CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TRAPPING EXAM.

CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE TRAPPING EXAM


Alveolar66Echinococcosis66-66answer--
microscopic66tapeworm,66found66in66foxes,66coyotes,66dogs,66and66cats.66Hand-to-
mouth66transfer,66infection66in66humans66causes66parasitic66tumors66to66form66in66the66li
ver,66and,66less66commonly,66the66lungs,66brain,66and66other66organs.66If66left66untreate
d,66infection66with66AE66can66be66fatal66and66symptoms66can66last66years.66"hand-to-
mouth"66transfer

Brucellosis66-66answer--
Bacterial66infection,66mostly66dairy.66Farm66are66hotspot,66causes66infertility's66in66anim
als..66Nonspecific66symptoms,66infection66and66treatment66can66be66prolonged.

Ehrlichiosis66-66answer--
Disease66of66white66blood66cells66caused66by66rickettsia66bacteria.66Also66known66as66H
ME66or66HGE.66TICKS,66Wastern66Black-
legged.66Resembles66Flu,66rarely66fatal,66antibiotics.

Giardiasis66-66answer--
Waterborne66disease,66Diarrheal66illness66caused66by66parasitic66protozoan.

Hantavirus66Pulmonary66Syndrome66-66answer--
Naturally66found66in66wild66rodents.66Rare,66but66often66fatal.66Exposure66through66breat
hing66in66contaminated66droppings.

Histoplasmosis66-66answer--
fungal66infection66of66the66lungs.66Found66in66bird66and66bat66droppings.

Leptospirosis66-66answer--
Waterborne66Disease,66bacterial66infection66commonly66found66in66urine66of66animals.

Lyme66disease66-66answer--
Caused66by66bacterium66known66as66spirochete66through66an66infected66Western66Blac
k66Legged66Tick.

Plague66-66answer--Bacteria66Yersinia66Pestis.66Naturally66found66on66rodents.

Rabies66-66answer--Viral66Disease,66Most66cases66occur66through66skunks66and66bats.

,Rocky66Mountain66Spotted66Fever66-66answer--bacteria66spread66by66ticks66-
66chills,66fever,66rash


Roundworms66-66answer--
intestinal66parasite66common66to66warm66climates66and66unsanitary66conditions,66which6
6mature66in66the66intestines66and66can66cause66diarrhea,66intestinal66obstruction66and66s
ometimes66intestinal66rupture.

Salmonellosis66-66answer--
a66bacterial66infection66of66the66digestive66system,66usually66spread66by66eating66conta
minated66food

Tularemia66(rabbit66fever)66-66answer--MO:66bacteria
Vector:66fleas,66ticks,66direct66contact
Reservoir:66rabbits,66cats,66dogs,66rodents
Symptoms:66necrotic66ulcer,66eye66infection,66septicemia,66meningitis
Treatment:66antibiotics
Prevention:66proper66care66with66infected66animals
wear66rubber66gloves66when66skinning,66common66in66hunters,66trappers,66vets

Badgers66-66Prevention66&66Control66-66answer--Exclusion66-66Non66Pratical
Modify66Habitat66-66Control66rodent66pop.
Frightening66-66Bright66Lights
No66Repellents
Trap66(Dead66Chicken66to66bait)66&66Shoot

Badgers66-66Identification66-66answer--Prefers66open66country66w/
66burrowing66rodents.66Opportunist.66Member66of66weasel66family,66Musky66odor.66Adap
ted66to66burrowing,66causing66damage.66Nocturnal,66tracks66appear66similar66to66coyote
s

T/F:66Trapping66License66is66required66if66working66for66a66wildlife66control66company66-
66answer--True,66it66is66needed


T/F:66You66do66NOT66need66to66have66your66trapping66license66while66trapping66-
66answer--False,66Must66be66in66your66immediate66possession


Steel-jawed66leg-hold66Traps66(are/aren't)66prohibited66-66answer--ARE

How66Often66are66traps66inspected66-66answer--at66least66once66Daily

T/
F:66ALL66traps66must66bear66a66number66or66identifying66mark66registered66to66the66Dep
artment66-66answer--True,66must66have66markings

, T/
F:66You66may66set66a66trap6615066yards66of66any66structure66even66without66consent66fr
om66landowner66-66answer--
FALSE,66you66must66have66consent66to66set66within6615066Yards

T/F:66Pelts66of66animals66taken66with66body-gripping66traps66may66be66sold66-66answer--
FALSE,66can't66sell66if66taken66that66way

T/F:66Fur-bearing66and/
or66nongame66mammals66that66are66injuring66property66may66be66taken66at66any66time66
and/or66manner66-66answer--TRUE,66need66to66report66it66right66after

Leg-hold66traps66may66be66used66only66.66.66.66-66answer--
to66protect66human66health66and66safety,66and66only66by66gov't66agencies.

T/F:66Chest66crushing66is66an66authorized66method66of66take66-66answer--False,66in-
human66take

T/
F:66A66Trapper66must66either66euthanize66a66trapped66animal66or66release66it66immediat
ely66on66site.66-66answer--True,66release66or66kill

Fur66Trapping66-66Annual66report66is66due66by?66-66answer--July661st.

T/
F:66Its66unlawful66to66trap66any66bobcat,66or66attempt66to66do66so,66or66to66sell66or66expo
rt66any66bobcat66or66parts66of66in66the66state66of66California.66-66answer--
True,66very66strict66on66bobcats

What66is66required66for66the66taking66of66a66bobcat66-66answer--
Hunting66License66and66Bobcat66tag66from66the66State.

Prohibition66Against66Night66Hunting66-66answer--hunting66wildlife66One-
half66hour66after66sunset66to66one-half66hour66before66sunrise66is66prohibited.

What66are66the66NO66TAKE66animals?66-66answer--
Fisher,66Marten,66River66Otter,66Desert66Kit66Fox,66and66Red66Fox.

Badger66Season66-66answer--November661666-66Last66day66of66February

Gray66Fox66Season66-66answer--November662466-66Last66day66of66February

What66Title66#66Code66does66Trapping66Regulations66Apply66-66answer--
Title661466California66Code66of66Regulations