cons in UK

Question 1

how much species declined abundance 1970

Answer 1

13%

Question 2

how many species threatened uk

Answer 2

15%

Question 3

what are the biggest pressures UK wildlife

Answer 3

-agriculture
-CC
-urbanisation
-hydrological change
-woodland managment
-invasive
-pollution

Question 4

Doneley et al 2006 what effect badger culling TB

Answer 4

decreases in culled area but increases in surrounding area (29%) increase

Question 5

Donely et al 2006 should we cull badgers

Answer 5

for cull to be effective need to be such a large area that will unlikley be economicaly feasible

Question 6

woodroffe et al 2016 how is TB transmitted between cattle and badgers

Answer 6

-no direct contact
-envi transmission- contamination eg faces urine

Question 7

what does the fact TB could be transmitted non direct transmission mean managment tb

Answer 7

-need to look new ways to manage as culling not be effective
-clean infected slurry
-try stop envi transmission

Question 8

whats current state PA england (swartz et al 2017)

Answer 8

6.37% little increase

Question 9

WHAT WOULD BE BENIFT INCREASEING LARGE SCALE CONSERVATION INIATIVESA uk SWARTZ ET AL

Answer 9

-imprive represntation less remote, flatter , more productive lowland areas

Question 10

what type two LSCIS

Answer 10

mu;ti landscape area proposed conservation but not currently managed for it

Question 11

petterelli et al 2017 what steps needed rewildling UK?

Answer 11

1)target setting and implementaion
2)risk assessment
3)potential economic cost and benefit assessment
4)ID and characteristation likly social impacts
5) monitor and evaluate

Question 12

petterelli why do we need rewildilng

Answer 12

-help meet gov targets biodiversity
-current consevation not working need new innotive solution

Question 13

petterelli et al 2017 what needs to be done rewilding to be success

Answer 13

-get Gov on board
-clear definition
-understand opportunities and consequences
-change current legislation base outcome not managment

Question 14

2018 how many convicted bird crime at of how many reported incidences

Answer 14

1/87

Question 15

what is needed to be done to reduce bird crime UK?

Answer 15

-licensing on grouse moors- remove if break rules
-review grouse shoots- currently criminal , uns
-transparancy- tell public persucutions - right to know -poisning= health risk

Question 16

How much money UK spend biod

Answer 16

£407 million

Question 17

What gov agencies involved cons UK

Answer 17

1)Defra
oversees
- joint nature conservation committee
-natural England

2) forestry comission
3)envi agencies

Question 18

who does monitoring UK species

Answer 18

-commercially important species monitored gov
-rest NGOS
-field surveys volunteers

Question 19

why do monitor UK

Answer 19

-track change
-ID trend
-sport warning

Question 20

what role british trust orthonolgy surveys

Answer 20

monitor change population more 1000 bird species

Question 21

what key finding come out of British trust orthonogy findings

Answer 21

-woodland birs strted to fecrease
-farm land dramatic decrease
-starling decreased
-gold finch increase

Question 22

what two main ways to survey birds

Answer 22

-annual census (pop level)
-nest monitoring (breeding success)
-ringing (survival data)

Question 23

what is the state of nature report?

Answer 23

-national biod network
-10 year report
-measure via indicators
-abundance and distribution species & habitats
-health

Question 24

How many specie already extinct UK?

Answer 24

2%

Question 25

how much butterflies decreased by UK

Answer 25

16%

Question 26

why might it be that it looks like mamals have remained stable UK

Answer 26

-survey effort increased
-now have camera traps

Question 27

how many specus are covered in the UK action plan

Answer 27

1150

Question 28

why are hedhogs not protected species

Answer 28

-difficult to manange
-generalist species
-habitats difficult to protect
-need to protect every where

Question 29

what are types of protected areas in the UK

Answer 29

-SSSI
national nature reserve
-local nature reserve
-national park
-area outstanding beuty
-national scenic area
-special area for conservation

Question 30

what are the different protections for marine areas in UJ

Answer 30

-marine conservation zone
-nature conservation MPAs
-special areas conservation with marine component
=special PA with marine component

Question 31

what is ecological network

Answer 31

-landscape approach try and create connected area

Question 32

what are the components of a ecological network

Answer 32

-core area
-buffer zone
-coriridor

Question 33

what soome examples of ecological network strategy

Answer 33

-living landscape- wildlife trust
0futurescapes- RSPB

Question 34

what is countryside stewardship

Answer 34

-fincal incentice portect nature- hir tier, mid tier, wildlife offers

Question 35

how many game birds reared and released in the UK

Answer 35

-40 million

Question 36

What are the envi impact of the game bird industry?

Answer 36

-led into the envi from bullets
-comp for other wildlife
-burning heather
-persuction bird [rey

Question 37

benefits game birds cons

Answer 37

-habitat management

Question 38

how much ci; badgers cost y

Answer 38

£7million y

Question 39

why culling not stop spread TB

Answer 39

badgers move in other area - contamination lead to disease

Question 40

how many badgers need to vacinate to stop spread of TB

Answer 40

-30%

Question 41

benefit vacine badgers tb

Answer 41

-create heard immunity
-less likely to disperse family groups