Animal Pests Quiz

True or False?

1. Browsing damage to trees and shrubs caused by deer has a clean, 45-degree cut.
2. It is unlawful to relocate nuisance wild animals outside of the property boundaries it was captured.
3. Holes in the ground created by chipmunks typically go straight down for a few inches then branches off 90 degrees parallel to the ground surface.
4.  The use of home remedies to minimize nuisance wildlife problems rarely work and can pose a risk to people and wildlife.
5.  The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects all birds except blackbirds, pigeons, and sparrows.
6.  Landowners can trap and relocate a nuisance rabbit outside of the hunting season without a permit if they hold a valid hunting license.
7. It is unlawful to remove an American Robin nest that was built the previous breeding season.
8. Applying grub control to yards is a behavioral modification technique that will reduce or eliminate moles from the area.

Choose the best answer.

1. Which of the following is NOT true?
   1. Canada geese area attracted to open lawns adjacent to permanent open water sources.
   2. Red-winged blackbirds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and cannot be taken legally without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
   3. Rabbit damage results in a 45-degree angle cut.
   4. A homeowner always has to have a valid hunting license or valid nuisance animal control permit to shoot a nuisance fox squirrel (a game species) if it is during the hunting season.
2. Why do we have problems with wildlife causing damage?
   1. The conditions that we have created across the landscape have provided ideal habitat for many species of wildlife.
   2. More people are moving away from urban areas into rural, agricultural lands.
   3. Many species of wildlife don’t like people.
   4. Both a and b
   5. All of the above
3. Which of the following species is carnivorous (i.e., eat animals)?
   1. Moles
   2. Voles
   3. Groundhogs
4. If you have a problem with an animal causing damage to your garden, which of the following would be the last step to take?
   1. Identify the animal causing the damage.
   2. Call a professional for advice.
   3. Capture the animal using a box trap.
   4. Check all applicable laws and regulations.
   5. Decide what you are going to do with the animal once you have captured the animal.
5. When these animals are causing property damage during July, which of the following does a landowner require a permit prior to trapping and relocating the animal(s)?
   1. chipmunk
   2. fox squirrel
   3. groundhog
   4. beaver
   5. cottontail rabbit
   6. gray squirrel
6. Which of the following animals are rodents? (choose all that apply)
   1. chipmunk
   2. mole
   3. shrew
   4. vole