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SAQA US 252459

Control non-dangerous damage causing animals

Questions and answers

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Identify and locate non-dangerous damage causing animals.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Non-dangerous damage causing animals are identified and listed.  ·        Mongoose, Flies, Ticks, Warthog, Indian Minors, Red Billed Quelleas, Nyallas, Grey go-away birds, Feral cats, Rats

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Tracking skills are used to identify non-dangerous damage causing animals. ·        You will use your senses to track eg. Smell, hear, feel, and see. Look at dung, spoor, damage caused, nests/dens.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The behavior of non-dangerous damage causing animals are identified and described. ·        You must know the animal/pest you are dealing with. How the specific animal locates their food e.g. a fly smell its food. You must know the specific animal’s life cycle, for instance the fly live for about 10 days. The fly lays eggs, the eggs become maggots, the maggots become pupae and then the pupae becomes a fly. The fly has a holometabolic (complete) life cycle. You also need to know the animal or pests life span.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

An overview is given of regulations arising out of legislation applicable to game removal operations as it applies to non-dangerous damage causing animals. ·        Under Section 2(2) of the Animals Act 1971 states that where damage is caused by an animal that belongs to a non-dangerous species a keeper of the animal is liable for the damage. Animals within this category as such things as dogs, cattle, horses etc. In order to prove liability under Section 2(2) of the Animals Act 1971 the following needs to be established: That the damage is of a kind which the particular animal, unless restrained, either is likely to cause or if caused is likely to be severe Such likelihood is due to the characteristics of the particular animal not normally found in animals of the same species or not so except at certain times or in certain circumstances That those characteristics were known to the keeper as defined above.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Assist in control measures for non-dangerous damage causing animals within the area of operation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Trapping and baiting techniques used during control operations relating to non-dangerous damage causing animals are applied as per organizational requirements.  ·         Trapping animals can be destructive (gin trap) or non-destructive (putting bait in a cage). The environment can be influenced by the trapping or baiting method.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Control measures are maintained to provide assistance in the capturing of non-dangerous damage causing animals.  ·         Capturing cages can be used to catch and relocate non dangerous damage causing animals. It is live capture and is non-destructive

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Poisons, sprays and/or biological agents are applied in accordance with applicable legislation and manufacturer's instructions.  ·         Poison spray can be used on Red Billed Queleas, and there is a specific method of using the poison. The poison can be harmful to the environment. Poison should be changed more often when working with pests with a short life cycle because the pests can carry resistance to the poison over in genes.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Breeding sites are limited to control certain species.  ·         You must once again know the animal’s behavior and where they breed to know where to start working on the problem or pest, for instance the mosquitoes like breeding in still water.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Carry out skinning, disposal, preservation and other procedures to remove carcasses of animals.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Assistance is provided in the carrying out of skinning, disposal and other procedures as it relates to the disposal of carcasses.  ·         There is always a money or an OHS (Occupational health and safety) point of view. Carcasses can be taken to the taxidermist or can be used as compost, tusks can be used, animal skin can be used and meat of the dead animals can be reused.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Assistance is given in the preservation of carcasses as per operational requirements.  ·         Preservation of carcasses can be done for scientific purposes  or for reselling

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Assist in community interactions.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Assistance is rendered in communicating with the local community in addressing problem animal incidents.  ·         Record incidents: time, date, location, etc. Incidents is recorded so that there can be something done about it and it can be followed up.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Information is gathered from local communities as it relates to problem animals.  ·         Find out what the nature of the incident was (what happened, look at the site, speak to the people who are involved)

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Assistance is rendered in addressing problems with non-dangerous damage causing animals through the dissemination of information.  ·         Speak to the chief of the local community about the problem and discuss the matter and what can be done, when and how.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Assistance is rendered in the educating of local communities about damage causing animals.  ·         Start with educating local communities’ children, even though it is a long term planning, children might still tall to their parents about it and discus it with others