BIOL 3670-Wildlife Rehabilitation Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Define |wildlife |rehabilitation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wildlife |rehabilitation |seeks |to |provide |
temporary |care |to |help |sick, |injured, |and |orphaned |wildlife |with |the |goal |to |release |the |
animals |back |into |their |natural |environment |where |they |can |forage, |reproduce, |and |behave |
like |a |normal |wild |animal |of |that |species.
Describe |the |goals |of |wildlife |rehabilitation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--see |these |animals |
released |back |into |the |wild |where |it |can |feed, |reproduce |etc |like |normal
-reduce |and |hopefully |eliminate |suffering |animals
-educate |public |on |how |to |peacefully |coexist
-work |together |with |veterinarians
Articulate |the |benefit |of |wildlife |rehabilitation |for |individual |and |populations |of |wildlife |and |
for |ecosystem |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wildlife |rehabilitators |provide |valuable |
information |to |help |restore |health |of |individual |animals, |which |in |turn |helps |populations |of |
animals |and |overall |contributes |to |ecosystem |health.
Animals |are |sentinels |for |how |our |ecosystem |is |doing.
Provide, |with |examples, |common |reasons |wildlife |present |to |rehabilitation |centres |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |Main |Reasons: |
-sick
-injured
-orphaned
-kidnapped
,Typical |Diseases:
-mange..crusty |eyes, |thick |feet, |baldness
-fungal |disease |in |snakes
-lead |poisoning...from |swallowing |a |hook |and |sinker |inside |a |fish |and |as |the |gizzard |breaks |
down |the |fish |the |sinker |gets |broken |down |with |it |and |ends |up |releasing |lead |OR |another |
animal |might |eat |another |animal |that |has |been |shot |with |lead |pellets |OR |water |fowl |like |
swans |get |lead |toxicosis |from |foraging |at |the |bottom |of |the |pond |and |pick |up |lead |sinkers |
from |the |bottom
-oil |spills...
-chronic |debilitated |animals...starvation |
Injuries:
-a |lot |of |frost |bite
-shot |animals |(legally |or |illegally)
-hit |by |cars, |very |common...in |June |there |is |a |lot |of |run |over |turtles |because |they |are |trying |to
|find |a |place |to |lay |their |eggs, |often |they |do |very |well |and |can |be |released
-hit |by |boats...propellers
-predation |injuries
-fishing |injuries
-hummingbirds, |small |birds |getting |stuck |in |fly |traps |and |fly |paper |so |they |must |get |the |glue |
off |them |
-injuries |can |be |secondary, |swan |attacked |by |dog |but |only |got |caught |because |it |had |lead |
poisoning
-snapping |turtles |have |fractured |jaws |from |biting |at |undercarriage |of |car |after |being |run |over
Considerations |When |Working |with |Wildlife |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Most |Important=Health |
and |safety |for |you |and |the |animal
,Secondary |consideration= |biosecurity |and |disease |transmission
Third |consideration= |funding..raising |money, |paying |for |food, |shelter, |vet |bills
Fourth |consideration= |making |sure |you |have |enough |people |who |are |trained |and |competent |
to |be |working |with |these |animals
Fifth |consideration= |permits |that |are |required...federal |and |provincial
Sixth |consideration=education |and |dealing |with |the |public |
Seventh |consideration= |can |these |animals |be |released |into |the |wild? |can |it |be |successfully |
rehabilitated? |need |to |understand |the |species |and |their |limitations
Eighth |consideration=location, |how |to |get |it |and |then |what |to |do |with |it |after? |* |get |creative*
Ninth=what |does |the |animal |need |to |function? |what |can |it |not |live |without? |(Example |an |owl |
must |be |able |to |fly |silently, |must |have |specific |type |of |feather)
Tenth= |what |is |the |animal's |natural |history? |what |does |it |eat? |how |does |it |eat? |when |does |it |
eat? |how |will |it |defend |itself? |understanding |unique |characteristics |(loons |cant |walk |on |land |
and |may |mistakenly |land |in |a |puddle |and |then |cant |take |off, |turtles |need |UV |light)
4 |Categories |of |Species |at |Risk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Species |of |special |concern: |the |
animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario, |is |not |endangered |or |threatened, |but |may |become |
threatened |or |endangered |due |to |a |combination |of |biological |characteristics |and |identified |
threats
2. |Threatened: |the |animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario |and |it |is |not |endangered, |but |it |is |likely |
to |become |endangered |if |steps |are |not |taken |to |address |factors |threatening |it
, 3. |Endangered: |the |animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario, |but |is |facing |imminent |extinction |or |
extirpation
4. |Extirpated: |the |animal |lives |somewhere |in |the |world, |and |lived |in |Ontario |in |the |wild |at |
some |point, |but |is |no |longer |found |in |Ontario
Acts |to |protect |species |at |risk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Species |at |Risk |Act |(SARA)= |is |part |of |
Canada's |strategy |to |try |and |avoid |wild |animals |and |plants |from |becoming |extinct. |In |addition,
|there |is |a |recovery |plan |for |most |species |that |are |either |extirpated, |endangered, |or |
threatened.
Record |Keeping |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Data |collected |will |help:
-Identify |where |the |animal |was |found |(in |the |event |that |there |is |a |human-health |risk |or |risk |to
|other |animals |in |the |area, |also |needed |for |release |information)
-Track |of |the |animal's |health |status: |e.g. |weight, |hydration, |eating, |defecating, |urinating,
|and/or |any |health |concerns, |etc.
-Meet |requirements |for |permit |authorizations
Provide |information |regarding |post-release |(if |applicable) |such |as |band |numbers
-Identify |drugs |that |were |used |and |subsequently |may |have |an |impact |for |human-health |
concerns |(depending |on |regulations |of |when |and |what |particular |drugs |were |used)
-Provide |a |chain |of |custody |if |there |is |a |legal |requirement |(e.g. |illegal |hunting, |poisoning,etc.)
At |a |minimum, |information |collected |should |include:
-Species
-Date |admitted
-When |and |where |found
-Name/address/phone |number |of |finder
-Presenting |injury/problem
-Initial |weight
Questions With Correct Answers
Define |wildlife |rehabilitation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wildlife |rehabilitation |seeks |to |provide |
temporary |care |to |help |sick, |injured, |and |orphaned |wildlife |with |the |goal |to |release |the |
animals |back |into |their |natural |environment |where |they |can |forage, |reproduce, |and |behave |
like |a |normal |wild |animal |of |that |species.
Describe |the |goals |of |wildlife |rehabilitation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--see |these |animals |
released |back |into |the |wild |where |it |can |feed, |reproduce |etc |like |normal
-reduce |and |hopefully |eliminate |suffering |animals
-educate |public |on |how |to |peacefully |coexist
-work |together |with |veterinarians
Articulate |the |benefit |of |wildlife |rehabilitation |for |individual |and |populations |of |wildlife |and |
for |ecosystem |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wildlife |rehabilitators |provide |valuable |
information |to |help |restore |health |of |individual |animals, |which |in |turn |helps |populations |of |
animals |and |overall |contributes |to |ecosystem |health.
Animals |are |sentinels |for |how |our |ecosystem |is |doing.
Provide, |with |examples, |common |reasons |wildlife |present |to |rehabilitation |centres |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |Main |Reasons: |
-sick
-injured
-orphaned
-kidnapped
,Typical |Diseases:
-mange..crusty |eyes, |thick |feet, |baldness
-fungal |disease |in |snakes
-lead |poisoning...from |swallowing |a |hook |and |sinker |inside |a |fish |and |as |the |gizzard |breaks |
down |the |fish |the |sinker |gets |broken |down |with |it |and |ends |up |releasing |lead |OR |another |
animal |might |eat |another |animal |that |has |been |shot |with |lead |pellets |OR |water |fowl |like |
swans |get |lead |toxicosis |from |foraging |at |the |bottom |of |the |pond |and |pick |up |lead |sinkers |
from |the |bottom
-oil |spills...
-chronic |debilitated |animals...starvation |
Injuries:
-a |lot |of |frost |bite
-shot |animals |(legally |or |illegally)
-hit |by |cars, |very |common...in |June |there |is |a |lot |of |run |over |turtles |because |they |are |trying |to
|find |a |place |to |lay |their |eggs, |often |they |do |very |well |and |can |be |released
-hit |by |boats...propellers
-predation |injuries
-fishing |injuries
-hummingbirds, |small |birds |getting |stuck |in |fly |traps |and |fly |paper |so |they |must |get |the |glue |
off |them |
-injuries |can |be |secondary, |swan |attacked |by |dog |but |only |got |caught |because |it |had |lead |
poisoning
-snapping |turtles |have |fractured |jaws |from |biting |at |undercarriage |of |car |after |being |run |over
Considerations |When |Working |with |Wildlife |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Most |Important=Health |
and |safety |for |you |and |the |animal
,Secondary |consideration= |biosecurity |and |disease |transmission
Third |consideration= |funding..raising |money, |paying |for |food, |shelter, |vet |bills
Fourth |consideration= |making |sure |you |have |enough |people |who |are |trained |and |competent |
to |be |working |with |these |animals
Fifth |consideration= |permits |that |are |required...federal |and |provincial
Sixth |consideration=education |and |dealing |with |the |public |
Seventh |consideration= |can |these |animals |be |released |into |the |wild? |can |it |be |successfully |
rehabilitated? |need |to |understand |the |species |and |their |limitations
Eighth |consideration=location, |how |to |get |it |and |then |what |to |do |with |it |after? |* |get |creative*
Ninth=what |does |the |animal |need |to |function? |what |can |it |not |live |without? |(Example |an |owl |
must |be |able |to |fly |silently, |must |have |specific |type |of |feather)
Tenth= |what |is |the |animal's |natural |history? |what |does |it |eat? |how |does |it |eat? |when |does |it |
eat? |how |will |it |defend |itself? |understanding |unique |characteristics |(loons |cant |walk |on |land |
and |may |mistakenly |land |in |a |puddle |and |then |cant |take |off, |turtles |need |UV |light)
4 |Categories |of |Species |at |Risk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Species |of |special |concern: |the |
animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario, |is |not |endangered |or |threatened, |but |may |become |
threatened |or |endangered |due |to |a |combination |of |biological |characteristics |and |identified |
threats
2. |Threatened: |the |animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario |and |it |is |not |endangered, |but |it |is |likely |
to |become |endangered |if |steps |are |not |taken |to |address |factors |threatening |it
, 3. |Endangered: |the |animal |lives |in |the |wild |in |Ontario, |but |is |facing |imminent |extinction |or |
extirpation
4. |Extirpated: |the |animal |lives |somewhere |in |the |world, |and |lived |in |Ontario |in |the |wild |at |
some |point, |but |is |no |longer |found |in |Ontario
Acts |to |protect |species |at |risk |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Species |at |Risk |Act |(SARA)= |is |part |of |
Canada's |strategy |to |try |and |avoid |wild |animals |and |plants |from |becoming |extinct. |In |addition,
|there |is |a |recovery |plan |for |most |species |that |are |either |extirpated, |endangered, |or |
threatened.
Record |Keeping |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Data |collected |will |help:
-Identify |where |the |animal |was |found |(in |the |event |that |there |is |a |human-health |risk |or |risk |to
|other |animals |in |the |area, |also |needed |for |release |information)
-Track |of |the |animal's |health |status: |e.g. |weight, |hydration, |eating, |defecating, |urinating,
|and/or |any |health |concerns, |etc.
-Meet |requirements |for |permit |authorizations
Provide |information |regarding |post-release |(if |applicable) |such |as |band |numbers
-Identify |drugs |that |were |used |and |subsequently |may |have |an |impact |for |human-health |
concerns |(depending |on |regulations |of |when |and |what |particular |drugs |were |used)
-Provide |a |chain |of |custody |if |there |is |a |legal |requirement |(e.g. |illegal |hunting, |poisoning,etc.)
At |a |minimum, |information |collected |should |include:
-Species
-Date |admitted
-When |and |where |found
-Name/address/phone |number |of |finder
-Presenting |injury/problem
-Initial |weight
