ENWC201 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fowl Cholera, Ecological Trap, Northern Hemisphere
16 May 2018
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Exam 2 Reading Questions ENWC
Chapter 2 –
What was the effect of Native Americans on wildlife populations prior to the arrival of Europeans?
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Why was there a brief rebound in the wildlife populations after the arrival of Europeans?
• The native American populations dwindled
Who was the first person to raise the idea of a public, national park?
• George Catlin
Who established Yellowstone National Park?
• Ulysses S Grant
What is the Bone and Crockett Club?
• Group of American hunters in NY with a mission of preserving the big game of North America
What is the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act?
• Revenues generated from these excise taxes are apportioned to state wildlife agencies for their
conservation efforts, hunter education programs, and operation of archery and shooting ranges.
What is Rachel Carson’s background?
• Scientist and author, published silent spring
What is NEPA?
• National environmental policy act, signed in by Nixon
What is the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation?
• Based on the public trust doctrine of public wildlife ownership, holds that’s wildlife is a public and
international resource managed by policies based on sound science. Under this model the killing of wildlife
should only occur for legitimate purposes, the allocation of wildlife is by law, markets for game are
eliminated and the democracy of hunting is standard
Chapter 9 –
What is the idea of the sustainability of harvest?
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Why are hunters important to wildlife conservation in the US?
• Important because of the funds and advocacy they bring to the table, and because they remain the most
effective logistical agents of actual population management
What is the difference between the societal carrying capacity and the biological carrying capacity?
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How do hunters contribute to conservation?
• Creation and maintenance of law enforcement officers to uphold the massive amount of legal restrictions to
wildlife harvest
What is the trend in the number of American hunters? Increasing or decreasing?
• Decreasing
Chapter 15 –
What is habitat selection?
• Behavioral process that has been honed by natural selection to ensure that individuals settle in those areas
that contain resources necessary for their survival and reproduction
What is a limiting factor in terms of habitat?
• Resources that are absent or in short supply and that limit the number of residents
What is an ecological trap?
• Area with cues that is provides habitat resources, but where animals have relatively low rates of survival,
reproduction, or both. Essence tricks animals into settling in areas that are not favorable to them
Chapter 8 –
Where did avian cholera originate?
• Turkeys or chickens
• Colonize upper resp tract
What disease does brucellosis cause in humans?
• Undulant fever
Why is distemper particularly dangerous for wildlife populations?
• Potential to destroy entire populations of wildlife that are susceptible to the disease
What are some of the diseases the sea otters are affected with and why?
• Bacterial infection, commonly associated with feces
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Document Summary
Who was the first person to raise the idea of a public, national park: george catlin. Who established yellowstone national park: ulysses s grant. What is the bone and crockett club: group of american hunters in ny with a mission of preserving the big game of north america. What is the pittman-robertson federal aid in wildlife restoration act: revenues generated from these excise taxes are apportioned to state wildlife agencies for their conservation efforts, hunter education programs, and operation of archery and shooting ranges. What is rachel carson"s background: scientist and author, published silent spring. What is nepa: national environmental policy act, signed in by nixon. What is the north american model of wildlife conservation: based on the public trust doctrine of public wildlife ownership, holds that"s wildlife is a public and international resource managed by policies based on sound science.
