Chapter 16 Wildlife Management

Question 1

the planned use, protection, and control of wildlife by the application of ecological principles.

Answer 1

wildlife management

Question 2

what are consumptive activities on public lands?

Answer 2

hunting, fishing, trapping

Question 3

what are non-consumptive uses on public lands

Answer 3

photography, bird watching, observation

Question 4

species that are harvested for sport

Answer 4

game animals

Question 5

majority of species not harvested, i.e., songbirds, rodents, amphibians, reptiles

Answer 5

non-game animals

Question 6

the region where 2 different ecosystems come together also referred to as an edge. the greater the amount of edge, the greater the population densities of many species

Answer 6

ecotone

Question 7

is produced when creating to much edge, which is caused by humans when native vegetation is cleared for human activities such as agriculture, rural development, or urbanization.

Answer 7

habitat fragmentation

Question 8

allow wildlife populations to expand habitat availability. a narrow strip of land that differs usually in terms of dominant vegetation.

Answer 8

corridors

Question 9

what are wildlife needs?

Answer 9

habitat, food, water, cover-shelter, breeding sites

Question 10

the area in which an animal habitually travels while engaged in its usual activities. size of home range can be determined by marking, releasing and recapturing an animal

Answer 10

home range

Question 11

any defended area, against individuals of the same species

Answer 11

territory

Question 12

types of animal movements

Answer 12

dispersal of young, mass emigration, latitudinal and altitudinal migration

Question 13

occurs with many birds and mammals who leave their nesting areas when juvenile and travel a great distance from their nesting sites. many move into marginal habitats increasing mortality due to predation and accidents

Answer 13

dispersal of young

Question 14

the mass of movement of a given species from an area. i.e, the mass movement of the snowy owl from the tundra to the US during periods of lemming scarcity

Answer 14

mass emigration

Question 15

the north south migration characteristics of caribou, gray whales, and many birds

Answer 15

latitudinal migration

Question 16

seasonal movement of birds and mammals up and down slopes.

Answer 16

altitudinal migration

Question 17

Managing habitat for Waterfowl

Answer 17

Marsh openings

Artificial ponds

Artificial islands

Wildlife Refuges

Question 18

Regulating wildlife harvest

Answer 18

Limit tags for hunting

Bag limits

Licensing

Wildlife Pests

Question 19

Agencies that manage Wildlife

Answer 19

US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
US Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
National Marine Fisheries Service