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Brown-tree Snake predation

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Dr. Julie Savidge concluded that ______________ was the cause of declines of forest bird populations on Guam.

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snow-mobiling

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Recently, the National Park Service banned _____________ in Denali National Park.

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Massachusetts

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The National Audubon Society of today is an offshoot of the _____________ state Audubon society.

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False

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Wildlife issues or other enviornmental issues should be resolved based on public opinion as the majority is never wrong.

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tarps

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Following the passage of the net ban amendment in Florida, some commercial fishers tried to use ______ to catch fish.

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Argentina

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Recently monocrotophos was implicated in the poisoning deaths of Swainson's Hawks in _____________.

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the public

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Management efforts on the Kaibab Plateau were aimed mostly at pleasing ___________

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Arizona

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__________ is the state with the largest number of wild burros.

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generate positive propaganda

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When campaining for a certain cause it is important to win whenever possible to _______________________.

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Anseriformes

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The waterfowl belong to the taxonomic order _________________

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True

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Bear-baiting is still practiced in Pakistan and India.

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Vayilov

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____________ was the Soviet geneticist..

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Agriculture

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The original Biological Survey was under the Department of _________________

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False

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The pro-boating group in Florida is made up exclusively of boat owners.

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2

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According to Moulton there are basically ___ categories of wildlife issues.

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False

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Pittman-Robertson money is only used legally for game species.

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concerned about the issue

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In order for the public to effectively resolve wildlife issues they must first be ___________________

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False

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Beliefs can be transformed into facts if enough people believe in them.

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Washington

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_____________ is a western state in the lower 48 that has no wild horses.

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captive breeding

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When the use of Greater Sandhill Cranes as surrogate mothers failed as a conservation measure for Whooping Cranes, scientists turned to ____________________

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certain water birds

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The passage of the clean water act in the early 1970s led to the return of mummichog to New York Harbor, which benefited ________________.

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Yellowstone

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In the early 1900s, many people in the US supported the extermination of wolves in _____________ National Park.

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Missouri

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_____________ is the state where a tax in soft drink cans was used to fund non-game wildlife research.

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National Park Service

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In the 1990s, snow mobiling was banned in Denali National Park by the __________________

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gain support from the masses

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Propaganda is used in order to __________________

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17th

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Burros were introduced to the US in the _____ century

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Beliefs

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_________ are just a state of mind

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two

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According to Guither, animals advocates fall into _____ general groups

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Galliformes

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Most of the so-called upland game birds belong to the order _____________

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Interior

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Issues involving rare and endangered species generally fall under the U.S. Department of _______________

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green-backed heron

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The ______________ is an example of a non-game wading bird.

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Bear-baiting

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____________ was a popular English pastime that was outlawed by the Parliament in 1582.

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Agriculture

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In 1985-86 the division called Animal Damage Control was transferred to the US Department of _______________

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when they become rare

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Game species may become non-game species _____________________

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Rain

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________ is not considered a wildlife management practice.

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furbearers

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Beaver and muskrats are classified as ______________

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manatees

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In 1994 the Florida DEP became concerned about the high number of deaths by ______________

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Beau Geste Effect, Over-simplification, and fear-mongering

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____________ are hallmarks of propaganda.

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The penny a pound crop tax

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________________ is not a method used by states for funding non-game wildlife conservation and research

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bleach

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One proposed way to kill non-indigenous Mute Swans is to pour ________ on the eggs.

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4

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MPPs had been filed by ___ of 13 countries

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Wise Use

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______________ has a name that is itself propaganda.

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waterfowl

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Punt guns were commonly used for commercially harvesting ___________

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Bush

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In 2002, ________ reversed the decision to ban recreational snow-mobiling in National Parks

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Animal Reformists

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According to Moulton, the Wildlife Management view basically follows that of ______________

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Trumpeter Swans

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Wisconsin wants to kill introduced Mute Swans as they are thought to threaten native ___________________

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non-game

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The majority of vertebrate species in Florida and Colorado are properly classified as ___________ species.

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1987

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California Condors vanished from the wild in California in about ______.

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for sport

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Game species are those that are hunted ______________

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4%

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According to Time magazine survey of 10007 adults, _____ claimed to be vegetarians.

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predator control

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In the late 19th century, the Office of Economic Ornithology and Mammology spent most of its efforts on _________________________

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Arizona

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In 1996, six California Condors were released in the state of __________

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donkeys

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Australians use the Judas technique to manage populations of _____________

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on the ground

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Kirtland's Warblers build their nests _______________

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False

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As defined by Moulton, wildlife management practices are always intentional.

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True

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According to Moulton, humans can successfully manage wildlife.

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False

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Pittman-Robertson money is never used legally for habitat management

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California

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The whole motivation for protecting wild horses and burros began when _____________ suggested that hunters shoot horses and burros for sport.

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canned hunts

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In 2002, both houses of the US Congress had bills before them that would ban _________________

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Agriculture

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The US Forest Service is an agency under the Department of ________________

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little compromise

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When 2 sides differ greatly in how much power they have, issues are resolved with __________________

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5

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In the year 2000, wild burros occurred in ___ western states

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Observation

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______________ is the first step in the scientific method

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increased public awareness

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Public lands grazers in the western states are no longer as powerful as they once were, because of ____________________________

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China

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Bear farms, where bears are kept for their bile, ocur widely in __________

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Florida

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Scientists are presently re-introducing whooping cranes to ____________

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Pittman-Robertson

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The so-called Federal-Aid-in-Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 is also known as ________________

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so they do not become imprinted on humans

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Hand puppets are used to feed baby Whooping Crane chicks ________________________________

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Mexican Wolves

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The Secretary of Interior Babbitt told people in NM that ______________ were "here to stay" even though someone had shot some of the introduced individuals.

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that there are plenty of manatees, so it doesn't matter

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Boating rights advocates in Florida claim that increased manatee deaths must mean ______________________________

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Whooping Crane

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The use of surrogate mothers was an unsuccessful management practice used in the recover of the _____________

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PETA

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_______ is the animal rights group that opposes any use of animals by humans.

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Global Warming

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________________ was not one of the explanations advanced by Jenkins to explain declines of Guam's forest birds.

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white-tailed deer

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RI was the first state to close the hunting season on ________________

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Europe

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The Mute Swan population in MA is derived from individuals introduced from _______________

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MFC

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The Wildlife Unification Amendment merged the GFC with the ________

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Steel

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_________ is the most widely used type of non-toxic shotgun shell shot

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Clinton

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President _________ called for a ban on all recreational snow-mobiling in all National Parks

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sport hunters

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The Bison were saved by a coalition of nature lovers and ______________

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on public rangelands

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The Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act was passed to protect and manage horses and burros _______________

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GFC

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In 1994, the ______ imposed a moratorium on hunting black bears in Florida

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Defenders of Wildlife

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According to ___________________ the majority of people in the US favor the reintroduction of the Gray Wolf to Yellowstone

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deer hunting was banned

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To protect Mule Deer and Kaibab Plateau, 300 wolves and more than 700 mountain lions were killed and ___________________________

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Animal Protection Institute

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___________________ is the animal rights group that is leading the fight against using compouund 1080

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photographs of dead wildlife

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The net ban campaign relied heavily on the use of ____________________________

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convenience, economics, and politics

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In practice, _____________________ may determine wildlife managment practices

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False

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In most issues the majority of people have a strong opinion.

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Yellowstone

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_______________ National Park was the first national park in the US

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MDCs

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Economically well-developed nations are called _________

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firearms and ammunition

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The Pittman-Robertson Act levied a 10% on _________________.

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calling out the National Guard

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Once the net ban was imposed in Florida, governor Lawton Chiles threatened to enforce it by ______________________

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hunters

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Historically wildlife managers have focused on making ___________ happy.

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Beau Geste

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The situation where individuals in a group try to bluff those in another group is called ___________

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gulls and terns

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Black skimmers are closely related to the ________________

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Anti-hunting

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The Humane Society is _________________

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may harm another

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Wildlife management practices that favor one species ___________________

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Great Auks

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________________ were sea birds related to Puffins.

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Reformists

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The so-called ____________ in Guither's vernacular support animal welfare.

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Brown-headed Cowbird

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The _____________ is a brood parasite that attacks the nests of Kirtland's Warbler.

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public

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In general, when it comes to resolving wildlife issues, the ________ is the most powerful force in America.

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hunters

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Historically, most of the revenue generated for wildlife management has come from _________

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dominant vegetation, soil, and species of interest

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Habitat may be defined in terms of _________________________

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UDCA

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The main product that forms from the bile of bears is _____________

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0.25$

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For every $0.75 contributed by the Pittman-Robertson Act, the state agency must contribute ______

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equilibrium

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When population sizes are not changing they are at _____________

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New York Harbor

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Following passage of the Clean Water Act in the early 1970s, several species of water birds have returned to _____________.

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Wildlife Unification amendment

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The FWC was officially formed by the ___________________

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Passeriformes

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Species in the ______________ group are not considered game birds.

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True

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Propoganda does not necessarily involve the use of lies.

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MFC

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During the campaign for the net ban the supporters of the ban accused the MFC of "nonfeasance"

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Caughley & Sinclair

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According to Moulton perhaps the best definition of habitat was advanced by ________________

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39

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Currently, Mourning Doves are hunted legally in _____ states.

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Bureau of Fisheries

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The USFWS was formed by combining the Bureau of Biological Survey with the ____________________

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1973

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The Endangered Species Act was passed in ______

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Wisconsin

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Some citizens of the state of ___________ sued to halt the season on Mourning Doves in 2001.

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True

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The waterfowl management act passed in 1913 was later repealed.

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Weeks-McLean Act

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The ____________ Act, enacted in 1913 focused on migratory waterfowl management.

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Thallium

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_____________ was the poison used in Colorado to kill bears.

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the Bahamas

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The Kirtland's Warblers winter in ________________

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native game species were so reduced by market hunters

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In the early part of the twentieth century, wildlifers released numerous non-indigenous species for hunting because ______________________________

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blinding

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Under the reign of William the Conqueror, the penalty for killing one of the King's deer was ____________.

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ALF

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The ______ formed as an offshoot of an anti-hunting group in England.

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False

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It is really not important who decides what is actually scientific and what is pseudoscientific.

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jack pine

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In order to nest successfully, Kirtland's Warblers require ___________ trees with a dense understory.

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on the outer continental shelf

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The legislation known as CARA would provide funds for wildlife research and conservation from revenues generated by oil and gas reserves ______________.

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easy to believe

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One reason propoganda is so effective is that it is _______________.

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100%

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Science is presumably based ______ on facts

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House of Representatives

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CARA was passed by ________________ in the summer 2001

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Old Growth

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______________ forest in the Pacific northwest is needed to protect populations of Northern Spotted Owls

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potential competitors

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Of the following, ________________ is not considered a component of habitat according to the traditional wildlife definition of habitat.

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Teaming with Wildlife

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CARA has been advanced as a superior method for funding the initiative called __________________

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grasshoppers

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In South America Swainson's Hawks were killed after they ingested ____________ poisoned by monocrotophos.

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bobwhite

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The _____________ is an example of a southeastern US game bird that, due to the effects of fire ants and habitat loss, is declining.

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Nevada

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The largest number of wild horses occurs in the state of __________.

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a constitutional amendment

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A ban on commercial netting of fish within 3 miles of the Atlantic Coast was the result of ___________________

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none of these (supported by hard data, absolutely true, approved by appropriate agencies even if untrue)

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In arguing issues, any statements that are made must be __________

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Coyotes

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Compound 1080 was a deadly poison used primarily for killing _______________

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USGS

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In 1996, Congress places the NBS under the ________

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True

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Sometimes the absence of human intervention can be considered a wildlife management practice.

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bald and golden eagles

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In 1970, some Boy Scouts found 2 dozen dead _____________ that were killed by exposure to thallium.

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Interior

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BLM is an agency under the US Department of ____________

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Michigan

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Kirtland's Warbler currently nests almost exclusively in the state of ____________

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put up for adoption

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Each year wild horses and burros are removed from the wild and __________________

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wolves

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Americans supported the reintroduction of ___________ to Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s.

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61%

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According to the Pets in America Project an estimated _____ of American households had at least one pet.

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Lamarck

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The "Theory of Acquired Characteristics" was first advanced by ___________

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FWS

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The _______ is an agency under the Department of Interior.

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False

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Public input is very important in LDCs.

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Lysenko

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__________ was the Soviet geneticist who argued that cold tolerant wheat could be raised simply by exposing randomly chosen wheat seeds..

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desert bighorn

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One native species that has been negatively impacted by wild burros is the ________________

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Lacey

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The _________ Act was the law that ultimately stopped trade in wading bird feathers from Florida by banning interstate commerce in wildlife products.

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Asia

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Ring-necked Pheasants were introduced to the US from ________

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Maine

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__________ was the first state to have paid game wardens.

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BLM

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Wild horses and burros are managed by the _____

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Recreational fishers

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_______________ were the most vigorous supporters of the net ban campaign in Florida

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1885

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The Office of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy was established in _______

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Oregon

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The first ring-necked Pheasant introductions into the US were made to the state of _________

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Bureau of Biological Survey

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The original OEOM was later renamed the ________________

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feeding puppies to a snake

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An animal shelter worker in Michigan was fired for ________________

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Passenger Pigeons

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Market hunters once sold _________________ for a dime a dozen in NY meat markets

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human harvest of their eggs

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The Great Auk was a seabird that was exterminated in part by ____________________

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NBS

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The _______ was renamed the BRD in 1996.

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Peregrine Fund

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California Condor re-introductions were carried out by a partnership between the USFWS and the _________________

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lead poisoning

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Some of the California Condors released in the 1990s were later killed by ___________________

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China

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In the Summer of 2002 there were several forest fires in _________, which could not have been the result of US Forest Service practices

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Wood Thrush

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Management practices that aided the brown-headed cowbird are associated with the decline of ______________

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wildlife commission

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California was the first state to have a _________________

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poisons

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The use of _________ for predator control was banned on all federal lands by President Nixon

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Agriculture

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Issues involving species of wildlife that have come pests are generally under the Department of _______________

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10

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Wild Horses presently occur in ____ western states.

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the fashion industry

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In the late 1800s wading birds in Florida (mostly egrets) were being killed for _______________

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unpredictable

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The main problem with the mechanisms for funding non-game wildlife research that are in place today is that they are ______________

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