Wildlife Forensics
Wildlife Forensics Quiz Crafted by-
Dr. Archana L. Mahakalkar
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Forensic Biology
Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur.
Introduction to Wildlife forensics
It is essential that forensic applications be used to the fullest extent possible to combat illegal trade in wildlife, as is emphasized in a number of CITES Resolutions and Decisions. In tackling illegal trade in wildlife, investigative questions may relate to both the identification of perpetrators involved, and the identification of the wildlife specimens found. The former is the subject of traditional forensic analyses, such as human DNA profiling or ballistics, while the latter is the subject of wildlife forensics. Although these categorizations are not entirely fixed within the forensic community, they are generally considered as the best rule of thumb. In the case of CITES implementation and enforcement, the investigative questions to address in relation to the identification of animals and plants, or their parts and derivatives, can generally be categorized into five groups, concerning:
- The species involved;
- The geographic origin of a specimen;
- The wild or captive/cultivated source of a specimen;
- The individual origin of a specimen;
- The age of a specimen.
Within these five categories of investigative questions, there are a wide range of specific enforcement needs, some of which can be addressed using generic wildlife forensic methods, others that require a much more specialist approach.
Let's look at the questions and their answers:
Ques 1. When was the Wildlife (Protection) Act enacted?
a) 1986
b) 1974
c) 1994
d) 1972
Answer- d) 1972
Ques 2. A species of plant or animal that is no longer living on earth comes under which category?
a) Endangered
b) Threatened
c) Extinct
d) Other than these
Answer- c) Extinct
Ques 3. Why we do the census of animals?
a) To know the status of an animal
b) To know the status of habitat destruction
c) To know the status of reproductive behavior of an animal
d) All of the above
Answer - d) All of the above
Ques 4. What is the proper sequence for Wildlife management Deming Cycle?
a) Acting -> Doing -> Checking-> Planning
b) Planning-> Doing-> Acting-> Checking
c) Checking->Doing->Planning->Acting
d) Planning -> Doing-> Checking ->Acting
Answer - d) Planning -> Doing-> Checking ->Acting
Ques 5. CITES means
a) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
b) Conservation of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
c) Conservation of Interpol Trading in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
d) Conservation of International Trade in Environment Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Answer - a) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Ques 6. The commonly used universal marker for wildlife species identification are
a) Mitochondrial cytochrome c
b) Mitochondrial cytochrome b
c) Mitochondrial cytochrome z
d) Mitochondrial cytochrome a
Answer - b) Mitochondrial cytochrome b
Ques 7. The following are the ways because of which the wild life species become endangered except one
a) Habitat loss
b) Illegal killing
c) Pollution
d) Forestation
Answer- d) Forestation
Ques 8. The ratio of toe to pad size is larger in
a) Dog families
b) Cat families
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answer - a) Dog families
Ques 9. Crime against wildlife and their derivatives involves the following major categories
a) The illegal poaching
b) Trading
c) Inflicting cruelty
d) All of the above
Answer - d) All of the above
Ques 10. If the whole skin or skeleton is seized as evidence, then which analysis is helpful in identification of the species?
a) Morphological analysis
b) Anatomical analysis
c) Microscopic analysis
d) All of the above
Answer - d) All of the above
Ques 11. Ivory which illegally traded from Asian or African elephant is a form of dentine, has a unique characteristic pattern known as
a) Schreger
b) Notch
c) Elephant tusk
d) Special Markings
Answer - a) Schreger
Ques 12. If we recovered an animal skull in wildlife offence, what information we can get from it?
a) Whether the animal is Herbivore, Omnivore, and Carnivore
b) What is the relative age of an animal
c) Whether the animal is predator Vs Prey
d) All of the Above
Answer - d) All of the Above
Ques 13. Cats have only two possible antigens
a) A and B
b) C and D
c) T and Z
d) L and M
Answer - a) A and B
Ques 14. If in a particular case suppose bones are damaged, anatomical features are not available or burned what can be a good option for the analysis?
a) Anatomical analysis
b) Microscopic analysis
c) Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
d) None of the above
Answer - c) Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
Ques 15. Dogs have claws that can be seen in tracks. Cats don’t have claws that can be seen in tracks.
a) The above first sentence is correct
b) Second sentence is correct
c) Both the sentences are correct
d) Both are incorrect
Answer - c) Both the sentences are correct