Some trappers disapprove of the court decision, but advocates say the new restrictions “will prevent needless, agonizing deaths of these rare cats.”
February 21, 2023 04:29 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS — Most snare traps will be banned from Northeastern Minnesota to prevent accidental taking of the endangered and federally protected Canada lynx, following a federal judge’s order Tuesday.
The ruling marks the culmination of a case brought by the Center for Biological Diversity in 2020, although the actual legal battle dates back to 2006. It restricts the use of wire strangulation traps north and east of U.S. Highway 53, reflecting a compromise, as Canada lynx habitat also extends to the west side of the highway in northern Minnesota, according to Colette Adkins, senior attorney and carnivore conservation director for the center.
Nevertheless, Adkins said she is pleased with the outcome.
“We wanted a…
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