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Simple Snares Exert Stranglehold on Wild Animal Populations

Feature Article Fall 2025

Snares are ubiquitous around the world and are emptying our forests, meadows, wetlands, savannas, jungles, grasslands, and other habitats of wildlife, with particularly devastating effects in Africa. They are inexpensive and easy to fashion from wire, rope, or a variety of other ordinary materials. They are indiscriminate and cruel—catching target or nontarget species alike and

Protecting Wild Species from Cruel Capture and Killing Methods

Government/Legal, Quick Read Fall 2025

On June 24, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (HR 4108), was reintroduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). This bill would prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping devices, such as steel-jaw leghold traps, Conibears, and snares, within the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) with limited exceptions. The NWRS is home to more than 380