Agreement On International Humane Trapping Standards In Travis
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Only live traps and snares (including power snares) are allowed. Use of other types of traps (foothold, body-gripping, or dog-proof raccoon) is prohibited, except under FWC authorization. Live traps and snares must be checked every 24 hours.
From 31 July 2024 it will be against the law to use glue traps to catch rodents, unless you have a licence. You must be a professional pest controller involved in rodent control management to hold a licence for glue trapping.
Humane traps, or box traps, are an effective means of capturing certain dogs and cats that won't allow humans to approach. Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue has trapped hundreds of cats and dogs in Tru-Catch humane traps without a single significant injury.
In 2024, power- assisted snares that employ specified components will be allowed in the Open Area Zones (see page 31 for required components) . Open Area Zone 2A is open to wolf trapping in 2024 (see page 5 for season dates) .
Fenn traps, and all copycat designs such as those by Springer and Solway, were made illegal to catch stoats from 1 April 2020, because tests have shown that they fail to kill stoats reliably within the time-frame required by AIHTS (45 seconds).
You must not trap or remove any non-native crayfish in England without written permission from the Environment Agency. You also need permission from the landowner and any relevant angling clubs. In some areas you also need a licence to keep non-native crayfish alive after trapping.
NB: The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards made it illegal in 2020 to catch stoats in Fenn traps because they were too large to be killed instantly. DOC traps (originally used by the Department of Conservation in New Zealand) are the only traps approved for killing stoats in the UK.
Permitted traps (last updated by Natural England in September 2022) now include: DOC 150 body grip kill trap. DOC 200 body grip kill trap. DOC 250 body grip kill trap. Tully Trap body grip kill trap. Goodnature A24 rat and stoat captive bolt kill trap. Perdix spring trap body grip kill trap. Perdix mink live capture cage trap.
Gray Foxes are protected under the Ontario Endangered Species Act (2008), which also protects the Gray Fox's habitat. Hunting and trapping guidelines in Ontario and Quebec state that foxes trapped accidentally must be released if they're alive.
Foxes are definitely hard to catch in a live trap - you need a much larger one than you'd expect. Leg hold traps are your best bet - depending where you live you may need a licensed trapper to set them.