December 21, 2021 by Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media

At least a half dozen dogs and one person were accidentally caught in traps or snares in Alaska last winter, and at least one of those accidents killed a dog. That’s according to a report from the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for more trapping restrictions.

The group saysits report, called “Map the Trap,” was the first of its kind and sought to fill a void of information in the state about how the public interacts with traps.

“There’s no centralized database for trap encounters, be it through ADF&G or state troopers or wildlife troopers,” said Alaska Wildlife Alliance director Nicole Schmitt, “Each…