Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Conservancy curbs coyote abundance with bid to save sea turtles

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Staff members with the Bald Head Island Conservancy worked through the summer to ward off hungry coyotes on sea turtle nests with non-lethal hazing techniques unsuccessfully. The Conservancy now turns to trappers to assist with managing abundant predator populations to conserve endangered species.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

War on coyote management wages on in New England politics

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

The knee-jerk cliché “they were here first” argument may very well be a valid one, but it detracts from the core issue; how do we continue to live among what has become, for lack of a better term, an evolutionary unprecedented apex predator?

Jeff Traynor / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Maine’s predator management plan showing positive results

Jeff Traynor / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

For over a decade, conservationists in Maine have anxiously referenced low deer populations in the Maine Northwoods. According to local hunters, the troubled deer herd appears to be on a slow, but gradual rebound.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

April 24, 2019

North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Science & Biology, Discussion, Predator Management, National

The Sharks of Suburbia: An urban coyote diet

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

April 24, 2019

North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Science & Biology, Discussion, Predator Management, National

Collectively, we don’t seem to be shocked by the presence of other wild species such as raccoons, skunks, and opossums roaming the back alleys of concrete and brick - but the coyote’s presence seems to catch the attention of the public and professionals in far greater numbers; and far greater curiosity.

Furbearer Conservation

April 14, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Vermont's first rabid coyote attack confirmed by Health Department

Furbearer Conservation

April 14, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Priscilla and George Gilman were treated at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury for wounds sustained during the attack. Priscilla Gilman was bitten on the right forearm and left leg, while George Gilman was bitten on the right leg, according to local news reports. The elderly couple also received four rounds of rabies shots.