Mongabay

Snares: Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over

Snares are simple, low-tech, noose-like traps that can be made from cheap and easily accessible materials such as wire, rope or brake cables. Easy to set, a single person can place thousands, with one ...
Science Daily

Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective -- and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis

Snaring -- a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps -- is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to ...
Environment News Service

Endangered Tigers Face New Enemy – Wire Snares

More tigers live in captivity than exist in the wild. This Sumatran tiger lives at the Big Cat Sanctuary in England, 2017 (Photo by Tom Lee) CAMBRIDGE, UK, July 29, 2017 (ENS) – Illegal wire snare ...
Indiatimes

Wire snare around Ranthambore tiger’s neck: FIAPO seeks action

CHENNAI: The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) has submitted an appeal to the Union ministry of environment, forests & climate change and the Rajasthan government seeking ...
EurekAlert!

Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective – and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis

Snaring – a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps – is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to local ...