Wildlife, Zoo, and Exotic Animal Management Flashcards
FWS functions
- Enforce federal wildlife laws
- Protect endangered species
- Manage migratory birds
- Restore nationally significant fisheries
- Conserve and restore wildlife habitats such as wetlands
- Help foreign governments with international conservation efforts
- Distribute hundreds of millions of dollars, through our Wildlife Sport Fish and Restoration program
Wildlife rehabilitators
individuals, veterinarians and organizations that have been granted Wildlife Rehabilitation permits/licenses in accordance with state laws (+/- federal laws).
MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Permitted individuals in MA may legally possess and treat birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Exceptions: deer, moose, federally listed species, venomous snakes
rehabilitate
provide care and treatment for sick, injured, debilitated, or orphaned wildlife for the purpose of returning animals to the wild in a condition that enable them to survive independently of humans aid and sustenance
Wildlife rehabilitation permit
allows a person to care for distressed animals for a limited amount of time
Wildlife
Free-living, non-domesticated animals (game and non-game species) (threatened, endangered, and nuisance species)
Zoo
confined/exhibited, non-domesticated animals
Exotic
Confined/owned, non-domesticated “pets” (bird, guinea pig, chinchilla, ferret, lizard, turtle, snake, hedgehog, sugar glider, or non-human primates)
Old Human Wildlife Interaction
Manipulating wild animal populations and their habitats for specific human needs
Old Human Wildlife Interaction
Manipulating wild animal populations and their habitats for specific human needs
New Human Wildlife Interaction
Directing or influencing animal and plant ecology to benefit habitats, animal populations, and human populations.
Broad
populations
Broad
populations
narrow
individuals
conservation
an effort to maintain and use natural resources wisely to ensure that resources will be available for future generations
wildlife populations
1) Increase a population
2) Decrease a population
3) Stabilize a population
US Department of the Interior
responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources
Nine Technical Bureaus
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 3. Bureau of Reclamation
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- National Park Service
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geological Survey