WIS 2040 TOPICS 1-9 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
,The California Wildlife Protection Act (Proposition 117) banned hunting of ------.
-mountain lions
-lynx
-burros
-bighorn sheep - ANSWERMountain Lions
------: Mountain Lions have never been know to kill humans.
-True
-False - ANSWERFALSE
BTO researchers found that the ------ had increased to higher numbers than ever
reported throughout history.
-Rook
-Grey Heron
-European Cuckoo
-European Robin - ANSWERGrey Heron
Agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some species on predation by ------.
-hedgehogs
-invasive snakes
-rats
-sparrow hawks - ANSWERsparrow hawks
------: At the 2002 CITES meeting, the US agreed with the motion to allow a one time
sale of ivory stockpiled in five African nations.
-True
-False - ANSWERTRUE
A study of 24 species of ------ birds in Britain conducted by the British Trust for
Ornithology (BTO) found that although many species were declining a few species were
increasing.
-winter
-water
-breeding
-open country - ANSWERbreeding
,------ is one of the African nations that argued for lifting the ban on ivory trade.
-Zimbabwe
-Mozambique
-Tanzania
-Zaire - ANSWERZimbabwe
------ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on
ivory trade.
-Italy
-India
-Indonesia
-Iran - ANSWERIndia
Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with ------.
-hounds
-horses
-shotguns
-archery equipment - ANSWERhounds
In one study of British farmland birds researchers found that about ------% of all
European birds are now a conservation concern.
-10
-50
-20
-5 - ANSWER20
Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and ------.
-Alabama
-Maryland
-Indiana
-Minnesota - ANSWERMinnesota
------ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania.
-Two
-Six
-One
-Twelve - ANSWERTwo
In ------, CITES banned international trade in ivory.
, -1929
-1989
-1959
-1979 - ANSWER1989
the Predator Defense Institute attacked the ------ state wildlife agency over its methods
for studying mountain lion population size.
-Colorado
-Oregon
-Idaho
-New Mexico - ANSWEROregon
------ Is the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of
kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores.
-API
-PETA
-IFAW
-Viva! - ANSWERViva!
Although Japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by ------.
-USA
-China
-Portugal
-Malaysia - ANSWERChina
Researchers believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to ------.
-farming practices
-mad crop disease
-bio-engineered corn
-pesticides - ANSWERfarming practices
According to Viva!, ------ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo
meat.
-Taiwan
-Iceland
-Botswana
-Bulgaria - ANSWERBulgaria
------ was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated.
-Japan
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
,The California Wildlife Protection Act (Proposition 117) banned hunting of ------.
-mountain lions
-lynx
-burros
-bighorn sheep - ANSWERMountain Lions
------: Mountain Lions have never been know to kill humans.
-True
-False - ANSWERFALSE
BTO researchers found that the ------ had increased to higher numbers than ever
reported throughout history.
-Rook
-Grey Heron
-European Cuckoo
-European Robin - ANSWERGrey Heron
Agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some species on predation by ------.
-hedgehogs
-invasive snakes
-rats
-sparrow hawks - ANSWERsparrow hawks
------: At the 2002 CITES meeting, the US agreed with the motion to allow a one time
sale of ivory stockpiled in five African nations.
-True
-False - ANSWERTRUE
A study of 24 species of ------ birds in Britain conducted by the British Trust for
Ornithology (BTO) found that although many species were declining a few species were
increasing.
-winter
-water
-breeding
-open country - ANSWERbreeding
,------ is one of the African nations that argued for lifting the ban on ivory trade.
-Zimbabwe
-Mozambique
-Tanzania
-Zaire - ANSWERZimbabwe
------ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on
ivory trade.
-Italy
-India
-Indonesia
-Iran - ANSWERIndia
Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with ------.
-hounds
-horses
-shotguns
-archery equipment - ANSWERhounds
In one study of British farmland birds researchers found that about ------% of all
European birds are now a conservation concern.
-10
-50
-20
-5 - ANSWER20
Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and ------.
-Alabama
-Maryland
-Indiana
-Minnesota - ANSWERMinnesota
------ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania.
-Two
-Six
-One
-Twelve - ANSWERTwo
In ------, CITES banned international trade in ivory.
, -1929
-1989
-1959
-1979 - ANSWER1989
the Predator Defense Institute attacked the ------ state wildlife agency over its methods
for studying mountain lion population size.
-Colorado
-Oregon
-Idaho
-New Mexico - ANSWEROregon
------ Is the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of
kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores.
-API
-PETA
-IFAW
-Viva! - ANSWERViva!
Although Japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by ------.
-USA
-China
-Portugal
-Malaysia - ANSWERChina
Researchers believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to ------.
-farming practices
-mad crop disease
-bio-engineered corn
-pesticides - ANSWERfarming practices
According to Viva!, ------ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo
meat.
-Taiwan
-Iceland
-Botswana
-Bulgaria - ANSWERBulgaria
------ was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trade to be reinstated.
-Japan
