Wildlife conservation Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LEG2601 Legal Aspects of Environmental Management 100 Marks 24 Hours THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 (SIX) PAGES – INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS. Honesty Declaration: In writing and submitting this paper you affirm that: 1. You understand what academic dishonesty entails and are aware of UNISA’s policies in this regard. 2. You have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy your work with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work. 3. You did not make use of another ...

The third rule of firearm safety is "Be sure of the target and _______ ." what is in front of it and beyond it what is above it and below it the size of it and distance it is from you the speed of it and the direction it is traveling correct answers what is in front of it and beyond it The fourth rule of firearm safety is "Keep your finger _______ until ready to shoot." on the trigger beside the trigger outside the trigger guard inside the trigger guard correct answers outside...

Bluefin Tuna Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: restrictions on pelagic longline fishing have been eased - CONFLICT: commercial fishing vs. protection of tuna - STAKEHOLDERS: environmental groups, fishing industry, offshore fish farming - POLICY STATUS: Trump has rolled-back restrictions Recovering America's Wildlife Act Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: 5% of necessary funding is received, no mandatory funds - CONFLICT: resource allocation, nat res vs. all else - STAKEHOLDERS: wildlife society...

Who was our most conservation minded President? - Answer-Theodore Roosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? - Answer-Art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world. What are some examples of natural resources? - Answer-Soil, water, air, vegetation, wildlife focusing on sustaining ecological communities and quality of life for present and future generations. What does the term co...

What is wildlife? - Answer-Wikipedia: "Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms." Merriam-Webster: "Living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated" Bolen and Robinson: "Wildlife is a hard term to define, but birds and mammals receive the most attention..." Gifford Pinchot - Answer-x Preservation x Protection Conservator -> together guard Conservation Conservation - Answer-Wikipedia: "is an ethi...

ENWC 201 Final Exam Questions And Answers What are wildlife diseases connected to? - ANS 1. conservation of threatened and endangered species 2. recreational use of wildlife 3. public health/loss of life 4. agriculture (livestock) disease - ANS -a disturbance to the normal function of structure of an organism epizootic - ANS -a disease that appears at an unexpected rate, synonymous with epidemic in humans -ex: white-nose syndrome in bats; causes them to wake up in middle...

ENWC 201 Final Exam Questions And Answers Population impacts from introduced species - ANS Introduced predators, introduced competitors marginalized populations - ANS live side by side with wildlife, compete for resources economic opportunity - ANS markets make poaching/ illegal trade worth the risk incentive driven conservation - ANS make wildlife more valuable alive than dead can have social or economic reasoning Why are incentive driven conservation programs d...

Hunting and fishing regulations are independent of monitoring wildlife populations. - False Which of the following is the best example of habitat conversion? - Sedimentation The Duck Stamp Act is an incentive program which encourages producers and landowners to conserve grasslands. When it was first enacted, the stamp cost $1. When was this act passed? - 1934 Which of the following pests best represents insects which reproduce in the inner bark of trees, causing decay and death in healt...

The goal of hunter education programs is to ________. - ️️produce safe, knowledgeable, responsible, involved hunters Name three behaviors of a responsible hunter. - ️️-respect others and wildlife -involvement -positive attitude Name three hunting-related projects for which the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act) provides funding. - ️️-Dingle-Hart Bill -Missouri Department of Conservation -Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act What is not a ...

What are the human dimensions of wildlife management? - ANSWER Individuals, groups, social structures, cultural systems, communities, and institutions What is collaborative conservation? - ANSWER Partnerships among multiple levels of government and nongovernmental organizations are forged to achieve conservation through a form of participatory governance What is governance? - ANSWER refers to mechanisms whereby governments and other organizations direct their activities, including the proc...