http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_cb15b410-5c54-54fc-b627-fadd8be30e63.html
A great blue heron’s leg was caught recently in a leg-hold trap meant for a fur-bearing animal. The heron died.
The death of a great blue heron after it was caught in a steel-jawed leg-hold trap was a “rare occurrence” and an unfortunate accident, according to a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden.
Captain Joe Jaquith said the trap was set legally by a licensed trapper, who has trapped in the area “forever” and never had a problem.
“It was an accidental, fluky thing; he didn’t mean to do it,” Jaquith said. “I’ve been in the Bitterroot for 26 years, and this is the first time I can recall this happening. It’s a really weird deal that it got caught…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Trapping is so indiscriminate; truly, it needs to be done away with in the modern era.
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