Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Recent coyote conflict highlights coexistence conundrum with charismatic canines

Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

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.

Eric P. Orff

October 30, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Cultural Heritage, General Trapping, Hunting & Trapping, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Featured Article

A Biologist's Perspective on Trappers: You Can Always Count On 'em!

Eric P. Orff

October 30, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Cultural Heritage, General Trapping, Hunting & Trapping, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Featured Article

New Hampshire is fortunate to have a group of sportsmen and women who are passionate about wildlife, conservation and their sport like no other group I have known in three decades as a wildlife biologist in the Granite State. They are this state’s trappers.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 22, 2019

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

CSI Wilderness: Researchers use predator spit to ID kill sites

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 22, 2019

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

A newly released study aims to utilize DNA extraction from saliva at prey kill sites to help identify predator species. Of an acquired 53 recent hare kills, researchers managed to get positive IDs on 31 of them. Laurel Peelle’s research is published in the September 2019 Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Furbearer Conservation

October 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, New England, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

Americans continue to support regulated hunting, trapping, and fishing

Furbearer Conservation

October 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, New England, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

The new study, which has been conducted periodically since 1995, says most people across the nation support hunting, trapping, fishing and sport shooting activities. The study cautions that approval tends to ebb and flow based on the motivations of those who engage in these activities.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Louisiana: Report your sightings of Eastern Spotted Skunk!

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is asking for the public’s help in gathering information on the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius). Anyone who sees the unique species is asked to report the sighting to LDWF. The sightings can be from roadkill, game cameras or inadvertent catch from fur trapping, according to the agency’s press release.