Wildlife Conservation Quiz

Wildlife conservation aims to protect 

• wildlife and their habitats
• humans
• pets
• farm animals 

Human activities are not the main cause for species becoming extinct.

• True
• False

The global extinction rate is  _______  times higher than the historic background rate.

• 10
• 1000
• 10 000
• 100

Once a species becomes endangered, it is difficult to recover.

• True
• False

Conservation of the woodland caribou is one of Canada's greatest wildlife conservation concerns.

• True
• False

The wolf cull is a long-term strategy to help recover the declining woodland caribou population.

• True
• False

Presently, the greatest threat to polar bears is  ___________.

• climate change
• poaching
• habitat destruction 
• other

About  _________ sharks are killed worldwide every year. 

• 100 million
• 10 million
• 1 million
• 5 million 

Shark finning is illegal in Canada. 

• True
• False

Human activities are not a serious threat to wildlife.

• True
• False