• Dec 29, 2022
  • https://www.reformer.com/opinion/letters/letter-a-plea-for-help-in-protecting-vermont-river-otters-from-trapping/article_d47c39cc-7b02-11ed-8980-170fbfe79b53.html

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To the editor:

Dear Fish and Game Department,

When I was walking on a trail at Sweet Pond with my grandmother and my sibling I saw an otter just barely peeking its head over a rock. It was an incredible experience that I hope I will get to repeat but that I am worried I won’t be able to.

Hi, my name is Elsa. I am 10 years old. I would like to talk to you about the river otters we have here in Vermont. About nine hundred licensed people trap and kill furbearers every trapping season. Trapping season stretches all the way from Oct. 22 through March 31 which is more than half of the year. Because licenses are only about $25, people can actually gain money by trapping otters…