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nAm I Bl A u n IVERS ITY
OF SCIEnCE AnD TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF NATURALRESOURCESMANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BNRS
COURSECODE: WMH620S
LEVEL: 7
COURSENAME: WILDLIFE MONITORING AND
HANDLING
DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 150
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. Helmuth Tjikurunda & Mrs Louise Theron
MODERATOR: Mr. Jeremia Amutenya
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book
3. Calculator and Ruler
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 2 PAGES(Excluding this front page)
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QUESTION 1:
1.1. The design of a wildlife monitoring programme depends on several factors that managers must
take into consideration for it to be effective. List eight (8) of these factors.
(8)
1.2. Assessingthe body condition of wildlife is an important part of wildlife monitoring. List five (5)
indicators that are commonly used to assessthe body condition of animals.
(5)
(18)
QUESTION 2
2.1. Wildlife monitoring is a fundamental part of wildlife management. Briefly, explain why wildlife
should be monitored.
(7)
2.2. List the factors that affect the accuracy and precision of any wildlife monitoring method.
(4)
2.3. Explain how you would ensure the successful night capture of problem causing lions in a
conservancy.
(3)
2.4. Provide three (3) symptoms of capture myopathy.
(3)
(17)
QUESTION 3
3.1. Electronic data is often subjected to misuse, phishing and copyright infringements.
What are the issues you must consider in order to protect your electronic data?
(6)
3.2. Wildlife capture operations are very costly and delicate. List any 5 factors that managers should
consider when planning for a capture operation.
(5)
3.3. Counting animals by means of an aerial census is not always possible due to various factors.
Name and explain six (6) factors that may hinder the countability of animals from the air.
(9)
(20)
QUESTION 4
4.1. Define the term wildlife technology.
(1)
4.2. Nowadays natural resource managers are shifting to the use of modern technology to monitor
wildlife due to its effectiveness and efficiency.
Name 6 different kinds of wildlife monitoring technologies used to monitor and manage wildlife in
game parks/reserves.
(6)
4.3. Explain why modern technology is becoming increasingly important in the monitoring and
handling of wildlife.
(5)
4.4. Explainthe difference between a) data management and b) data handling.
(2)
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4.5. Mass capture bomas must adhere to certain guidelines according to fir it to be successful. Provide
any 5 of these guidelines.
(5)
4.6. The construction of temporary holding facilities may be necessary in some cases. Name 5 factors
that must be taken into consideration when constructing these facilities?
(5)
4.7. Explainwhat is meant by rumination and provide 2 examples of animals that ruminate.
(4)
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QUESTION 5
5.1. Define the term adaptive management.
(2)
5.2. Briefly explain the importance of adaptive management toward natural resources management.
Give 4 points.
(4)
5.3. The captured animals are an important cargo and must be transported as quickly and as fast as
possible.
What are the factors managers should consider when preparing for the transportation of animals?
Give 4 points.
(4)
[10]
QUESTION 6
6.1. Wildlife capturing operations often subject captured animals to stress resulting from the resistance of
their bodies to harmful and damaging external forces, causing weakness in the body of the animal. List5
ways how you can prevent or reduce stress in captured animals.
(5)
6.2. Explainthe major difference between active and passive capture methods.
(2)
6.3. Drivers of trucks in the capture operations have important duties as much as the whole capture
team. Explain the responsibilities and duties of the truck drivers that ensured the successful
transportation and delivery of the animals.
(5)
6.4. Managers must ensure that captured animals are not offloaded at night by all means possible. Briefly,
explain what can happen if animals are offloaded at night.
(5)
6.5. Name 5 circumstances under which the use of chemicals (immobilisation and tranquillisation) is
necessary during the capture of wildlife?
(5)
6.6. Certain natural conditions make some animals to be susceptible to capture myopathy. Explainwhat
capture myopathy is and discuss any 5 factors that make animals to become susceptible to this
condition.
(7)
6.7. What are the reasons why captured animals are sometimes not released immediately after capture, but
are kept in temporary holding facilities or holding pens?
(5)
6.8. Name 6 animals that are more susceptible to capture myopathy than others.
(6)
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QUESTION 7
Name the pathogen responsible for each of the following diseases (Scientific name!)
Anthrax
Tuberculosis
Ngana
Babesiosis
(40)
(4)
(4)
QUESTION 8
How can Namibia control/prevent an outbreak of Rabies?
(6)
(6)
QUESTION 9
E_xplaitnhe economic losses for a farmer should his herd be infected with the FMD virus.
(4)
(4)
QUESTION 10
10.1. You are working as an intern (trainee) at the State Veterinary Lab and a farmer just brought in the
carcass of an Eland. Your supervisor allowed you to inspect the carcass and to make a diagnosis. After
careful inspection, you informed your supervisor that you were convinced the animal died of
Babesiosis. Provide 5 reasons/explanations to your supervisor to justify your diagnoses (based on the
symptoms/lesions you observed).
(5)
10.2. Discuss6 (six) possible negative effects of pesticides.
(6)
(11)
TOTAL: 150
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