July 22, 2019

New England, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Suburbanization

Of Pools and Private Wells: Young skunks are on the move this summer

July 22, 2019

New England, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Suburbanization

Now that breeding and birthing seasons have passed, youngsters are on the move learning to forage independently. The curiosity factor is at peak to say the least with those infamous little stripped stinkers.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

War on coyote management wages on in New England politics

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

The knee-jerk cliché “they were here first” argument may very well be a valid one, but it detracts from the core issue; how do we continue to live among what has become, for lack of a better term, an evolutionary unprecedented apex predator?

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 6, 2019

Wildlife Control, Predator Management, National, Featured Article, Conservation, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Staten Island's deer: Another modern wildlife management Petri dish

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 6, 2019

Wildlife Control, Predator Management, National, Featured Article, Conservation, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

To date, Staten Island has invested $4.1 million into their sterilization project, according to reports released Friday. The city hired wildlife contractors White Buffalo to carry out the project in 2016. It would be the world’s first attempt to curb deer by sterilizing only males, according to media reports. The borough’s herd reached approximately 2,053 individuals in 2017 which amounted to an 8,454% increase in less than a decade.

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

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.

May 13, 2019

National, North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, A World Without Trapping

We built the cities, but we don't necessarily rule them.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 13, 2019

National, North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, A World Without Trapping

I’ve always been personally fascinated with the adaptability of fur bearers such as skunks and raccoons. In the aftermath of the raccoon’s “great migration” to man’s urban meccas, it’s almost hard to believe they ever inhabited the wildernesses of rural America at all - man was once a rural beast as well.