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Trailsafe is a grassroots Nevada citizen network.
We advocate protection and humane
treatment for pets and wildlife.
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 New Incident Reports told to TrailSafe in person. Including a local hiker caught by his own leg in a snare trap in March in Griffith Canyon, a popular local hiking trail. So the claim humans don't get trapped is inaccurate no matter how trappers try to minimize. How many people trapped are too many?
March 23, 2012 the Wildlife Commission Adopted the Draft Trapping Regulation with a few minor tweaks of the language. Only humane, box-style traps will be used within a half mile of residences in Washoe and Clark congested areas.
This is a step forward. However, there are so many exemptions that almost anybody can still set an old-fashioned injurious trap in those areas, so this regulation does not meet the expectations of the 321 TrailSafe supporters who expressed their wishes throughout Feb-March. Traps remain unregistered. Traps are not marked in the field. They still only need be visited every 96 hours (four days.) Public cannot tamper with traps that pose a risk.
The good news: this is a first for Nevada. It took two years to get this much regulation on the books. It's slow, but it's progress. It still has to go through Legislative Counsel Bureau before it becomes part of Nevada Administrative Code.
Thank you to everybody who testified and emailed. Believe that your influence was felt.
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RESOLUTION CONCERNING TRAPPING IN CLARK COUNTY Click here
This is ground-breaking and all due to the tireless efforts of animal advocates in Clark County. Please contact the Clark County Commission and urge them to adopt this Resolution.We now hear presentation of this Resolution has again been delayed. What will it take for our elected officials to respond to public will?
Email Clark County Commission:
ccdistc@ClarkCountyNV.gov, ccdistd@ClarkCountyNV.gov,
ccdistf@ClarkCountyNV.gov,ccdiste@ClarkCountyNV.gov, ccdistG@ClarkCountyNV.gov, ccdistA@ClarkCountyNV.gov, ccdistb@ClarkCountyNV.gov
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DO NOT MISS Tom Knudson's series in the Sacramento Bee. World-class, thorough reporting on traps, coyotes, Wildlife Services and all related matters.
Knudson makes the case against trapping and against Wildlife Services with a mass of evidence and solid reporting. This link is to: The Killing Agency: Wildlife Services' Brutal Methods Leave a Trail of Animal Death By linking to one article, you will find the others.
KEY FINDINGS OF BEE INVESTIGATION
• More than 50,000 non-target animals have been killed since 2000 with indiscriminate tools such as traps, snares and poison.
• Killing of predators may be altering ecosystems, diminishing biodiversity.
• Rare and protected species have been killed, including golden and bald eagles.
• Family pets are among the accidental victims.
• Target and non-target animals often suffer.
• Wildlife is killed with no public notice, on public and private land.
See Interactive Graphics from Sac. Bee. Immense numbers of animals of almost every species killed indiscriminately for years on end by Wildlife Services: outdated agency existing only to feed itself.
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