This is the problem with Trappers mentality! There is no Debate, the proof is in these results!
News that snares set for wolves killed 15 cougars and one golden eagle in central Alberta this winter is prompting a call to phase out a hunting method that some call “inhumane.”
Dwight Rodtka, a retired Alberta Agriculture specialist in problem wildlife, says he’s not surprised to hear that wolf snares are taking down other animals.
“It’s not really that abnormal, or abnormal at all,” he said.
According to Alberta Fish and Wildlife, the creatures perished in the Sundre area after being caught in snares set for wolves.
“They’re not selective at all as to what they catch,” said Rodtka.