Wildlife Damage Control

Question 1

T/F: under state law, a person may trap a fur bearing animal at any time if it is causing damage or creating nuisance; however, the pelt can be sold only during the furbearer season and with the proper license

Answer 1

true

Question 2

Y/N: do you need a permit or permission to release fur-bearing animals

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

T/F: over 90% of an armadillo’s diet consists of vegetation

Answer 3

false

Question 4

which of the following are non-chemical methods used to control nuisance animals?

Answer 4

live trapping, exclusion, shooting

Question 5

which of the following texas snakes are venomous

Answer 5

copperhead, cottonmouth, and coral snake

Question 6

all wildlife requires ___________ and the place where the animal lives must supply those needs

Answer 6

food, cover, water, space

Question 7

products are required to be in bait stations for all outdoor, aboveground placements and must be applied within ________ feet of buildings

Answer 7

100

Question 8

pesticides for vertebrates may be

Answer 8

ingested, absorbed, inhaled

Question 9

carcasses of treated animals must be collected and destroyed to prevent

Answer 9

secondary poisoning