Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 21, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, North America, National, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

Conservation Success: River Otter populations continue to thrive in America

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 21, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, North America, National, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

A newly published study reveals that river otters (Lontra canadensis) now inhabit most of their historic range in the U.S. and, more importantly, that no states are reporting declining otter populations. In fact, the study reveals the river otter may actually be approaching maximum geographic distribution in the United States.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

March 31, 2020

Headlines, National, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Coyotes, rats, others, adapt amid human isolation trends in urban areas

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

March 31, 2020

Headlines, National, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

How are abundant and urbanized wildlife adapting to shifts in human presence? Some species feel the strain while others thrive.

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.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 17, 2019

Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, NH Distemper Study, Predator Management, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

Biologists again seek assistance from NH trappers on tissue sampling

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 17, 2019

Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, NH Distemper Study, Predator Management, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

After successful fundraising efforts from a dedicated group of local hunters, the NH Wildlife Heritage Foundation secured funding for a comprehensive study to investigate distemper (CDV) impacts on New Hampshire’s furbearers last year. The department initially requested turn-in of carcasses from grey foxes hunted or trapped during the legal hunting and trapping seasons. This year, that study has now expanded to include a desire for carcasses from both Red and Grey Fox, as well as Fisher.

Furbearer Conservation

September 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

Conservation Researchers: hunting bans imperil biodiversity

Furbearer Conservation

September 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

New writings published in the Science Journal urge governments and policymakers to take account of these findings in the face of high-profile emotionally-driven campaigns that call for bans on the regulated hunting of abundant species.