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Capturing Wildlife (Canidae/Felidae (Foot Trap/Snare (Foot traps are used:…
Capturing Wildlife
Canidae/Felidae
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Foot Trap/Snare
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Risk of injury, schema and frostbite and high stress so must be checked frequently.
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Box Trap
As for artiodactylids, baited trap and the restrained or sedated when caught.
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Artiodactylids
Box Traps
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Usually a box with top-hinged or guillotine door, tripped by floor plate or trip wire.
Often used to catch white tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep and mountain goats in North America.
Once caught animals can be chased into a net and restrained, or sedated through a gap in the box.
Clover Traps
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Lighter and more portable, but Animals may be more stressed because the are not enclosed in the dark, and no shelter from bad weather. Netting must be a suitable size for the species to avoid injury.
Helicopter Net Gunning
Originally used for capturing red deer in NZ, now often used for deer in North America
Can capture specific animals - species, sex, age etc.
Animals can be restraining for short, non painful procedures or sedated if necessary.
Animals should be blindfolded to reduce stress, and hobbled for human safety.
Risk of death from injury, capture myopathy and hyperthermia. Hazing and chase times must be as short as possible. Net size and mesh size must be suitable for the target species.
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Boma/corral Trap
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Animals allowed to enter or driven into fenced area, then trapped inside.
Drive Nets
Large net set up and animals driven into it. Then either funnelled into a narrow opening into a holding area, or captured when tangled in the net.
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Bats
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Harp traps and Tuttle traps also useful, and better around roost sites.
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Ursidae
Aldrich Leg Snare
Portable and efficient, catching the front leg above the carpus.
Risk of injury: fracture, damaged skin, soft tissue injury, distal limb oedema, capture myopathy, self trauma.
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Culvert Trap
Larger version of box trap, generally metal cylinder with automated door close mechanism.
Generally need road access to place them, but some may be transported by helicopter.
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When catching bears have a guard armed with a firearm to protect against other bears that may be attracted to the site.
Galliforms (partridge, grouse, pheasant)
Box traps, mist nets or hoop nets.
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Hawks, Owls and Falcons.
Box traps, nets, leg snares. Eagles captured on nests, with leg snares or by chasing with vehicles.
Control talons and wings, holding upside down.
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Rodents/Lagamorphs
Trapping
Insulated bedding and food may be required in trap to protect against hypothermia and hypoglycaemia.
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Aquatic rodents may be caught used cage traps on land, caught from boats with a net or chased from lodges into a net.
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Solid containers/enclosures for porcupines instead of nets. Care with pole syringe - skin can be very fragile.
Restraint
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Thick leather gloves, a squeeze cage or a net will be necessary for larger species.
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