He had been caught in a steel-jaw leghold trap, and after being discovered by the trapper, he was shot. Still, somehow, he survived. Wild furbearers are the target, but any animal in the area is at ...

Although more than 85 countries have banned or heavily restricted the use of steel-jaw leghold traps, the United States—one of the world’s largest fur producing and consuming nations—continues to ...

In that same area, which is core lynx habitat, the order also bans most uses of leghold traps with a jaw spread larger than 6.5 inches. The court order also requires Minnesota officials to take steps ...

Bhubaneswar: With tigress Zeenat remaining elusive to the tranquillising team, wildlife experts have suggested two more ways ...

Dozens of domestic animals, including pets and livestock, were also killed or caught. Such data reveals the indiscriminate nature of leghold traps, snares, poisons and other methods used by federal ...