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Dec 04 2016 Rewards Totaling $11,000 Offered in Illegal Killings of 2 Canada Lynx
Two lynx, a threatened species, were shot in Aroostook and Oxford counties within days of each other in November. One lynx was caught in a leg-hold trap. -
Nov 02 2016 Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Canada Lynx in Maine
MAINE -- A federal district court will hear arguments tomorrow against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for allowing trappers to injure and kill endangered lynx. -
Nov 17 2015 Maine Dog Owner Warns of Traps After Dog Gets Caught on Trail
A Western Maine woman is warning the public and trying to change state law, after her dog got caught in a hunting trap along a Denmark trail. -
Aug 20 2015 Wildlife Groups Sue to Stop Maine’s Trapping Season to Protect Canada Lynx
Three wildlife conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop Maine’s fur-trapping season in an effort to prevent the accidental killing of Canada lynx, a federally protected species. -
Dec 14 2014 New Lynx Estimate Will Help Maine, Federal Wildlife Agencies Deal With Trapping Concerns
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife ordered the halt of all above-ground trapping in the northern half of the state in response to the death of two Canada lynx that were killed in traps this fall. -
Dec 04 2014 Nearly 20 Lynx Caught in Traps in Maine This Fall as Trapping Rules Loosened
A federally protected Canada lynx has been killed by a trap and nearly 20 others have been caught but not killed this fall, including five or six since the federal government’s approval last month of a trapping plan administered by the state of Maine -
Nov 05 2014 Opponents claim victory in bear-baiting referendum
Supporters of the referendum say stalking black bears without the use of bait, traps and dogs is enough to control numbers without these methods, which they call inhumane. -
Oct 21 2014 Chihuahua Injured After Getting Caught in a Leghold Trap
Chihuahua injured after being caught in a leghold trap.