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Nov 20 2020 
Game & Fish advances power-trap ban, select trail setbacks
Several commenters said trapping is wrongly characterized as a management tool because Game and Fish does not require enough reporting and collect enough data to make the pursuit a science-based program. -
Nov 15 2020 
Dog, “Finn”, Caught in Leghold, Vedauwoo Recreation Area, Medicine Bow National Forest, WY
"It was traumatizing for us as owners though, to hear him scream like that and have to act fast to figure out what to do. We had no idea that traps were even something to worry about while exploring public lands." -
Nov 11 2020 
Trapping Reform Action – WGF Commission Taking Action on WGF Recommendations
The WGF Commission will discuss the final trapping reform recommendations at the Commission meeting in Buffalo, or on ZOOM, Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020. They will vote to accept the regulations, or not, and the direction ahead. -
Nov 11 2020 
Mutant virus in mink raises doubts about the future of fur
As prospects grow that mink farming could derail efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the future of Europe’s fur industry seems less certain than ever. -
Sep 22 2020 
How beavers became North America’s best firefighter
Fairfax says. In fact, as her paper’s title suggests, the U.S. Forest Service might want to consider a new animal mascot: Smokey the Beaver.
