Wildlife Management Final Assessment
Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | A+
Verified | 2026
‣ Why is public perception important in wildlife management? -✓✓Because people
tend to conserve what they value, management is often based on public views.
‣ What is the relationship between habitat size and species count? -✓✓Larger
habitats generally contain more species than smaller, similar habitats.
‣ What does the principle of an interconnected ecosystem imply for management? -
✓✓Changes to one element of an ecosystem are likely to affect other elements,
requiring ecosystem-based management.
‣ What was the purpose of the 1885 Division of Economic Ornithology and
Mammalogy? -✓✓To study bird populations, migrations, and the crop damage
they caused.
‣ Who is considered the first professor of wildlife management? -✓✓Aldo
Leopold.
‣ What was the first textbook published on wildlife management? -✓✓Leopold's
Game Management.
‣ When was the Wildlife Society founded? -✓✓1937.
‣ Which agency was formed by combining the Bureau of Biological Survey and the
Bureau of Fisheries in 1940? -✓✓The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
‣ What is the primary role of the Bureau of Land Management? -✓✓To manage
public land for human use while ensuring natural, cultural, and historic resources
are maintained.
‣ What does the Lacey Act of 1900 prohibit? -✓✓Importing, exporting, selling, or
acquiring wildlife, fish, or plants obtained in violation of any law.
, ‣ What does the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 regulate? -✓✓It makes the
unauthorized pursuit, hunting, or killing of migratory birds illegal.
‣ What is the function of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934? -✓✓It
grants the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the right to evaluate the impact of federal
or state actions on bodies of water.
‣ What is 'extent of occurrence' in species determination? -✓✓The geographic
boundaries in which a species could potentially occur and survive.
‣ What is 'area of occupancy'? -✓✓The actual geographic boundaries where a
species is currently found.
‣ What defines a vulnerable species in terms of population reduction? -✓✓A
population reduction of 30 to 50 percent with further significant decline projected
within 10 years.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for a vulnerable species? -✓✓Less than
10,000 mature individuals.
‣ What defines an endangered species in terms of population reduction? -✓✓A
population reduction of 50 to 70 percent within 10 years or three generations.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for an endangered species? -✓✓Less than
2,500 mature adults.
‣ What defines a critically-endangered species in terms of population reduction? -
✓✓A population reduction of 80 to 90 percent.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for a critically-endangered species? -
✓✓Less than 250 mature adults.
‣ What is the extent of occurrence threshold for a critically-endangered species? -
✓✓Less than 100 square kilometers.
‣ What happens to species that reach extinction in the wild but are maintained by
humans? -✓✓They may still exist through cultivation for plants or in captivity for
animals.
Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | A+
Verified | 2026
‣ Why is public perception important in wildlife management? -✓✓Because people
tend to conserve what they value, management is often based on public views.
‣ What is the relationship between habitat size and species count? -✓✓Larger
habitats generally contain more species than smaller, similar habitats.
‣ What does the principle of an interconnected ecosystem imply for management? -
✓✓Changes to one element of an ecosystem are likely to affect other elements,
requiring ecosystem-based management.
‣ What was the purpose of the 1885 Division of Economic Ornithology and
Mammalogy? -✓✓To study bird populations, migrations, and the crop damage
they caused.
‣ Who is considered the first professor of wildlife management? -✓✓Aldo
Leopold.
‣ What was the first textbook published on wildlife management? -✓✓Leopold's
Game Management.
‣ When was the Wildlife Society founded? -✓✓1937.
‣ Which agency was formed by combining the Bureau of Biological Survey and the
Bureau of Fisheries in 1940? -✓✓The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
‣ What is the primary role of the Bureau of Land Management? -✓✓To manage
public land for human use while ensuring natural, cultural, and historic resources
are maintained.
‣ What does the Lacey Act of 1900 prohibit? -✓✓Importing, exporting, selling, or
acquiring wildlife, fish, or plants obtained in violation of any law.
, ‣ What does the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 regulate? -✓✓It makes the
unauthorized pursuit, hunting, or killing of migratory birds illegal.
‣ What is the function of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934? -✓✓It
grants the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the right to evaluate the impact of federal
or state actions on bodies of water.
‣ What is 'extent of occurrence' in species determination? -✓✓The geographic
boundaries in which a species could potentially occur and survive.
‣ What is 'area of occupancy'? -✓✓The actual geographic boundaries where a
species is currently found.
‣ What defines a vulnerable species in terms of population reduction? -✓✓A
population reduction of 30 to 50 percent with further significant decline projected
within 10 years.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for a vulnerable species? -✓✓Less than
10,000 mature individuals.
‣ What defines an endangered species in terms of population reduction? -✓✓A
population reduction of 50 to 70 percent within 10 years or three generations.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for an endangered species? -✓✓Less than
2,500 mature adults.
‣ What defines a critically-endangered species in terms of population reduction? -
✓✓A population reduction of 80 to 90 percent.
‣ What is the mature individual threshold for a critically-endangered species? -
✓✓Less than 250 mature adults.
‣ What is the extent of occurrence threshold for a critically-endangered species? -
✓✓Less than 100 square kilometers.
‣ What happens to species that reach extinction in the wild but are maintained by
humans? -✓✓They may still exist through cultivation for plants or in captivity for
animals.
