A. Purpose and Philosophy of Wildlife Rehabilitation

Question 1

Once you receive a wildlife rehabilitation permit, no further training is required to maintain your permit.

Answer 1

False.

Question 2

Most wildlife rehabilitators are forced to work on their own without any peer guidance.

Answer 2

False.

Question 3

Wildlife rehabilitation should be considered a profession even though most are not paid for their services.

Answer 3

True.

Question 4

A wildlife rehabilitator should be aware of factors in the environment that contribute to wild animals needing rehabilitation.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

A wildlife rehabilitator is exempt from paying taxes on donations.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

A wildlife rehabilitator can’t be sued because of the Good Samaritan Law.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

A wildlife Rehabilitator should always establish safe work habits and conditions, abiding by current health and safety practices at all times.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

For wildlife rehabilitation to be deemed successful, released animals must be able to truly function as wild animals, including being able to appropriately socialize with conspecifics.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Even though animals undergoing rehabilitation cannot be used for public education, wildlife rehabilitators can play a role in educating the public about wildlife problems and issues, dispelling much of the fear and misinformation that people have about wildlife.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

A wildlife rehabilitator’s role in the community includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. providing care for distressed wildlife
B. acting as a law enforcement agent
C. educating the public about wildlife and wildlife issues
D. knowing his/her own limits

Answer 10

B

Question 11

Unless you are properly prepared to handle and restrain a given species of wildlife, you should not allow it to be brought to you other than for immediate transport to another rehabilitator qualified to handle the species.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Good wildlife rehabilitation should be in large part preventative-discussions with the public should emphasize not interfering with wildlife unless deemed truly necessary.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

As a wildlife rehabilitator, your conduct reflects on the entire field of wildlife rehabilitation.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Wildlife rehabilitators should always try to:
A. tame the animals they care for so they don’t get bitten.
B. practice medicine without bothering to call a veterinarian for help.
C. not do more harm than good.
D. give the public advice on how they can care for wildlife in their homes.

Answer 14

C

Question 15

If your facility is fully occupied, and another case would compromise your standard of care, your most responsible option would be to:
A. take the animal anyway
B. tell the person finding the animal to take it home
C. refer the person finding the animal to another rehabilitator or transfer the animal
D. tell the person finding the animal to leave it in the wild

Answer 15

C

Question 16

A wildlife rehabilitator should strive to provide professional and humane care in all phases of wildlife rehabilitation, respecting the wildness and maintaining the dignity of each animal in life and in death.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

You have received information regarding a chimney sweep company whose employees are giving away raccoon kits removed from chimneys to the general public as pets. The most appropriate course of action would be to:
A. contact the chimney sweep company and demand that all raccoons be given to you
B. do nothing
C. turn the information over to your DNR Conservation Officer
D. call your local newspaper

Answer 17

C

Question 18

Your child’s scout leader has requested a tour of your rehabilitation facilities for the scout troop. You have many animals currently in your care which the youngster certainly would be interested in seeing close up. It would be appropriate to conduct such a tour.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

You have received more orphaned squirrels than your facility can handle. It would thus be appropriate to instruct people finding healthy orphans on how to raise the animals at home.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

You have serious concerns regarding the quality of care provided to wildlife by another permitted wildlife rehabilitator. You have already discussed the situation with the other rehabilitator and were not satisfied with the results. The most appropriate course of action would be to:
A. phone all of the other rehabilitators you know to discuss the situation
B. if the rehabilitator is a novice, and you know who his/her master class mentor is, contact the mentor
C. contact the DNR
D. call the local television stations and newspapers to report the situation
E. it’s really none of your business, so do nothing
F. B and/or C

Answer 20

F

Question 21

Since as a wildlife rehabilitator, you cannot charge the public for your services, the veterinarian with whom you work also cannot charge you.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The primary purpose of wildlife rehabilitation is:
A. to provide a means for people to learn about wildlife
B. to provide training in wild animal care and husbandry
C. to provide people with wild animals as pets
D. for release of animals back to the wild
E. A, B, and D
F. all of the above

Answer 22

D

Question 23

Listed below are 5 reasons that have been given to explain why people become wildlife rehabilitators. Which one of these reasons is most worrisome to many natural resource management agencies regarding wildlife rehabilitaors?
A. humane-nurturing and caring for animals
B. environmental- seeing rehabilitation as a way of helping wild animals
C. educational- utilizing rehabilitation as a tool for environmental education
D. scientific- regarding the hands -on aspect of rehabilitation as an opportunity to gather biological information
E. egotistical- thinking more about one’s own self image then the welfare of the animals.

Answer 23

E

Question 24

The release of rehabilitated wild animals most likely has the greatest possitive impact on population levels of which of the following?
A. raccoons
B. tree squirrels
C. cottontail rabbits
D. endangered and threatened species
E. spongbirds
F. A and C

Answer 24

D

Question 25

Wildlife management agencies have a legitimate concern that rehabilitation activities may divert public attention and interest away from more fundamental wildlife management issues.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Which of the following prompted the MN DNR to undertake deelopment of new rules governing wildlife rehabilitation:
A. agency recognition that existing rules were inadequate to provide for the proper regulatory oversight of rehabilitation activities
B. legislative mandate
C. requests from individual rehabilitation stakeholders and a rehabilitation stakeholder organization to improve the rules
D. recognition that other states were in the process of improving their rehabilitation rules and regulations
E. requests from Iowa and Wisconsin to bring the MN rules more in line with theirs
F. A, C, and D
G. all of the above

Answer 26

F

Question 27

Listed below are 6 aspects of wildlife rehabilitation. Of these 6, which is the most difficult for many people to deal with?
A. adjusting to the confining nature of the activity
B. being able to make a substantial commitment of both time and money
C. having ability to maintain adequate holding and treatment facilities
D. Having the time and inclination to involve oneself in continuing education
E. being able to handle the emotional side of rehabilitation when animals under care die or have to be euthanized
F. cultivating a good working relationship with a veterinary consultant

Answer 27

E