Trapping Incident #160
Reported:
04/01/2004
Location:
Bowron Lakes Provincial Park, BC - CA
Species:
Endangered Species
Trap Type:
Leghold
Incident Date:
Victim's Disposition:
injured
Victim's Name:
Legal Action:
No
Summary:
A wildlife photographer’s dog found front leg of a lynx in the woods near the park. The foot likely had been chewed off by the lynx in an attempt to escape a steel-jaw leghold trap, which are set in large numbers in the lands surrounding the boundaries of the park.
Result: