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1
Q

A goal of WMD is:

a. change the habitat
b. remove animals
c. reduce wildlife to a tolerable level
d. do whatever the client pays for
e. none of the above

A

c. reduce wildlife to a tolerable level

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Fill in the blank:

______ carrying capacity relates to when wildlife conflicts have reached a level people will not tolerate

A

cultural

Module 1

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Fill in the blank:
______ carrying capacity relates to the number of animals in a population that an environment can sustain without long-term detrimental impacts

A

biological

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4
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Habitat modification:

a. reduces total number of wildlife that can be present
b. reduces wildlife numbers over the long term
c. is considered a non lethal form of management
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

Module 1

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5
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All of the following can be reasons why a wildlife control program might fail except:

a. animals moved into the area
b. you reduce the amount of food and shelter available
c. the device you used did not frighten the animals
d. you did not catch the target animal

A

b. you reduce the amount of food and shelter available

Module 1

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6
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True or false: Residential development can reduce the number of animals in an area because it removes habitat for wildlife

A

False

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7
Q

How many sources of light should you carry with you in an attic?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2

A

c. 2

Module 2

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8
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When should you first put on your respirator?

a. before opening attic hatch
b. before putting your head into attic
c. after entering an attic
d. when you preform clean up in attic
all of the above

A

a. before opening attic hatch

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9
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Extension ladders should extend at least _____ feet above ground

a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

A

c. 3

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10
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Your ladder bows 2-3 inches as you climb what should you do?

a. stop using ladder and get one rated for your weight
b. keep working because modern ladders are designed to bow
c. keep working modern ladders can carry weight above their limit
d. get over your fear

A

a. stop using ladder and get one rated for your weight

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11
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The following techniques are useful to prevent ladder injuries

a. use ladders rated for greater weight
b. tie offs
c. straps
d. correct ladder length
e. stabilizers
f. b and c only
g. all of the above

A

g. all of the above

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12
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Match the term to the definition

a. host
b. reservoir
c. vector
d. agent

__ carries but is not negatively affected by the disease
__ negatively affected by the disease
__ the route or transporter of the infection
__ the entity that causes disease

A

b. reservoir
a. host
c. vector
d. agent

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13
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Disease normally enter your body through all the following ways except

a. intact skin
b. mucous membrane
c. injection
d. inhalation
e. ingestion

A

a. intact skin

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14
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True or false - The trouble with diagnosing zoonotic diseases is that the symptoms often mirror those of the flu

A

True

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15
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What disease is of concern when a client calls with a bat flying in the house?

a. rabies
b. raccoon roundworm
c. mange

A

a. rabies

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16
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To protect yourself from zoonotic disease and their impact on your health you should

a. wear personal protective equipment
b. avoid contaminated areas
c. get vaccinated
d. inform medical personnel you work with wildlife
e. all of the above

A

e. all of the above

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17
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Match the hole size with the species:

a. pencil-width
b. golf ball
c. baseball
d. grapefruit

__gray or for squirrel
__bat
__flying squirrel
__raccoon

A

c__gray or for squirrel
a__bat
b__flying squirrel
d__raccoon

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18
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When should you begin the inspection process?

a. When you are driving up to the site
b. When you exit the vehicle
c. When you get your equipment
d. When you get the call

A

When you are driving up to the site

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19
Q

True/False - WCOs usually do not have to work in inclement weather?

A

False

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20
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Which of the following is not essential inspection equipment for WCOs?

a. high intensity light
b. telescoping mirror
c. ladder
d. binoculars
e. digital camera

A

e. digital camera

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21
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True/False - Chimney inspections should begin from the top with a flue inspection

A

True

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22
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Matching (items may be used more than once)

a. habitat modification
b. exclusion
c. frightening devices
d. repellants
e. shooting
f. trapping
g. other methods

\_\_ cat grasper
\_\_ strobe light
\_\_nets
\_\_chimney cap
\_\_ cable-restraints
\_\_modify bird feeders
A 
g\_\_ cat grasper
c\_\_ strobe light
b\_\_nets
b\_\_chimney cap
f\_\_ cable-restraints
a\_\_modify bird feeders
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23
Q

What are the basic types of trap sets?

a. blind, positive, baited
b. two-door and one-door
c. cage and box
d. none of the above

A

a. blind, positive, baited

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24
Q

Which bait is most appropriate to avoid catching house cats?

a. fish oil
b. hamburger
c. cheese
d. molasses

A

c. cheese

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25
Q

Before using a one-way door on a home, you must consider

a. the repair of the home
b. possibility of young
c. possibility of reentry
d. wishes of the client
e. all of the above

A

e. all of the above

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26
Q

The trap type that will reduce non-target animal captures when trying to catch raccoons is

a. No.2 double coil spring trap
b. wire cage trap
c. enclosed foot trap
d. cable-restraint

A

c. enclosed foot trap

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27
Q

2 ways to prevent orphaning wildlife. Choose two options

a. convince customers to wait until young are mobile
b. capture and remove female and all her young
c. exclusion
d. frightening device

A

a. convince customers to wait until young are mobile

b. capture and remove female and all her young

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28
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What are the 8 broad categories of WDM methods?

  1. Habit mod
  2. Exclusion
  3. Frightening devices
  4. Customer care
  5. Repellants
  6. Toxicants
  7. Shooting
  8. Trapping
  9. Other methods
  10. Netting
A

not customer care not netting

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29
Q

4 types of frightening devices. Choose 4

a. audio
b. audio-audio
c. audio-visual
d. visual
e. biological

A

a. audio
c. audio-visual
d. visual
e. biological

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30
Q

True/false - Birds can be hazed in their nesting area during nesting season?

A

False because of Migratory Bird Act

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31
Q

Geese and crow can be dispersed from night time roost using what method?

A

Pointing spotlight, laser pointer, or high intensity laser at them

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32
Q

What are the 3 forms of chemical repellant?

a. Oral
b. Chemical
c. Tactile
d. Olfactory
e. Gland based

A

Oral
Tactile
Olfactory

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33
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Name 6 types of live traps

cage trap
box trap
pit trap
multiple capture trap
foothold traps
nets
snare trap
cable-restraints 
bird traps
A 
cage trap
box trap
multiple capture trap
foothold traps
nets
cable-restraints 
bird traps
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34
Q

What animals are foothold traps most effective for catching?

A

coyotes
foxes

important for:
racoons
beavers
muskrats
nutria
35
Q

What is the key to successful mole trapping?

a. Identifying active tunnels looking for ridges, molehills, dead grass, and soft spots in lawn.
Prepare site
Set trap according to specs
No activity after a few days move trap

b. Identifying active tunnels looking for ridges, molehills, dead grass, and soft spots in lawn.
Prepare site
Set trap according to specs
No activity after a few days leave trap

c. Identifying non-active tunnels looking for ridges, molehills, dead grass, and soft spots in lawn.
Prepare site
Set trap according to specs
No activity after a few days move trap

A

Identifying active tunnels looking for ridges, molehills, dead grass, and soft spots in lawn.
Prepare site
Set trap according to specs
No activity after a few days move trap

36
Q

How can you increase your success in trapping birds?

A

Habituate birds to the trap by putting gout bird sed in the area

37
Q

What baits are attractive to raccoons but not cats?

A

Marshmallows

Cats are attracted to fat and protein
So sweet baits deter cats

38
Q

3 categories of lures?

a. food-based
b. gland-based
c. chemical-based
d. curiosity based
e. olfactory based

A

food-based
gland-based
curiosity based

39
Q

Select all examples of exclusion.

a. nets
b. screens
c. towers
d. fences
e. scarecrow

A

a. nets
b. screens
d. fences

40
Q

Examples of audio frightening devices:

a. propane cannons
b. no. 2 coil spring foothold trap
c. collarum snare
d. distress calls

A

a. propane cannons

d. distress calls

41
Q

Gap necessary for mice to enter:

a. slightly more than ¼ in
b. slightly more than ½ in
c. 1 in

A

a. slightly more than ¼ in

42
Q

Gap necessary for rats to enter:

a. slightly more than ¼ in
b. slightly more than ½ in
c. 1 in

A

b. slightly more than ½ in

43
Q

Sealants or caulk are better for sealing where movement of the substrate is expected?

A

sealants b/c they have greater elasticity

44
Q

Sealing squirrel holes

a. seal hole with expanding foam or other insulation ( this dissuades them from denning b/c no airflow) then cover gap with gnaw resistant barrier
b. cover gap with gnaw resistant barrier then seal hole with expanding foam or other insulation (this dissuades them from denning b/c no airflow)

A

a. seal hole with expanding foam or other insulation ( this dissuades them from denning b/c no airflow) then cover gap with gnaw resistant barrier

45
Q

How to fil openings less than ¾ in when no other methods will work.

a. leave open
b. seal with foam
c. wedge copper or stains steel wool into gap

A

c. wedge copper or stainless steel wool into gap

46
Q

Should you make your own chimney caps?

A

No install one professionally made chimney caps

47
Q

Is it critical to seal screws when installing vents?

A

Yes to prevent leaks

48
Q

How to prevent burrowing animals from denning under trailers, sheds, or decks?

a. use crushed gravel
b. install shallow trench screen

A

b. install shallow trench screen

module 6

49
Q

Most reliable technique for preventing damage to nursery stock, gardens, and stock?

A

Fences

50
Q

Most commonly used form of toxicants

a. Bait blocks
b. Srychnine
c. Pellets

A

a. Bait blocks

51
Q

True/False - EPA approved pesticide labels are legal documents?

A

True

52
Q

True/False - Poisoning non-target animals is the greatest risk when using toxic bait?

A

True

53
Q

Most common type of toxicant

a. Warfarin
b. Strychnine
c. anti-coagulants

A

c. anti-coagulants

54
Q

True/False - Us the lowest hazard toxicant that will be effective?

A

True

55
Q

True/False - Do NOT use toxicants as part of an IWDM program, when other less hazardous approaches have failed?

A

False do use them as part of a program

56
Q

Categories of toxicants (choose all):

a. Rodenticides
b. Avicides
c. Fumigants
d. Mammalicides

A

a. Rodenticides
b. Avicides
c. Fumigants

57
Q

What can toxicants potentially harm?

a. The applicator
b. Animals
c. The customer
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

58
Q

How do anti-coagulant rodenticides kill an animal?

a. Interfere with clotting of blood
b. Intefere with heart muscles

A

a. Interfere with clotting of blood

59
Q

First-gen anti-coags

a. require one feeding to kill
b. Rewquire multi feedings
c. Are older than second-gem
d. a and c only
e. b and c only

A

e. b and c only

60
Q

True/False - Dozens of active ingredients are registered for the lethal control of wildlife in the US?

A

False

61
Q

At what time should you set out toxic bait?

A

Daybreak

62
Q

Why should you never use gas cartridges to fumigate burrows under sheds or buildings?

A

They are a fire hazard

63
Q

First consideration of selective trapping?

A

Location

64
Q

Selective trapping can be accomplished by considering what?

a. set location
b. bait
c. trap placement
d. trigger adjustment
e. all of the above

A

e. all of the above

65
Q

The following techniques can be used to educe non-target captures with Conibear-style traps:

a. modify trigger
b. use with boxes or buckets
c. elevate the trap
d. all of the above
e. b and c only

A

d. all of the above

66
Q

Trap staking equipment and practices include which of the following:

a. 18- to 24-inch stakes
b. swivels
c. cable stakes
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

67
Q

What does non-lethal use of cable restraints require?

a. the restraint circle to be free of stones
b. the restraint circle to be free of entanglements
c. the restrain circle to be close to a fence

A

b. the restraint circle to be free of entanglements

68
Q

True or false- cable loops for coyotes and foxes have the same dimensions?

A

False

69
Q

When should you begin proper animal handling?

a. before you have the animal
b. when the animal is in sight
c. when the animal is in hand

A

a. before you have the animal

70
Q

What temperature is ideal for holding snakes?

a. 30-40F
b. 40-75F
c. 50-85F

A

b. 40-75F

71
Q

When grasping a snake by the head use care to

a. keep the head above the body
b. keep the head below the body
c. support its body

A

c. support its body

72
Q

Under ideal circumstances where should you place the loop of a catch-pole in a raccoon?

a. around the neck
b. around the chest
c. around the waist

A

b. around the chest

73
Q

Cage traps should be covered for at least 50% of the length because covers:

a. provide animal shelter from elements
b. shelter from predators
c. hide catch from public view
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

74
Q

Which is the most effective action at putting your clients at ease?

a. fulfill expectations
b. wear a uniform
c. appear confident

A

a. fulfill expectations

75
Q

Identify the job types as likely transient or resident

__racoon in attic
__ raccoon eating garbage
__skunk damage to grass
__gnawing on a garage door

A

resident__racoon in attic
transient__ raccoon eating garbage
transient__skunk damage to grass
resident__gnawing on a garage door

76
Q

Of the 2 types of problems, transient animals or resident animals, which is the easier to solve?

A

Resident

77
Q

When would it be acceptable to set a trap where you do not have direct access?

a. whenever the client requests
b. if there are no other options
c. if you are given keys to the locked building that contains trap
d. non of the above

A

c. if you are given keys to the locked building that contains trap

78
Q

Which are appropriate reactions if a client demands a service that is to recommended?

a. refuse job
b. accept client’s terms
c. argue with client
d. a and b

A

d. a and b

79
Q

3 federal agencies involved in regulating wildlife control activities are

a. EPA
b. OSHA
c. USFWS
d. DOD
e. FIFRA

A

a. EPA
b. OSHA
c. USFWS

80
Q

You have been hired to manage damage caused by a woodpecker. What agencies must you contact before you can initiate legal control? Select all.

a. USFWS
b. state wildlife agency
c. humane society
d. local animal control
e. police department

A

a. USFWS

b. state wildlife agency

81
Q

Do you need a permit to rescue a hawk trapped in a building?

A

No

82
Q

You have caught an uninjured, collared, and licensed cat in your raccoon-sized cage=trap. What should you do?

a. release it
b. bring to local animal control
c. euthanize it
d. all client

A

a. release it

83
Q

State laws cannot be more/less restrictive than federal laws

A

less

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