Digging through photos and came across some old slow-mo videos of how quickly (and powerfully) soft catch foothold traps close. Used these to capture pelicans for GPS tagging in Utah!
Got my fingers caught in them enough times to prove they're still quite gentle, despite the look of them
#trapping is inhumane. It betrays the respect, coexistence, and compassion we owe the wild—something Indigenous peoples have always understood—because #wolves are family, and we share this home with them, and we need #wildlife to thrive for our own survival too.
Every year in the U.S., millions of wild animals suffer in cruel #traps : steel-jaw leghold traps, snares, cable restraints, body-grip (#Conibear ) traps, and glue traps.
https://www.change.org/p/end-wildlife-trapping-a-federal-ban-on-cruel-traps?signed=true
#BanTrapping #ProtectOurWildlife
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Most of the projects are structured as trusts, but one interested project is a for profit business - albeit with the main focus on restoration.
They are getting revenue via the ETS and biodiversity credits.
Their activity is almost exclusively #trapping pests focused on possums, feral cats (huge problem), rats and mustelids, with hunting of pigs, goats and deer (ground and aerial).
They are seeing great results with vegetation bouncing back and a dramatic increase of birds. Including the return and successful breeding pairs of robins.
It is that time of the year where I start finding feijoa partly eaten before me. I'm going to have to get a trap, but to help me out a bit getting the right one .. .. rat, possum, or hedgehog?
YouTube suspends trappers: the digital stand against animal abuse
#animalabuse #animalcruelty #trapping #Youtube #wildlife #nature
Mary Roberts grew up in Saskatchewan’s north. She knows how to trap and live off the land. One day, she hopes to become a fur fashion influencer.
Trapping misbehaving bots in an AI Labyrinth
https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/
#HackerNews #Trapping #misbehaving #bots #in #an #AI #Labyrinth #AI #Labyrinth #Cloudflare #Bots #Security
Disturbing Hunting Practices in Idaho
According to records from the #IdahoDepartmentOfFishAndGame, gruesome details have emerged about the #killing of #wolves in the state, including #pups as young as one month old. Since 2021, over 1,400 wolves have been killed through #trapping, #hunting, and other inhumane methods, like shooting wolves down from #helicopters and running them down with #snowmobiles.
The report highlights several other disturbing practices,
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