in wildlife damage
management
- Jack H. Berryman Institute of wildlife damage management (Utah State University)
- Cornell University, conducting researsh on deer damage and its management , as well
as a variety of wildlife damage problems...
- Monell Chemical Senses Center @ University of Penn., research studies of taste,
smell, wildlife aversion to chemicals
- University of Florida, research effort to develop resistant varieties of blueberries to
birds, controlling beaver damage in waterways, reducing blackbird damage to rice
- Miss State university, bird depredation to aquaculture
What are the 5 principles of WDM? - ANSWER-1. problem definition
