Wildlife I.D.
What species of waterfowl is characterized by a green head in the males?
What is a Mallard?
You would likely find this wildlife food on HWY 18.
What is Carrion?
The term referring to the different wildlife species found in area.
A fish or wildlife survey should be conducted unless ____.
What is one has already been completed.
Annual grasses and Forbes are found in this succession stage.
What is stage 2?
A mammal that closely resembles a weasel, and shares a name with an oil you may rub on leather boots.
What is a mink?
The most identifiable food in a beaver's diet.
What is bark?
The boundary where two or more types of vegetation or successional stages meet.
What is an edge?
When harvest data suggests a species population is low, this practice should be used.
What is decreased harvest?
Stage 6 consists of _______ .
Mature woodlands or trees.
A fish whose upper jaw extends past the eye. Probably a blabber mouth.
What is a largemouth bass?
Great Horned Owls have an extremely varied diet, but rarely consume this.
What is carrion?
What is the canopy?
Prescribed fires are used to reduce leaf litter, kill unwanted woody stems, and maintain this range of stages.
What are stages 2-4?
White-tailed deer prefer this range of plant succession.
What is 3-5?
A species of bird that makes an awful lot of noise this time of year to attract females.
What is a wild turkey?
This food is represented by a flower with no other plant parts present.
What is nectar from a flower?
The maximum amount of animals that an area can hold is called this.
What is carrying capacity?
Increasing the number of bluegill can be done quickly by using this practice.
What is stocking?
Besides stage 6, black bears also need these three stages. Think about their diet.
What is 2,3,4?
The only trout species native to North Carolina. Often seen with bright orange markings.
What is a brook trout?
What are insects and other invertebrates (i.e. crawfish)?
What is wildlife damage management?
If Mr. Bill wants to increase the number of cottontails on his farm, which practice would help him if they need more sources of food AND cover?
What is establishing native grasses and forbs?
Box turtles typically nest in these stages.
What are 2,3, and 4?