Bills loosen laws on trapping wolves

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  • Jan 31, 2021

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Iam writing in opposition toHouse bills 224and225, which relax the current Montana trapping laws specifically in relation to wolves.

HB224 adds wolf snares to the list of trapping methods. A snare is a length of wire that encircles the wolfs neck and, as the animal struggles, tightens until it kills. It is an inhumane way to die.

HB225 increases wolf trapping season by a month, and forbids the Fish and Wildlife Commission from regulating wolf trapping and hunting around national parks. This enables traps and snares to be set around Glacier and Yellowstone parks with no buffer zone, a bit like shooting fish in a barrel as well as dangerous for other animals and humans.

Some people consider trapping and snaring a legitimate pastime. There are many reasons suggested for controlling the number of wolves allowed…

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