This dichotomy of differing levels with regard for the coyote further polarizes the debate. There’s a lot of people who truly love coyotes, and a lot of people who truly hate ‘em. This makes for quite the balancing act for impartial wildlife professionals when the topics of management, regulated cull, and public safety-driven pest control begin to swirl in the same social cauldron.

Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 22, 2020

Conservation, Headlines, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

Video: Lynx in Canada take on deer, skidders, and each other this winter!

Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 22, 2020

Conservation, Headlines, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

This week, the lynx is the latest to reap social media tidings as two separate videos released by Hinterland Outdoors demonstrate the animal’s insatiable charisma for viral video stardom.

Furbearer Conservation

February 10, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Rash of fox attacks in Maine prompts trapping program

Furbearer Conservation

February 10, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

There have been more than half a dozen fox attacks in the area in just six months, with one unfortunate Bath resident being attacked on two separate occasions. The rash of fox attacks in the mid-coast of Maine has prompted formal action from at least one town, according to reports.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

February 6, 2020

Discussion, Headlines, Nature's Ways, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management

Coyote and badger "cahoots" a concept of commensal hunting?

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

February 6, 2020

Discussion, Headlines, Nature's Ways, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management

Amid the controversy of half-time Super Bowl dazzle and speech-tearing political pandering plaguing the ‘net this week, an unlikely pair of furbearers are the most recent internet celebrities thanks to their upbeat behest to accompany each other on a suburban hunt for a meal.