Which action is an example of using diversity in a wildlife management strategy?

• A. Combine scare tactics with rotating repellents to keep pests unfamiliar with the environment
• B. Move scare tactics around and deploy at different times of day
• C. Use fixed, unchanging routines
• D. Remove shelter and food sources

Answer: (A)

Diversity in wildlife management means using a variety of tools and changing them over time so pests don’t become familiar with or tolerant to any single cue. Combining scare tactics with rotating repellents does exactly that: it brings in different deterrents and switches them around, so pests encounter new signals and can’t predictable follow a single pattern. This variability helps prevent habituation, keeping the deterrents effective and the area less attractive to pests.

If you only vary when or where a single deterrent is used, you still rely on the same cue, which pests can learn to ignore. Using fixed, unchanging routines misses the benefit of multiple tools working together, and removing shelter or food sources shifts resources rather than providing a diversified approach to deter pests.