BIOL 3670 Quiz Questions | Verified with 100% Correct Answers

BIOL 3670 Quiz Questions | Verified with 100% Correct Answers True or false? Anaerobic metabolism is energy production in the absence of oxygen True What is a good way to minimize stress? Place animals in a quiet, dark area while stabilizing What does POTZ stand for? Preferred optimal temperature zone How often do adult female bears reproduce? Every other year In Ontario, which turtle species is considered threatened? Blandings The four tenants of stabilization include all but which of the following: -Minimize stress -Provide fluid therapy -Provide food right away -Manage pain What species of bear exists in Ontario? Polar bear, black The cause of declining turtle populations include: -Habitat loss and fragmentation -Boating mortalities and fishing bycatch -Poaching for the pet and food trades -All of the above In Ontario, which species of turtle is considered a species of special concern? -Wood turtle -Spotted turtle -Snapping turtle -Spiny softshell turtle In Ontario, which turtle species is considered endangered? -Northern map turtle -Eastern musk turtle -Snapping turtle -Wood turtle Ideally, oral food/solutions fed to baby mammals should be: -Cool but not cold -Warm -Consist of cow's milk -Allowed to let sit for 48 hours to ensure proper mixing Mammals that are considered omnivores include: -Otters -Mink -Deer -Opossums What consideration(s) do you need to think about when designing the caging for a wild animal in rehab? -How and when would the animal normally catch its food, and where does it live? -How will you provide sight and sound barriers, and does it require special lighting? -What kind of perch does it like? -All of the above Baby mammals, for the most part, need BLANK - ratio in calcium to phosphorus? 2:1 An orphaned baby mammal is just admitted. An initial sample feeding schedule would start with: -100% formula -25% Pedialyte and 75% formula -50% Pedialyte and 50% formula -100% Pedialyte How can you educate the public to help minimize the chances of birds hitting their windows? -Leave the lights on at night -Place a silhouette of a raptor on the window(s) -Place a bird feeder close to the window -None of the above Signs of pain in wildlife include: -The animal does not eat -The animal is chewing or licking an area (where it is causing discomfort) -The animal shows no outward signs -Any of the above True or false: Wild animals that are considered non-releasable should always be placed in permanent captivity providing a suitable location can be found False How will a swan try and defend itself? Its wings The definition of wildlife rehabilitation is? Temporary care of sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife for the purpose to release these animals back to the wild where they can forage, reproduce, and behave as a normal wild animal of that species Examples of why animals are commonly brought to rehabs include: -Orphaned -Suffering from trauma -Suffering from toxicity -All of the above According to the conditions from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry regarding an authorization to rehabilitate wildlife, the following is true: -The log shall be updated within 48 hours of any event that the ministry has prescribed as being required in the logbook. Logbooks should be kept for at least 3 years -The log shall be updated within 24 hours of any event that the ministry has prescribed as being required in the logbook. Logbooks should be kept for at least 3 years -The log shall be updated within 48 hours of any event that the ministry has prescribed as being required in the logbook. Logbooks should be kept for at least 7 years What regulatory body in Canada authorizes the rehabilitation of migratory birds? Canadian Wildlife Services The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry lists four categories regarding species at risk. These include? Extirpated species, species of special concern, threatened species, endangered species What act regulates the practice of wildlife rehabilitation? -The ministry of Natural Resources Act -The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act -The Endangered Species Act Outside a rabies High Risk Area all rehabilitated game wildlife or specifically protected wildlife that was immature when originally captures shall be released as close as possible to the site of original capture up to a maximum: BLANK kilometres away, and in similar habitat possible -1km -5km -15km -100km Generally speaking, who pays for the costs to rehabilitate wildlife in Ontario? The authorized wildlife rehabilitator True or false: a rehabilitator can practice vet med in Ontario as long as they have a permit to do so by the MNRF False True or false: a wildlife rehaber must obtain a federal permit to rehab migratory birds? True What regulatory body in Canada authorizes permits to rehab migratory birds? -MNRF -Canadian Wildlife Services -Local municipalities -Department of Fisheries and Oceans According to the conditions from the MNRF regarding an authorization to rehab wildlife, the following condition is true: The wildlife custodian shall ensure that wildlife kept under their authorization cannot physically contact other wildlife held at their facility, except where conspecifics are housed together for socialization purposes A baby bunny is discovered in a shallow nest made of grass in someone's backyard. The finder calls in a panic and asks you to take in this animal. What do you tell them? Thank them for calling and caring, obtain info about the condition of the baby bunny, and ask them to leave the bunny there to see if the mother returns later that day. Indicate they could place pieces of string over the nest to see if it is disturbed and/or they can look for a milk fluid line in the baby's stomach to know it has been fed Often in young fawns less than 4 weeks of age that are bottle fed, bloat happens in the -Rumen -Reticulum -Omasum -Abomasum -Crop A bird may still be suffering from lead poisoning even if no lead is seen on the x-ray? T/F True Baylisascaris eggs are easy to eradicate using a 10% bleach solution and letting it sit for 10 minutes (T/F)? False What does a "soft" release mean? -Allow the animal to be released on a soft surface -Provide the setting such that the animal is able to return for food (that you provide) if it chooses to -Release the animal in an area that it is familiar with, but do not provide shelter or food -Soft release is the same as euthanasia How will a barred owl try to defend itself? -With its talons -With its beak -With its wings -A and B One suggested cause of angel wing in young,, growing birds is? -A diet too high in K -A diet too high in Ca -A diet too high in protein -A diet too low in protein What is a concern with feeding mealworms to bats and other insectivores? -There are no concerns -Mealworms are low in Ca unless gut-loaded (fed) with Ca -Mealworms are high in Ca unless got-loaded (fed) with K Mealworms are high in K and low in P What is an endotherm? -An animal that relies on the environment to maintain its body temperature -An animal that is able to regulate its own body temperature -An animal that has internal parasites -An animal that relies on the water to maintain its body temperature You see a brown coloured bear in Ontario. What species did you see? Black bear A bird is admitted with a temp of 40.5C. What should you do? -Cool ASAP -Place under heat lamp -Place in ice bath -Nothing, this is a normal temp All of the following species are in the family Mephitidae except: -Striped skunk -Northern river otter -Northern raccoon -Fisher Passeriformes include all but which of the following species? -Northern cardinal -Scarlet tanager -Common raven -Northern flicker What causes mange? -Fleas -Ticks -Mites -Lice What is torticollis? -The shell of a turtle -Twisting of the head -A species of wild cat -An antibiotic used to treat distemper The groundhog or woodchuck belong to the family: -Urisidae -Sciuridae -Phocidae -Mephitidae What are the 4 rabies vector species in Ontario? -Foxes, coyotes, bats, raccoons -Bats, raccoons, skunks, coyotes -Skunks, raccoons, bats, foxes -Raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes A raccoon is brought in the rahab showing neuro signs, such as ataxia (incoordination). What might be the cause? -Head trauma -Canine distemper virus -Rabies -Any of the above How is rabies virus transmitted? -Via blood -Via urine -Via feces -Via saliva True or false: when working with wildlife, it is highly recommended that all humans that may come into contact with wildlife be vaccinated against the rabies virus? True What species is included in the order Lagomorpha? -Little brown bat -Big brown bat -Snowshoe hare -Least weasel Aspergillosis is: -Most often acquired by mammals, rarely in birds -Acquired most often in immunocompromised/stressed animals -Highly contagious