Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

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

Conservancy curbs coyote abundance with bid to save sea turtles

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

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

Staff members with the Bald Head Island Conservancy worked through the summer to ward off hungry coyotes on sea turtle nests with non-lethal hazing techniques unsuccessfully. The Conservancy now turns to trappers to assist with managing abundant predator populations to conserve endangered species.

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.

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.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

July 11, 2019

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

Idaho's air-dropped beavers, muskrat pens and ear-tagged marten

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

July 11, 2019

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

In 1948, game warden and pilot Elmo Heter executed a plan years in the making to reintroduce beavers into the mountainous wilds of Idaho. The project gained international fame in 2015, when a local historian discovered lost footage of the program. As seen in the video, the reintroduction efforts didn’t stop at parachuting beavers.