Chicago's raccoon distemper woes (We built the cities... Part Deux)

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 16, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, National, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, North America, New Hampshire, A World Without Trapping

City officials in the Riverside neighborhood of Chicago have announced warnings of distemper outbreak in the area’s raccoon population - and the hazards posed to residents, as well as non-vaccinated pets.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

February 13, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, Featured Article, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

Northeast Coyote Management: NH H.B. 442 Revisited

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

February 13, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, Featured Article, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

While most folks are discussing the rise in problems with coyotes, lawmakers in one Northeast state are calling for more protections. House Bill 442 is currently floating around in New Hampshire’s state house. The bill mandates a closing to coyote hunting from April 1st through August 31st.

Jeff Traynor / At Large

December 11, 2018

New England, Conservation, Featured Article, Predator Management, Public Relations, Legislation, Discussion, General Trapping, New Hampshire, Science & Biology, NH Distemper Study, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Predator "preservationists" pounce on Fisher population trends

Jeff Traynor / At Large

December 11, 2018

New England, Conservation, Featured Article, Predator Management, Public Relations, Legislation, Discussion, General Trapping, New Hampshire, Science & Biology, NH Distemper Study, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Predator "preservationists" pounce on Fisher population trends

Is New Hampshire finding its way out of a cyclical “boom and bust” fisher trend? Current data is great for checking trends, but does it give you the root cause of a perceived decline? Biologists have stated fisher appear to be adapting (and thriving) in more urban areas; have these creatures forgone the dense hemlock groves where trappers roam for the dumpsters and back decks of suburban sprawl?