ENVI SEC MIDTERM

Question 1

Refers to the practices and
strategies implemented to control or
minimize factors that attract wildlife
to certain areas, particularly in
human-populated areas or areas
where human-wildlife interactions
may pose risks or conflicts.

Answer 1

MANAGING WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS

Question 2

is often to reduce the likelihood of wildlife-human conflicts, protect property, and promote the safety of both humans and wildlife.

• This may involve measures such as
  securing garbage in wildlife-proof containers, removing fallen fruits or
  excess birdseed, repairing leaking pipes,
  and modifying landscaping to make
  properties less attractive to certain species.

Answer 2

GOAL OF MANAGING WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS

Question 3

Important of wildlife attractant management:

Answer 3

(1) Protecting Wildlife
(2) Ensuring Public Safety
(3) General Environmental Benefits

Question 4

Types of Wildlife Attractants:

Answer 4

(1) Food Attractants
(2) Salt Attractants
(3) Scent Attractants
(4) Habitat Attractants
(5) Visual Attractants
(6) Sound Attractants

Question 5

is to safeguard biodiversity, maintain
ecosystem function, and ensure the
long-term viability of wildlife populations.

Answer 5

Risk Assessment and Management for Wildlife

Question 6

Involves identifying and evaluating potential hazards to wildlife populations and ecosystems.

Answer 6

Risk Assessment

Question 7

How we can manage wildlife risk?
(types of risk)

Answer 7

Assessing Risks
Controlling Risks
Communicating Risks
Monitoring Risks
Learn from Risks
Building Resilience

Question 8

Identify potential hazards and evaluate
their severity and likelihood, considering both animal and human factors.

Answer 8

Assessing Risks

Question 9

Employ strategies like elimination,
substitution, engineering controls, and administrative measures to mitigate hazards.

Answer 9

Controlling Risks

Question 10

Clearly convey hazards and control
measures to all involved parties using various methods.

Answer 10

Communicating Risks

Question 11

Regularly assess the effectiveness of risk
control measures and identify areas for improvement.

Answer 11

Monitoring Risks

Question 12

Gather insights from successes and
failures to continuously improve risk management practices.

Answer 12

Learn from Risks

Question 13

Develop and implement a plan to
prepare for and respond to unexpected risks, ensuring readiness and coordination with external stakeholders.

Answer 13

Building Resilience

Question 14

is a comprehensive strategy developed by airport authorities to minimize wildlife hazards on and around airport properties.

Answer 14

Airport Wildlife Management Plan

Question 15

Key Components of a Wildlife Management Plan (typically include):

Answer 15

Mitigation Measures
Wildlife Control
Monitoring and Reporting

Question 16

Implementing measures to reduce wildlife attractants such as food sources or water bodies near the airport.

Answer 16

Mitigation Measures

Question 17

Utilizing techniques like habitat modification, deterrents, trapping, and
sometimes lethal control to manage wildlife populations that pose a risk to aircraft safety.

Answer 17

Wildlife Control

Question 18

Regularly monitoring wildlife activity and reporting on wildlife strikes or incidents to enhance understanding and inform management decisions.

Answer 18

Monitoring and Reporting

Question 19

Components of a Comprehensive
Airport Wildlife Management Plan:

Answer 19

Monitoring and Reporting
Deterrent Measures
Education and Outreach
Permits for lethal control or hazing
Habitat management plan
Dispersal Plan

Question 20

Involves actions taken by airfield wildlife
control operators to modify the airport environment in order to make it less appealing and accessible to wildlife.

Answer 20

Passive Management

Question 21

Example of Passive Management Techniques:

Answer 21

Habitat Modification
FoodSource Management
Water Source Management
Shelter Modification
Infrastructure Adjustments
Fencing

Question 22

describes the hazing or dispersing strategies employed by wildlife management teams.

• Dispersing species that have eschewed habitat management as a barrier is the goal of active wildlife control tactics.

Answer 22

Active Control

Question 23

Example of Active Control Techniques:

Answer 23

Pyrotechnic Hazing
Firearms or Lethal Control
Innovative Technologies

Question 24

Wildlife Management Practice:

Answer 24

Monitoring Wildlife Populations
Habitat Improvement
Hunting Regulations
Hunting
Artificial Stocking
Controlling or Preventing Disease and its spread
Management Funds and Programs

Question 25

List of Significant Challenges to General Aviation:

Answer 25

(1) Location and Environment
(2) Inadequate Fencing
(3) Lack of Regulatory Requirements
(4) Limited Funding
(5) Lack of Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Programs

Question 26

Techniques to Minimize the Wildlife Hazard in General Aviation:

Answer 26

Cultural Changes
Mechanical Techniques
Removing or Relocating the problem Wildlife
Extermination

Question 27

Identifies the roles, responsibilities, and duties of the safety manager, accountable executive, and other applicable staff, such as wildlife managers, operations staff, and wildlife biologists.

• Includes specific objectives and goals that reflect the program and expected
  outcomes and that are, most importantly, measurable and measured.

Answer 27

Safety Policy

Question 28

To prevent harmful consequences or
outcomes from occurring.

• A formal, structured set of processes used to proactively identify hazards, classify and prioritize associated safety
  risks, apply corrective actions to mitigate risks, and continuously improve operational safety.

Answer 28

Safety Risk Management

Question 29

• used by the experts to analyze
  and assess the risk.
• can be unique to each airport’s
  needs.

Answer 29

Risk Matrix

Question 30

Ensures that the program goals are managed, measured, and continuously
improved as the program evolves.

Answer 30

Safety Assurance

(Process)
-Assessing Metrics
-The Assurance Process
-Continous Improvement

Question 31

Includes processes and procedures used to create an environment in which safety objectives can be achieved.

• Its objective is to improve the safety culture of the entire organization.

Answer 31

Safety Promotion

Question 32

SMS Promotion consists of 3 distinct elements that could be applied in WHM:

Answer 32

Training
Promotional Materials /Outreach
Safety Culture