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Aug 27 2014 
Untrapping Pet Dogs a Rite of the New West
"Throughout the Rockies there's another danger - a holdover from the frontier - that looms for pets: leg-hold traps and snares." -
Jun 30 2014 
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho— Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that harms and often kills Canada lynx, one of the rarest cats in the United States. The lawsuit charges Gov. Butch Otter, the director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and members of the state Fish and Game Commission with violations of the Endangered Species Act resulting from state permitting that leads to trapping and killing of lynx, a threatened species numbering as few as 100 animals in Idaho. -
May 11 2014 
Wyoming Game and Fish to Trap Wolves Throughout Spring and Fall 2014
Wyoming Game & Fish will be TRAPPING and collaring wolves throughout the spring and fall for monitoring purposes. Signs will be posted in the trapping areas. In addition, unlimited traps (license not required) are legal on 85% of Wyoming public lands every single day of the year. To keep your companion animals safe, use a leash. Learn how to release your pet from a leghold, snare, and conibear trap. Always carry a leash and wire cutters when hiking. For more information, please watch our trap release video: https://vimeo.com/75665565
