Trapping Info
This page was last updated: April 5, 2009
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Wildlife Diseases
Your fur harvestering activities will routinely bring you into contact with animals. You should be aware of diseases and parasites carried by wild animals and should take commonsense precautions. Since doctors may not routinely look for some types of diseases which may be contracted from wild life, it is the fur harvester's responsibility to inform the doctor of their outdoor activities if a puzzling disease should develop.A few simple, common-sense precautions will greatly reduce the risks of contracting diseases or parasites from wild animals:1. Wear plastic or rubber gloves when skinning or handling furbearers or scats.
2. Wash hands thoroughly after handling animals.
3. Avoid animals that are behaving abnormally or that are obviously sick.
4. Do not drink directly from streams or lakes.
5. Cook all wild game thoroughly.
6. Inform your doctor of your wildlife-related activities if a puzzling illness should develop.
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