October 29, 2014 T13R7 Wels, 10 Mile Rocky Brook Rd., ME A 20-lb male lynx was caught in a foot-hold trap. Taken to a vet for minor injuries, returned and released. Endangered Species
October 29, 2014 T4R12 Wels, Intersection of Red Rip Road and Red Rip Rd #6, ME A 25-lb male lynx was accidentally caught in a leg-hold trap. Because the animal had minor lacerations, he was taken to a vet and treated. The lynx was then tagged and returned to the trapping site and released. Endangered Species
October 29, 2014 T7R11 Wels, Side Road Off of Pinkham Rd., ME A 25-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released after he was inadvertently caught in a leg-hold trap. Endangered Species
October 29, 2014 T13R7 Wels, HB2 Road of Hews Brook Rd., ME A 23-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. Endangered Species
October 28, 2014 T12R8 Wels, 2.5 miles East of Big Machias Lake, ME A 21-lb female lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently caught in a leg-hold trap. Endangered Species
October 27, 2014 T13R8 Wels, 30 Rd. off South Branch Rd., ME A 27-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited. Endangered Species
October 23, 2014 T9R11 Wels, Mile 52 Churchill Dam Rd., ME A 21-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited. Endangered Species
October 22, 2014 T10R13 Wels, Churchill Dam Rd., ME A 27-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited. Endangered Species
July 7, 2014 Wilson, WY A husky, German shepherd mix named Kiro was caught in a snare trap that was baited with a large piece of meat. Although the trap was set too close to the road, trapper was not charged. The following June, another trap belonging to the same trapper was found with a chewed off beaver foot still attached. Dog
June 11, 2014 Southport, NC A leg-hold trap that ensnared a cat resulting in an amputation of one of its legs was set by a wildlife damage control agent intending to catch a fox. The cat, now named Lucky, was found with its left paw caught in the jaws of the trap. Based on its injuries, a veterinarian concluded that the cat had been dragging the trap for several days. Cat