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 17, 2019

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California's Trapping Ban: A closer look at the ramifications

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

September 17, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Featured Article, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control

For many, the decision came as no surprise, given the historic (and often questionable) legislative decisions and ballot reforms that have plagued "the Sunshine State" for decades. Equally important to note - the recent passage of a ban on trapping is just the first in a line of restrictive animal-use legislation. What does it mean for the citizens of California?

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.

Furbearer Conservation

September 5, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Wildlife Management

California becomes first state to outright ban regulated trapping

Furbearer Conservation

September 5, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Wildlife Management

With the official removal of regulated trapping from California’s landscape, concern over wanton waste of wildlife is now a full reality; with viable usage of a fur-bearing animal’s remains no longer permitted.