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Giving animals human traits and emotions is called |
anthropomorphism |
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Name the 9 categories of attitudes people generally fall under |
1. naturalistic 2. ecologistic 3. humanistic 4. moralistic 5. scientific 6. utilitarian 7. dominionistic 8. negativistic 9. neutralistic |
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Which attitude category values animals as sources of companionship and affection? |
humanistic |
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Which attitude category places concern on ethical treatment of animals |
moralistic |
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Wildlife-oriented activities that do not involve removal of animals from their habitat is called |
non-consumptive |
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Define human dimensions in wildlife management |
Identifying what people think and do regarding wildlife, understanding why, and incorporating that insight into policy and management |
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Identify 2 types of wildlife management problems that knowledge of human dimensions can help. |
1. People-wildlife problems 2. People-people problems |
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People-wildlife problems occur when people negatively impact wildlife or wildlife negatively impacts people. What are people-people problems? |
where values of different wildlifr-user groups conflict with management |
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What approach is used extensively in human dimensions research? |
cognitive approach |
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What does the cognitive approach to human dimensions suggest? |
peoples' values dictate their attitudes. peoples' attitudes dictate their behavior. |
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What human dimension is formed early in life, is culturally-related, and very resistant to changing once established? |
values |
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What human dimension predicts and influences behavior and is defined by their evaluation of a person, concept, or action? |
attitude |
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Hunters typically fall under which 3 categories? |
1. Affiliative-oriented 2. Achievement-oriented 3. Appreciative-oriented |
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New hunters are most likely to fall under which category? |
Achievement-oriented |
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Old hunters are most likely to fall under which category? |
Appreciative-oriented |
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Why do changes in number of hunters have impacts on wildlife programs? |
majority of funds come from license sales |
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Any person who might be positively or negatively affected by a wildlife management position is called a |
stakeholder |
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A group of people who authorize or support the efforts of others to act on their behalf is called a |
constituency |
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What emphasizes the establishment of strategies for effective communication between managers and interest groups who hold a stake in wildlife management? |
Stakeholder Approach |
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Name 5 general approaches that characterize most of the ways wildlife managers address public involvement. |
1. Expert Authority Approach 2. Passive-Receptive Approach 3. Inquisitive Approach 4. Transactional Approach 5. Co-managerial Approach |
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Describe the Passive-Receptive stakeholder approach |
Managers don't actively seek stakeholder input but listen to those who make their interests known and consider them informally when making decisions |
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Describe the Inquisitive stakeholder approach |
Wildlife managers seek out input from stakeholders before developing policy |
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Describe the Expert-Authority stakeholder approach |
The decision-making process is not open to any input from stakeholders |
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Describe the Co-managerial stakeholder approach |
A partnership of interested parties develops the policy |
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Describe the Transactional stakeholder approach |
Managers bring all stakeholder together and requests a consensus about what should be done. |
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What is the name of the process for determining where an organization is going over the next 1-5 years. |
Strategic planning |
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***Name the 4 goals of KDFWR's strategic plan. (Goals in order almost word for word!!!!)**** |
Goal 1: To conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitats Goal 2: To increase opportunity for hunting, fishing, trapping, and other wildlife activities Goal 3: To foster a more informed and involved public Goal 4: To secure ample, dedicated, long-term funding |
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**** In today's world of resource management, we define wildlife mgmt as:
(need to know almost word for word) |
The application of ecological knowledge to populations of animals and plants in a manner that strikes a balance between the needs of animals and the needs of people |
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How was wildlife management defined in olden days? |
the art of making the land and water produce wildlife for the rod and gun |
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Define POLICY |
a proposed course of action |
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Name 9 major interests involved in shaping wildlife policy |
1. state agencies 2. judiciary 3. general public 4. media 5. legislature 6. NGOs 7. federal bureaucracy 8. resource-based industry 9. utilizing public |
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In KY, what is the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife? |
public hunting and fishing |
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Name the first 3 elements of the management process |
1. broad policy 2. goals 3. specific policy |
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Research has indicated that if wildlife agencies want to effectively communicate with the stakeholders, they need to consider (BLANK?) of the info they share with the public |
content and clarity |
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What term represents that the message conveyed by wildlife administrators need to have meaning and be relevant? |
content |
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What term represents that the message put out by wildlife administrators should be couched in simple terms that mean the same thing to the audience as they do to the wildlife agency? |
clarity |
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A strategic plan must have goals, and the goals must have ...? |
priorities |
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A strategic plan must have ...? |
goals; each goal with priorities |
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Broad policy largely determines |
goals |
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Goals are interpreted administratively as |
specific policy |
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Specific policy is operationalized through |
objectives |
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The accomplishment of objectives is facilitated or impeded by |
opportunity or problem identification |
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Opportunity or problem identification helps formulate |
actions |
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Actions result in |
response |
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Response is documented by |
evaluation |
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Evaluation may result in |
specific policy |
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Broad policies are |
guides to present and future decisions |
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What are goals? |
broad statements of intent with priorities |
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What are specific policies? |
general operational guidelines for those responsible for achieving the stated goals |
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Define regulation. How is it different from a policy? |
Rules enacted to provide exact direction or instruction
ALWAYS IN WRITTEN FORM |
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Describe objectives |
gives a definition of the goal and
includes the particular TIME FRAME |
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Define actions |
undertaken to make something happen or achieve something |
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What is it considered when we try to discover the ways available to help achieve the objective and the BARRIERS that may impede it |
"Opportunity or problem identification" |
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Define response |
short term outcome of the action |
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Define evaluation |
***MOST CRITICAL STEP****
Is used to refine or redirect the management process |
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Describe adaptive management |
continual evaluation of the effectiveness of management policies |
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What suggests that agencies must get public support before a policy can be implemented? |
social feasibility idea |
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Which part of the policy process might it be when a habitat management program is written? |
actions |
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Name methods used to measure harvest |
1. mandatory reporting 2. check stations 3. mail surveys 4. telephone surveys |
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Name the 2 sources of bias in mail surveys |
1. nonresponse bias 2. response bias (lies) |
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What 4 estimates must be made about harvests? |
1. hunter participation 2. total number of harvested animals 3. composition of the harvest 4. hunter success rates |
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The KDFWR's mission statement is an example of |
broad policy |
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The flow diagram illustrating wildlife policy generally results from....? |
the competitive interaction of diverse groups |
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Human dimensions studies found that the most cited reason for quitting hunting was...? |
other recreational options were preferred |
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Human dimensions studies found that new hunters who (DID WHAT?...) had higher levels of retention |
hunted with their fathers during the 1st season |
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Human dimensions studies found that those who begin hunting later in life without a family tradition of hunting are less likely to continue unless...? |
the experience success as soon as they start hunting |
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Define strategic planning |
the process of defining the strategy for the future and allocation of resources to pursue this strategy |
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What is the most important day of the hunting season and why? |
Opening Day, because if it starts on Saturday, people are more likely to participate. If on a Monday or Tuesday, because of work schedules, fewer people will turn up at once and it will spread pressure more evenly throughout the season |