REDUCING NON-TARGET MOOSE CAPTURE IN WOLF SNARES

• Main Author: Gardner, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2010
• Subjects: accidental capture; Alaska; Alces alces; breakaway snares; Canis lupus; moose vulnerability; snare effectiveness; snare efficiency; trapping; wolf snares; wolves; The Ribs
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/66

I investigated the characteristics of moose (Alces alces) bycatch in kill snares set for wolves (Canis lupus) in interior and south-central Alaska, USA. My objective was to design a kill snare that would reduce moose vulnerability and injury if captured without reducing its effectiveness for capturi...