Wildlife conservation Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

William Henry - Answer-- 1891 - set aside 1.2 million acres Gifford Pinchot - Answer-"greatest good for the greatest number in long run" - Friends with Theadore Roosevelt - Appointed first chief forester of U.S. Forest Service Teddy Roosevelt - Answer-- created U.S. park service - 5 national parks - 18 monuments - 51 bird sanctuaries - 100 M acres of national forest John Muir - Answer-- Yosemite - petrified forest - grand canyon - sierra club Aldo Leopold - Answer-- The Land Ethi...

FW 104 CSU EXAM 1 QUESTIONSA ND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED Which aspect is NOT integral to wildlife conservation efforts? Reducing genetic diversity Mutation does not lead to a decrease in genetic variation within a population. (TRUE/FALSE) False A community of interacting individuals of the same species occupying a specific area at a particular time is termed: Population Fertility refers to the actual number of surviving offspring produced by a population. (TRUE/FALSE) Fal...

Wildlife - ANSWER Free-living, wild animals (excluding feral and exotic species) that are of major significance to humans in their natural environments conservation - ANSWER planned management of natural resources to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect ecology - ANSWER defined by Ernst Haekel as "home study"; the study of interactions between organisms and their environment active management - ANSWER directly impacts populations of wildlife through methods like translocation...

Conservation Incentives Programs - Answer-Public - NAWCA - US Farm Bill programs Private - NGOs - Leases Incentives - Answer-a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment Conservation Easement - Answer-legal agreement between landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of land in order to protect its conservation values Natural Resources Conservation Service - Answer-- the branch of the USDA that purchases easements from landowners f...

Before man 11,500 B.P. - Answer-giant animals, megafuana, land bridge between Alaska and Russia Pre-European Era - Answer-the clovis (hunter gatherers), overkill of megafuana, native americans (agriculture), columbus in 1492 Era of Abundance - Answer-Europeans show up to North America, abundance of wildlife & natural resoucres Era of Overexploitation - Answer-network of railroads and telegraphs, animals were becoming scarce, demand for animals products increased, some species went extinct...

Which of the following principles was influenced by the Public Trust Doctrine established in 1842? Wildlife resources are a public property Who acquired the sporting journal Forest and Stream and used it to promote wildlife conservation? George Bird Grinnell Which of the following was the first federal law protecting wildlife? Lacey Act Select the basic goals of The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Managing fish and wildlife in order to sustain healthy populations forev...

wildlife - ANSWER includes all nondomesticated plants, animals, and other organisms; living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated; birds and mammals receive most attention conservation - ANSWER an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity; planned managment of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction...

You are studying a forest in Russia. The forest receives an average of 15 inches of rainfall annually and contains primarily coniferous trees. Which of the following is the most likely classification of this forest? - Temperate rainforest Why do temperate grasslands produce the most fertile soils on the earth? - The soil is enriched by decayed roots of grasses and forbs below the surface Why are waterfowl called an indicator species? - They are good indicators of habitat health Who publish...

The third rule of firearm safety is "Be sure of the target and _______ ." what is in front of it and beyond it what is above it and below it the size of it and distance it is from you the speed of it and the direction it is traveling correct answers what is in front of it and beyond it The fourth rule of firearm safety is "Keep your finger _______ until ready to shoot." on the trigger beside the trigger outside the trigger guard inside the trigger guard correct answers outside...

Ducks Unlimited Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Review 2024 Latest Questions and Answers The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which retires cropland and restores the land to grasslands, is part of what piece of legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Farm Bill Select all waterfowl which generally migrate in family units. - CORRECT ANSWERGeese Swans The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission in 1929 in order to evalua...