Wildlife Management Technique Review: Killing Neck Snares Used to Capture Canids in Canada

March 1, 2015

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Click to read a review of the humaneness and selectivity of killing neck snares used to capture canids, including wolves, coyotes and red foxes. The authors recommend “…the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards be modified to allow only killing neck snares that kill quickly and consistently, and in the absence of such snares, to phase-out all killing snares for which efficient and more humane alternatives exist.”

Proulx et al. (2015) Humaneness and Selectivity of Killing Neck Snares Used to Capture Canids in Canada: A Review. Canadian Wildlife Biology & Management 4(1): 56-65