ZOO504 Final Term Solved Questions

ZOO504 - Wildlife Solved Questions FINAL TERM (PAST PAPERS)

1. Two names of dams

Mangla dam terbela dam

2. game reserve

Definition:

“A game reserve is an area wherein controlled hunting and shooting is permitted on permit basis”

A game reserve (wildlife preserve) is a large area of land where wild animals live safely or are hunted in a controlled way for sport.

In the game reserves the major focus is specifically the animals. If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a ”Nature Reserve” Wherein all aspects of naturally-occurring life in the area are considered. Most of the areas in game reserves have created to provide habitat protection for animal species commonly referred to as game (huntable species for sport or meat)

2. 4 national park

Kirthar National Park Hingol national park Lal Suhanra National Park Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Ayubia National Park Khunjerab National Park

3. what is wildlife

“Wildlife” refers to neither cultivated or domesticated nor tamed organisms. Or Organisms

that grow or live wild in an area without being intervened by humans.

Wild life is natural renewable resource with a great importance throughout world.

It comprises innumerous varieties of living organism in their natural habitats.

Wild Plants Wild Animals Fungi Microorganisms

Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems.

Deserts Forests Rain forests Plains Grasslands

4. National Parks

Pakistan has 29 Protected Areas known as National Parks.

5. Game reserves in Pakistan

There are 96 Game reserves in Pakistan

IUCN recognized 66 Game/Hunting reserves in Pakistan.

6. Why animal trapped

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to rescue dolphins trapped in irrigation canals and return them to the Indus mainstem has had some success in reducing mortality

7. Not on Indus Dolphin 3

• It has a long beak which thickens towards the tip, large teeth • Body is stocky with rounded belly • Flippers are large and paddle shaped • Forehead is steep • Poorly seeing eye
• Eye hasn't developed a lens, the dolphin still uses its eyes to differentiate between light and dark • Tail flukes are broad in relation to body size • Grey brown in colour, sometimes with a pinkish belly • Males smaller than females • Length 1.5 and 2.5m.

Habit & Habitat

•These dolphins favour silt laden, turbid waters of the Indus river system, • At temperature 8C° and 33C° •Deepest river channel •Deep, low-velocity water •Less common in secondary channels and small braids

Distribution Native

• India • Bangladesh • Nepal • Pakistan

Threats

• Human development • The construction of dams and dikes segments the populations reducing the mature individuals to mate • It also reduces their habitat because they cannot move freely through these structures.

8. Types of Marten

• Two species common to Pakistan are • Stone marten (Martes foina) • Yellow throated marten (Martes flavigula) • The stone marten has a dense fur coat of rich liver chestnut hue

9. Short note on Brown Bear

Ursus arctos Grizzly Bear

Large animals • Dark in colour • Long guard hair over the shoulder • Characterized by adistinctive humps on shoulders • Long claws on the front paws

Sexual maturity: 4.5 to 7 years of age. • Litter size ranges from one to four but two are common. • Cubs remain with their mothers for at least two and half years. • Female breed every three years.

Chiefly vegetarian • Feed mostly on fruits, honey and ants. • Occasionally kill sheep and goat.

Threats

Brown Bears are attracted to areas with available human-related foods • Being large and somewhat aggressive, these bears may threaten life and property (often agricultural products) and may be killed as a consequence

Conservation actins

Conservation actions vary greatly among nations and regions within nations. • Large populations of this species are legally hunted, and thus managed as a game animal.

10. IUCN definition of National park

Large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, which also provide a foundation for environmentally scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities.

11.

Capra Description

• Body length 52 inches, 4.4 feet
• Have strong limbs terminating in broad hooves.
• Female and young male
• Yellow brown to reddish grey
• Male are beautiful with long horn
• White hair in old age
• Male have short beard
• Female black beards • Gestation period: • 150-155 days, 5 months • Twins are common
• Sexual maturity • About 3 years • Gregarious from large herds. • Older male generally keep together
• Wild goat wonderful has sense of balance and can make standing leap upwards. • Food • The leaves and bushes small shrubs and herbs.

12.

How many Wildlife Sanctuaries in Pakistan? 2

In Pakistan presently there are 99 Wildlife Sanctuaries.

13.

Name the Largest National Park of Pakistan 2

Hingol National Park is the largest in Pakistan

14.

Scientific name of wild goat 2

Capra aegagrus

15.

Hingol National park location

It is located along the Makran coast in southwestern, Balochistan-Pakistan.

16.

Why hunting of Markhor performed

Markhor hunting for trophy

17. Location of Cholistan Wildlife Sanctuary 2

• Cholistan desert • In the South Eastern portion of Punjab

18.

Location of Margalla hills National park 2

North of the Islamabad City, Capital of Pakistan.

19.

How many Categories of endangered species?

Avoid products made from endangered species Overseas trips can be exciting and fun, and everyone wants a souvenir. But sometimes the souvenirs are made from species nearing extinction. Avoid supporting the market in illegal wildlife trade including Tortoise-shell, Ivory, Coral, Snakes, Turtles and lizards, live monkeys or apes. Be careful of products including Fur from tigers, polar bears, Crocodile skin, Medicinal products made from rhinos, tiger or Asiatic black bear, most like birds including Parrots, Macaws, Finches.