Trapping survey conducted by the Sierra Club

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**A survey is being conducted by the Sierra Club dealing with trapping.*
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******I believe we should all take this opportunity to contribute a positive and rational message.*
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******To access the site go to clubhouse.sierraclub.org.
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For a user name and password, use clubhouse for the name and explore for the password then click on conservation.* There is a search section on the top left of the page.* Type in "Proposed Wildlife Trapping Policy" and hit go.* This will open the page for your comments.*
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Trapping in the United States is a highly regulated activity, regulated by each of the States Wildlife Agencys. In 1996, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies began a program to develop Best Management Practices (BMPs) for trapping as a way to improve the welfare of captured animals, and to document improvements in trapping technology. This project is one of the most ambitious in the history of conservation management. This BMP effort covers animal welfare, efficiency, selectivity, practicality and safety. The trapping of raccoon, skunks, opossum, as well as canines and cats, protects many nesting birds as one example. Additionally, traps are the primary tool to control human/wildlife conflicts. Unfortunately, with the subject of traps, emotions come into play. These emotions come from individuals that have no direct knowledge in the use of modern traps. Trappers respect wildlife. No trapper desires to see an animal suffer. This is why trappers have contributed financially to studies in an effort to have more efficient and user friendly devises. I encourage all individuals to refrain from emotions, and as Paul Harvey would say, learn the rest of the story.