The Alaska Board of Game has delayed a proposal that would have expanded the use of snares to kill grizzly and black bears. Former Gov. Tony Knowles, Alaska wildlife scientists and conservation groups ...
The highly controversial program entails luring black bears to the snares using bait in a bucket and then catching their foot when they reach into the bucket. The bears will then be shot. Much like ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana Stockgrowers Association wants to intervene in a lawsuit that aims to reduce the ...
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — Dave Tobey does not particularly care for coyotes, but he may have a stronger distaste for the wily predators’ would-be protectors. Standing over the bones of a deer, Tobey ...
The snaring of Formosan black bears is a much worse situation than many realize, a new op-ed says. This species is endemic to Taiwan and considered endangered, with about 200 to 600 of them left. “Do ...
Snaring -- a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps -- is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to ...
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