FAIRBANKS — On Halloween 2017, Alaskan Steve Ebbert, 56, retired from his job as an invasive species biologist. His longtime mission of removing arctic foxes and other human-introduced species from Source: Biologist trapper retires after helping transform Alaska's Aleutian Islands | Alaska Science Forum | newsminer.com … [Read more...]
Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over US fur exports | News & Observer
Fur trappers are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from wildlife advocates who want to block the export of bobcat pelts from the United States. Source: Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over US fur exports | News & Observer … [Read more...]
Trapping can be a fulfilling pastime, despite low fur prices
Fall is here, and furbearer trapping season has begun in Arkansas. The period for trapping beavers, muskrats and nutrias started at sunrise Nov. 11 Source: Trapping can be a fulfilling pastime, despite low fur prices … [Read more...]
Trapping Tradition Alive and Well in Michigan – Outdoornews
Roughly 30,000 people buy fur harvester licenses in Michigan every year, about half of whom are trappers. Source: Trapping tradition alive and well in Michigan - Outdoornews … [Read more...]
Federal agency denies protections for small, fanged predator – NBC Montana
Federal wildlife officials say a cat-sized predator that lives in old-growth forests of the Northern Rockies is not in danger of extinction despite worries about habitat loss and accidental trapping. Source: Federal agency denies protections for small, fanged predator - NBC Montana … [Read more...]
Popularity of Trapping Remains Strong in Pennsylvania
Some states across the Northeast are struggling to maintain their trapping ranks. Pennsylvania, though, is bucking that trend. Source: Popularity of trapping remains strong - EverybodyAdventures … [Read more...]
Raccoon and Muskrat: Dying Baltimore Culinary Traditions
Source: Raccoon and muskrat: dying Baltimore culinary traditions … [Read more...]
Otter Recovery in West Virginia
Forty years ago, river otters were essentially extinct in West Virginia. Today, they can be found in almost every county of the state. Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail … [Read more...]