Wildlife Conservation & One Health (10) Flashcards
Dr. Koch
What do ecosystems do?
function through a complex web of interactions between organisms and the environment where energy flows through food chains and nutrients are recycled
How do vultures play a role in the ecosystem?
remove dead animals that contain bacteria and pathogens from our environment
How do veterinarians help wildlife and ensure environmental health?
- wildlife conservation
- disease surveillance
What does a wildlife veterinarian do?
- works closely with wildlife biologists - job of a free-ranging wildlife veterinarian is to provide technical expertise to the agency, to conserve and manage fish and wildlife populations, and help recover endangered species
important link between public perceptions of wildlife and economic and health interests of people and their animals
What is conservation?
the responsible management and sustainable use of natural resources to ensure their long-term availability while maintaining environmental health and ecosystem balance
What does the North American Wildlife Conservation say about wildlife?
Are conservation and preservation the same thing?
no - preservation is different, with the goal of protecting nature from human use and interference, aiming to keep ecosystems intact in their natural state
What is exploitation?
unsustainable use or overuse of natural resources, often leading to habitat destruction, population declines, and ecosystem imbalances
What is the One Health context of chestnut blight?
culturally and ecologically important species in eastern US
invasive species introduced and decimated chestnut
What is the Endangered Species Act?
enacted in response to declining populations of animals and plants
protect and recover species at risk of extinction and to promote the conservation of ecosystems and habitats necessary for the survival of those species
What is the One Health context of wildlife conservation?
the interest of wildlife professionals and the public in the economics, safety, and health impacts of human-wildlife interactions has grown as more people have become aware of and experienced negative consequences of wildlife presence
Wildlife conservation and public health perception is a conflict/ Elaborate
conservation is typically “grass roots” or local communities
human population grows, natural habitats shrunk
T/F: Reservoir hosts are easily identifiable
FALSE - rarely identified
What are characteristics of reservoir hosts?
- infections in reservoir hosts are nonpathogenic
- any natural host is a reservoir host
- the reservoir must be a different species
- reservoirs are economically unimportant hosts
- reservoirs may be primary or secondary hosts
What is the take-home message for reservoir hosts?
DO you know these lecture objectives?
