Steel-jaw leghold traps and snares are a global brutality without a meaningful global response. Despite being prohibited in most countries, such devices are widely set in wildlife habitats across ...

Other forms of traps include leghold traps which, when sprung, grab and hold limbs; wire snares which, when tripped, encircle and tighten around body parts; and Conibear traps which are designed to ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has carried out a surprise inspection campaign in Al-Reem Reserve and seized 12 illegal hunting traps for birds (electronic bird callers).

Although hunters usually set snares to catch bushmeat, the sheer number left in forests means all manner of wildlife species fall foul of the traps. Studies have also shown that snaring tends to ...

Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Among the 10 key issues, the eight groups highlighted banning wild boar snares — formally known as compression ...