New York DEC Adopts Emergency Trapping Regulations
To avoid the potential for trappers to incidentally harm or kill dogs with bodygripper traps set on or near the ground, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted emergency...
View ArticleSettlement Reached in Maine Lynx Trapping Lawsuit
Well, here it is. After a few months of back and forth, the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has settled a lawsuit with the California-based Animal Protection Institute,...
View ArticleNew York Extends Emergency Trapping Regulations
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that it would extend the emergency trapping regulations put in place at the beginning of the 2007 season. The regulations were...
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Trapping Law Helps Protect North Carolina Landowners
Here’s some trapping related news I thought I’d pass on for those of you in North Carolina. Individuals in Alamance County, North Carolina are pushing for the extension of a fox trapping law that has...
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Alaska Board of Game to Decide on Chugach Wolverine Trapping
The Alaska Board of Game, which makes decisions on hunting and trapping regulations in the state, began a two-week meeting this past Friday to debate over 200 wildlife management proposals, one of...
View ArticleNebraska Trappers Can Trap Roadside Ditches Once Again
A two year old bill that banned trapping in roadside ditches in Nebraska has now been overturned. Concerns over trapping non-target animals motivated the original bill’s passing, but problems with...
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West Virginia Proposes New Otter Trapping Season
Texas isn’t the only place river otters are making a comeback. The recovery of otter populations in a number of states across the nation has been an exciting trend, and is opening up the opportunity...
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Another N.C. County Pushes to Legalize Fox and Coyote Trapping
Fox and coyote trapping could soon become legal in Surry County, North Carolina. County commissioners have approved a request to the state legislature to allow the activity. Similar actions have...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reviewing Maine’s ITP Application for Trapping and Lynx
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering an application by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for an incidental take permit for Canada lynx. The ITP would provide...
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Maine IF&W Suspends Marten, Fisher Trapping to Protect Lynx
December 9, 2014 IFW News — IFW Adopts Emergency Trapping Rule Changes In Northern Maine For Immediate Release: December 9, 2014 AUGUSTA, Maine — The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has...
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