white-tailed deer, beaver, black bear

Question 1

what is new york’s most popular game animal

Answer 1

white-tailed deer

Question 2

how much money is added to NY’s economy thru white- tailed deer hunting

Answer 2

1.5 Billion

Question 3

how do white-tailed deer conflict with human interests

Answer 3

they shape the land which can negatively affect other wildlife, farmers, tree farmers, homeowners, and a
hazard to motorists

Question 4

the soft blood vessel filled skin that covers developing antlers

Answer 4

velvet

Question 5

how fast can white-tailed deer run

Answer 5

35-40 mph

Question 6

how do white-tailed deer communicate

Answer 6

scent, body language, sound

Question 7

where are white- tailed deer found in NY

Answer 7

near the edge of woods, open areas by roadways, fields, or waterways

Question 8

scientific name of white-tailed deer

Answer 8

odocoileus virginianus

Question 9

scientific name of beaver

Answer 9

castor canadensis

Question 10

what is NY state’s official mammal

Answer 10

beaver

Question 11

specs of a beaver

Answer 11

lbs- 26-65
in’- 25-35
tail in’- 9/10 by 6

Question 12

second set of eyelids found on a beaver

Answer 12

nictitating membrane

Question 13

beaver lips-

Answer 13

have lips that close behind the incisors which allow them to gnaw underwater

Question 14

beaver incisors

Answer 14

never stop growing and are kept manageable by chewing wood

Question 15

beaver split nail

Answer 15

second right toe- appears to aid in grooming

Question 16

beavers tails aid them how

Answer 16

1. swimming
2. thermoregulatory tool
3. fat storage

Question 17

beavers tails aid them how

Answer 17

1. swimming
2. thermoregulatory tool
3. fat storage

Question 18

describe a beaver habitat

Answer 18

any yearlong water source (marshes, swamps, margins of lakes and reservoirs and ponds)
these waterways will be of low gradient with aspen, willow, or alder plus aquatic vegetation

Question 19

what do beavers eat

Answer 19

cellulose in bark

Question 20

how does a beavers diet change in the summer

Answer 20

switch to more aquatic grub like water lilies and rhizomes from ferns

Question 21

do beavers have mate’s for life

Answer 21

yes, but if a mate dies, they will take a new mate

Question 22

beaver colony

Answer 22

mates, offspring, sometimes an extra adult. 4-6 beavers sometimes up to 12

Question 23

scent- mounding

Answer 23

beavers pile up muddy debris and mark the top with castoreum- which is washed out of the castor glands with urine

Question 24

how do beavers communicate

Answer 24

castoreum, vocalization, postures, tail- slapping

Question 25

purpose of tail slapping

Answer 25

ward off predators, warn other beavers of threat

Question 26

what cues beavers to build

Answer 26

the sound of water running

Question 27

how does beaver colonization affect other species

Answer 27

1. resource for waterfowl 2. eliminate diversity in reptiles and some fish 3. flooding can destroy areas of forest/ prevent natural succession

Question 28

beaver breed what months

Answer 28

jan/ feb and young are born may/ june

Question 29

beaver litters

Answer 29

2-7 depending on food and habitat

Question 30

beaver mites

Answer 30

up to 10 species living on diff parts of the beaver

Question 31

black bear scientific name

Answer 31

ursus americanus

Question 32

black bear population

Answer 32

estimated 6-8 thousand in areas open to hunting

Question 33

50-60% of black bears live where

Answer 33

adirondack region

Question 34

30-35% of black bears live where

Answer 34

catskill region

Question 35

10-15 % of black bears live

Answer 35

central- western region

Question 36

what area is not suitable for bears

Answer 36

agricultural areas or areas with high density of human populations

Question 37

average black bear lbs

Answer 37

male 300 female 170

Question 38

what is special about black bear reproduction

Answer 38

breeding occurs in june and july but the fertilized egg does not begin to develop until fall- this delayed implantation occurs so that cubs have best survival chance

Question 39

black bears eat

Answer 39

anything! grasses, berries, fruit, nuts, seeds, insects, grubs, carrion, and human sources of food like corn, honey, bird seed, trash, pet food

Question 40

how are bears ages

Answer 40

by cutting a cross section of a smaller premolar and counting the rings

Question 41

annual rings

Answer 41

cementum annuli

Question 42

annual rings

Answer 42

cementum annuli

Question 43

feed bears is

Answer 43

illegal in NY could create boldness in bears and create dangerous situations

Question 44

describe the negative effects on black bears health when fed

Answer 44

1. change natural foraging habits 2. creates human-bear conflicts 3. eat dangerous things like soap etc from trash 4. bears concentrated in an area causes stress 5. disease/ physical injury

Question 45

what is the primary management tool to control bear populations

Answer 45

hunting

Question 46

what areas permit bear hunting

Answer 46

northern, southeast, central-western

Question 47

largest and second largest animal in NY

Answer 47

moose, black bear