September 29, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England

Vermont Trappers donate to local conservation land purchase

September 29, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England

The Vermont Trappers Association, a statewide conservation organization with nearly 1,000 members, has made local headlines after the association donated towards the purchase of a 750-acre tract of wilderness known as the Brownsville Forest.

Jeff Traynor / At Large

September 24, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Rough Cuts

In absence of trappers, Arkansas issues cull permits

Jeff Traynor / At Large

September 24, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Rough Cuts

For many in the hunting/conservation worlds, the announcement of Arkansas’ predator permit is a double edged sword. While the permit allows for a restoration of conservation balance, it also raises concerns with the socially perceived wanton waste of natural resources - the furbearers themselves.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

September 11, 2019

Conservation, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping, North America, New England, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

A Tale of Two Reds: Old-world versus New-world Red Fox

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

September 11, 2019

Conservation, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping, North America, New England, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

What does the fox say? It depends on which of the 45 subspecies of red fox you ask! As it turns out, an original or “native” red fox subspecies did inhabit montane and glacial areas of North America prior to European settlement; it just wasn’t indigenous to where early settlers were colonizing in the eastern United States.

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.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

July 16, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

Did you know the Boy Scouts have a Wildlife Management merit badge?

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

July 16, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

The Fish and Wildlife Management badge requires scouts to describe the meaning and purposes behind fish and wildlife conservation and management, discuss problems that continue to threaten wildlife resources, and list major fish and wildlife management practices used by managers.