WIS2040 Exercise 4 (topics 16-18) – Flashcards

Water with no dissolved oxygen at all is called __________

The bare ground that comes from overgrazing can __________

Of the big game species in the west, the ________ are most likely to compete with cattle and sheep

The "Dead Zone" is a region of ________ water

In Thailand, some people want to ranch _______ for their body parts

The Montana Department of Livestock wants all wild bison that enter Montana from Yellowstone NP to be __________

At least 10 species of _________ have been introduced to New Zealand for recreational hunting

The ___________ Protocol, signed by the Reagan Administration banned the production of Methyl Bromide

Selenium poisoning is a problem for water birds especially in farming areas of ____________

Environmental problems from chemicals used in farming are limited to pesticides

Bio accumulation, as once seen in Peregrine Falcons, is the negative effect caused by ___________

Chronic Wasting Disease is a growing problem in the _______ herd of the western US

Publicly owned range lands are mostly managed by the BLM and the __________

The US public owns about _______ acres of rangelands in the 11 western states

The so-called "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is the result of runoff of ___________

Presently ______% of BLM managed lands are grazed by privately owned herds of livestock

Blackbuck Antelope are now established in the wild in the state of __________

In the late 1990s the Dead Zone was roughly the size of ________

Native Americans in the Yellowstone region oppose the harvest of buffalo that stray from Yellowstone National Park

Species that require dissolved _________ cannot live in the Dead Zone

______ is the chemical once used by Florida tomato growers that has been found to be harmful to the ozone layer

The __________ is a bird on the big island of Hawaii that was negatively impacted by grazing

_________ is a disease of domestic sheep and possibly wild bighorn sheep

Fisheries in the Aral Sea collapsed due to _________

The Blackbuck Antelope is native to __________

Eggshell thinning was a problem for the _______ during the 1950s and 1960s

_________ is a wildlife species that has increased due to the effects of farming

Cattle growers in Montana fear that wild bison might transmit _________ to their cattle

____% of western public rangelands are managed by the BLM and the US forest service

Spontaneous miscarriages can result from ________ infections in domestic cattle

The _________ is a native bird species that apparently can coexist with ranching in South Florida

Salina wrote a Scientific American article in which he argued that in the 1990s people in the northeastern states shifted from catching cod, haddock and hake to _________

Because of the "bushmeat" industry various species of ________ are particularly in jeopardy

________ skins from Asia are fashioned into cowboy boots in the US

Over-collecting is a danger for populations of certain ________ in the southwestern US

Introduced ______ are harvested in Argentina for human food

The _________ taken from bears are used in several medications in TCM

Aquaculture is good because it has no effect on wild fisheries

According to Safina, the world fish harvest peaked in 1989 at about ________ metric tons

_________ are commercially harvested in South America for their skins

"Bushmeat" refers to meat from animals generally harvested in __________

The __________ are an example of an introduced species that is harvested commercially in Argentina

In a Scientific American article, Carl Safina argued that the peak harvest of fish came to some fisheries as early as ______

Introduced ________ are harvested commercially in Australia

Pouches made from Kangaroo _______ are a common knickknack available in markets in Australia

Tortoises are traded heavily as people desire them for use as __________

Kangaroos are harvested commercially by professional shooters because they ___________

Fish and other ocean species are not as important source of food or money for any of today's societies

As of the mid-1980s _________ was the nation that imported the highest number of sea turtles

Fitzgerald reported in her book that $_______ of snake products were imported to the US in 1985

___________ is an example of a finfish

Rhino urine and dried seahorse so are thought by some to be cures for ____________

In _____, voters in Florida passed the net ban

Fitzgerald claims in her book that ________ live snakes were imported to the US in 1985

_______ are most often traded for meat in southeast Asia

Wildlife trade is considered illegal in the US if _________

______ is (are) commonly sold as a cancer preventative agent

Argentina manages __________ harvest by forcing hunters to sell the skins to tanneries