It should be B.

B states that restriction has been irrelevant in the recent years. Therefore, dropping the restriction will not make a difference.

+1 b

At first I thought it was D as well because if the geese move to another location they will still cause other species to diminish. However this answer makes a condition that if the geese population grows.

Answer B says that hunters usually do not meet the threshold of decreasing the population by 5% before the end of the hunting season. So if the restriction is uplifted hunters will still not be able to meet that threshold.
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I am not so convinced by the phrase "hunting season for snow geese being closed earlier than the scheduled date". Do you mean that NOT hunting til the last scheduled day will secure that the geese hunted does not reach limit? What about the case that they hunt so fast that reach the limit and they have to stop hunting before the scheduled day?
I am so confused with this question. Help me please!

Some species of Arctic birds are threatened by recent sharp increases in the population of snow geese, which breed in the Arctic and are displacing birds of less vigorous species. Although snow geese are a popular quarry for hunters in the southern regions where they winter, the hunting season ends if and when hunting has reduced the population by five percent, according to official estimates. Clearly, dropping this restriction would allow the other species to recover.

The argument is suggesting to increase the allowable hunting percentage of SG so that other species can also flourish.

To weaken this we must prove that even if we increase the percent to lets say 10% it will not help the cause.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the argument?

(A) Hunting limits for snow geese were imposed many years ago in response to a sharp decline in the population of snow geese. // If anything this is strengthening the argument by giving us a reason of not to increase the hunting percentage.
(B) It has been many years since the restriction led to the hunting season for snow geese being closed earlier than the scheduled date. // No Affect as the duration when we reach 5 % of the SG population is immaterial.
(C) The number of snow geese taken by hunters each year has grown every year for several years. // this actually strengthen the argument saying that the population of SG has actually increased.
(D) As their population has increased, snow geese have recolonized wintering grounds that they had not used for several seasons.// Correct answer. The argument states that hunting happens in the southern region so even if we increase the hunting percentage it will not affect the overall goal as SG has moved to safer heavens
(E) In the snow goose’s winter habitats, the goose faces no significant natural predation. // Doesn't matter if the goose have other predators or Not.

Karishma,
Lets say the hunting season is from Jan to June and for many years the hunters reach the 5% goal in april. How does this weaken the argument that If we drop the restriction altogether than it will help other species.

In D , it is stated that they have moved on to a different location so dropping the restriction will have no affect.

New to all this, so bear with me. I believe the answer is B.

The argument is that the restriction in place for hunting the geese is not allowing hunters to bring down the population of geese. This is supported by "Clearly, dropping this restriction would allow the other species to recover."


Essentially: Geese displace Arctic bids - kill more geese - recover Arctic birds
Roadblock to achieve above: Hunting Restrictions


(A) Hunting limits for snow geese were imposed many years ago in response to a sharp decline in the population of snow geese. (This would support, not undermine)
[color=#00ff00](B) It has been many years since the restriction led to the hunting season for snow geese being closed earlier than the scheduled date. (The restriction has not made hunters kill less geese. In fact, they can kill more geese under this restriction. Lifting the restriction will not correlate to a spike in hunting the geese. Correct answer)[/color]
(C) The number of snow geese taken by hunters each year has grown every year for several years. (insignificant)
(D) As their population has increased, snow geese have recolonized wintering grounds that they had not used for several seasons. (insignificant)
(E) In the snow goose’s winter habitats, the goose faces no significant natural predation. (supports the argument, not undermine)