COMMITTEE for RESPONSIBLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

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This is a list of reading materials that include both educational, scientific writings and informational works from career professionals. Make sure to view the list to the left as well!

Report created by the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.  Prepared in response to the many inquiries regularly received by state and provincial wildlife agencies regarding hunting and trapping.  Wildlife professionals with resource management agencies want the public to understand that, besides being a legitimate and closely regulated activity, hunting and trapping are also important wildlife management tools that help them maintain healthy ecosystems and wildlife populations.  Report references Massachusetts directly on pages 27, 28 & 43.

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation arose as a continental conservation model in close cooperation between the United States and Canada in the first two decades of the 20th Century.  Organized sportsmen were behind this new system of conserving wildlife.  It grew and developed subsequently in populist fashion across many jurisdictions via a mixture of grassroots democracy and elite guidance.

This is an AMAZING, meticulously written and well thought out essay on the Animal Rights movement. 

Richard Latimer is a practicing attorney in Falmouth, MA, doing business as Richard K. Latimer, Attorney at Law, 222 Main Street, Falmouth, MA.  His practice centers on litigation with a focus on personal injury and disability law, in addition to contracts, construction disputes and other insurance litigation as well. Telephone (508) 548-7006 and e-mail rklaw@cape.com. 

This report summarizes the 'first steps' of the fur resources technical subcommittee and the working group to identify, compile and synthesize data.  The group was also tasked with conceptualizing and designing processes to improve trapping and the welfare of trapped animals in the United States. (large document - 4 megabytes)

Trapping is part of our North American heritage. First-time trappers in many states and Canadian provinces must complete a trapper education program covering skills, regulations, and trapping's role in scientific c wildlife management. Trapper education programs teach basic techniques with a strong focus on the responsible treatment of animals, legal methods, safety, selectivity, and ethical trapper behavior. This Trapper Education Program was developed by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA). The Association represents professionals from the fish and wildlife agencies of the states, provinces, and federal governments of the U.S. and Canada. The program was developed to:

1.  Protect the health, safety, and welfare of people, wildlife, and domestic animals
2.  Support wildlife conservation programs that sustain species and ecosystems for the benefit of future generations
3.  Increase the benefits society currently receives from regulated trapping activities   

This study is an example of the innovation and efforts being made on restraint device design.  It effectively shows that modern restraint designs have the welfare of the animal as a high priority and can be extremely effective.

This display is used at conferences, meetings, County Fairs, etc.  Highlights the critical role that a furbearer trapping program has in any successful state wildlife management plan

This is a PDF version of our tri-fold handout that explains who the Committee for Responsible Wildlife Management is, the mission of the organization, it's strategy and how people can get involved.

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