WIS2040 Exercise 1

_______ species of kangaroo are harvested commercially on the mainland of Australia

A study of 24 species of _______ birds in Britain conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) found that although many species were declining, a few species were increasing

In on study of British farmland birds, researchers found that about _____% of all European birds are now a conservation concern

________ is the nation that joined Kenya and fought against permanently lifting the ban on ivory trade

_________ is the animal rights advocacy group that led the campaign to ban the sale of kangaroo meat in UK grocery stores

According to Viva!, ____________ is the nation that imports the greatest amount of kangaroo meat

Although Japan supported the one time sale of ivory, the sale was opposed by __________

The Predator Defense Institute attacked the __________ state wildlife agency over its methods for studying mountain lion population size

Most of the kangaroo meat commercially harvested in Australia is exported to ________ countries

Mountain lions have never been known to kill humans

BTO researchers found that the ________ has increased to higher numbers that ever reported throughout history

At the 2002 CITES meeting, the US agreed with the motion to allow a one-time sale of ivory stockpiled in five African nations

Agriculturalists in Britain blamed the declines in some bird species on predation by __________

Voters in Oregon banned the hunting of mountain lions with __________

The California Wildlife Protection Act (Proposition 117) banned hunting of __________

_______ species of kangaroo are only harvested on Flinders Island and Tasmania

_______ was the non-African nation that wanted the ivory trader to be reinstated

Researchers believe that the declines seen in British farmland birds are due to ________

In ______, CITES banned international trade in ivory

Cougars have recently been found in South Dakota and _______

The main problem caused by nutria in Louisiana is that they - - -

In 1981, a population of Black-footed ferrets was found near Meeteese in _ _ _ _ _

About 150 nutria were able to escape from "escape proof" cages in Louisiana in 1940 following _ _ _ _ _

Black-footed ferrets are vulnerable to _ _ _ _ _ as well as sylvatic plague

The largest population of re-introduced black-footed ferrets (164 individuals) is in _ _ _ _ _

The _ _ _ _ _ is a once commercially important native North American fur bearer that weights about 2 lbs.

Petitioners originally sought an "emergency" _ _ _ _ _ categorization for the Black-tailed prairie dog in 1994

Wide scale poisoning of prairie dogs was undertaken between 1920 and 1970 by the agency now known as _ _ _ _ _

Since European contact, the black-tailed prairie dog has lost about _ _ _ _ _ % of its original 100 million acres of habitat

The _ _ _ _ _ prairie dog is listed as endangered

The black-tailed prairie dog is protected by state law in several states

When exposed to air, phostoxin reacts to form

Recently trappers in Louisiana were earning about _____ per nutria pelt

The population of Black-tailed prairie dogs in Lubbock, Texas could be as high as _ _ _ _ _

Varmint hunters shoot prairie dogs chiefly for _ _ _ _ _

In 1999 petitioners listed _ _ _ _ _ threats to the Black-tailed prairie dog

The state of Louisiana constructed _ _ _ _ _ plants to process nutria for human consumption

According to Seton, at the start of the twentieth century there were _ _ _ _ _prairie dogs on the Great Plains

The cost of removing prairie dogs from the Lubbock site was $_ _ _ _ _

Phostoxin reacts with _ _ _ _ _ in the atmosphere to become activated

The _ _ _ _ _ prairie dog inhabits the short-grass prairie zone of the Great Plains

By the late 1950s, there were roughly _ _ _ _ nutria in the US

Priority numbers for listing species under the ESA are based on

Nutria were introduced to the US from _ _ _ _ _

Nutria were originally introduced _ _ _ _ _

Officials in Lubbock plan to use _ _ _ _ _ to kill prairie dogs

When first considered for listing under the ESA, the Black-tailed prairie dog was assigned a priority number of _ _ _ _ _ .

The range of the Black-footed ferret historically coincided more or less with the range of _ _ _ _ _

In Louisiana, authorities recently hoped to persuade the public to _ _ _ _ _

Prairie dogs are especially vulnerable to

In August 2004, based on new information, the USFWS ruled that the Black-tailed prairie dog should _ _ _ _ _

Once thought to be extinct, a population of Black-footed ferrets was found in _ _ _ _ _ in 1964

When the USFWS increased the bag limit on snow geese, the _ _ _ _ _ sued them to stop the increase

Sea horses are especially popular in markets in traditional medicine in _ _ _ _ _

Re-introductions of Canada Lynx in Colorado all took place on _________ land

Fishers (Martes pennati) have recently been re-introduced to the state of

____________ is the non-governmental organization that claims increased numbers of snow geese are destroying Arctic vegetation

Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows typically nest in ___________

The Dusky Seaside Sparrow that went extinct in Florida was a victim of __________

When re-introduced Wolves kill livestock where they are re-introduced, the livestock owner is __________

Many sea horses are harvested by fishers from _ _ _ _ _

A favorite food of fishers in some areas is __________

The Fisher re-introductions were funded in part by ________

The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow spends the winter in Cuba

Fishers are members of the ________ family

Canada Lynx feeds principally on __________

Sea horses are actually __________

In a poll, ____% of Australians favored the killing of feral cats

Moulton was able to buy some died seahorses at a market in ___________

There are an estimated _______ feral cats in Australia

A hunter in Louisiana who shot a radio-collared Lynx in Colorado, was fined ________

A female snow goose can lose _____% of her body mass producing a single clutch

"Egging", meaning the removal of eggs from snow goose nests will likely be ineffective in managing snow geese because __________

CWD was first seen in captive deer in _______

In Wisconsin, authorities plan to kill ______ deer in a circle within a 10 mile radius around a spot where 18 deer tested positive for CWD

As noted in lecture, there are _ _ _ _ main foraging types (not species) of gulls

People in Kentucky developed Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease like symptoms after eating _ _ _ _ _ brains

CWD has been known to infect _ _ _ _ _ as well as deer

The frog most sought after in Big Cypress National Preserve was the _ _ _ _ _ frog

_ _ _ _ _ is one of the species that benefited most from gull culling at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Before 1996, frog gigging for consumption by a person's family was legal in Big Cypress National Preserve

Wisconsin deer may have been infected with CWD by eating _ _ _ _

Piping plovers in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were mostly preyed on by _ _ _ _ _ gulls

CWD is caused by

One concern regarding the harvest in Big Cypress National Preserve was the amount of air boat damage to the habitat of Snail Kites and

The _ _ _ _ _ gull is a common scavenging species of the Gulf Coast of Florida

In 1996, public outcry led to a ban on the harvest of _ _ _ _ _ in Big Cypress National Preserve

In April 1996, a ranger in Big Cypress found that 67 boats of frog leg catches weighed _ _ _ _ _ lbs

USFWS scientists wanted to kill certain gulls at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts because the gulls were _____________

The USFWS used _ _ _ _ to kill gulls in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Piping Plovers are restricted to the east coast of the United States

According to the Miami Herald in 1996 people were killing $_______ worth of frogs per night

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to _ _ _ _ seen in England

Black Skimmers benefited from gull control at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Intracellular digestion by amoebocytes is typical of _ _ _ _ _

There are basically _ _ _ _ kinds of red tides

_ _ _ _ _ is a cellular structure that is typical only of species in the kingdom Fungi

Which of the following is the correct sequence in going from larger groups to smaller?

Sponges once were, but no longer are, harvested out of _ _ _ _ _

Coral reefs are formed by species in the phylum _ _ _ _ _

Today sponges are commercially harvested in Florida only out of __________

Most of the species listed by CITES are categorized in Appendix _____

The structurally simplest animals were discussed are the ______

Red tides are caused by species from the kingdom ___________

Which of the following is the correct sequence in going from smaller groups to larger?

Most non-phylogenetic wildlife classification schemes are based on ___________

When _ _ _ _ _ are low, some of the organisms that cause red tides revert to sexual reproduction

Currently the marker for US caught cannonball jellyfish exists especially in _ __ _ _

Plants are not listed by CITES

Bleaching of coral reefs can be caused by _ _ _ _ _

International trade in endangered species is monitored by

Species in the Kingdom _ _ _ _ _ are characterized by having prokaryotic cells

Red Tides toxins are produced by _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ are cells that trap tiny food particles as water flows through the body wall of sponges

White line disease is found in certain _ _ _ _ in florida

_ _ _ _ _ are extremely dangerous species found in the region of tropic Australia

Cannonball jellyfish are a good species for commercial harvest because they _ _ _ _ _

International trade in endangered species is monitored by _ _ _ _ _

Cannonball Jellyfish belong to the phylum _ _ _ _ _

Red tides are not always characterized by a change in the water color

The Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly survived because a few individuals were _ _ _ _

The Schause Swallowtail Butterfly once occurred statewide in Florida

Moulton believes that few invertebrate species are federally listed in Florida because invertebrates _ _ _ _ _

The Schause Swallowtail butterfly was nearly wiped out in 1992 because of _ _ _ _ _

In deuterostomes, the _ _ _ _ _ forms from the blastopore

Members of the Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) have _ _ _ _ _ secondary body cavity

Lobsters and shrimp are species in the phylum _ _ _ _ _

A true coelom is a secondary body cavity that is surrounded by _________ and ____________

The blastopore becomes the mouth in the development of _ _ _ _ _

The blastula is a _ _ _ _ _

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly is found only in _ _ _ _ _

The solid ball of cells formed through cleavage is called a ________

By 1984, the Schaus Swallowtail butterfly was reduced to a total of ______ individuals

Flatworms belong to the phylum _ _ _ _ _

After the scallops declines, the state (through the MFC) banned commercial harvest of scallops _ _ _ _ _

__ __ __ __ is one of the three most represented phyla of invertebrates listed by FCREPA

Embryonic genes switch on during the _ _ _ _ _ phase of development

The FWC lists _ _ _ _ _ species of invertebrates as being threatened, or endangered

Creating stepping-stone habitat is a technique used by Dr. Tom Emmel to aid the _ _ _ _ _

A pseudocoelom is a characteristic of the _ _ _ _ _

According to MPM many wild lifers, if given a choice, would study _________

Only species in the class _ _ _ _ _ can be exempt of provisions in the Endangered Species Act

Scallops are members of the phylum _ _ _ _ _

The Schaus Swallowtail butterfly may avoid extinction in the wild because of a partnership between conservation scientists and a ___________ association

Before 1994, the scallop season ran for _ _ _ _ months in Florida

Scallops began to disappear in the region of the Gulf of Mexico __________

The _ _ _ _ _is an introduced species in North American that belongs to the phylum Mollusca