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There's a gator problem in Disney World and it has nothing to do with Captain Hook. To clear Disney's properties of roaming reptiles, Florida's gator trappers are coming to the rescue, and are being paid $30 for every reptile they catch. The zealous drive to rid Disney of wandering gators started after Lane Thomas Graves, 2, was attacked and killed by one of the creatures on a beach at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort in June 2016. The Washington Post reported in 2017 that Disney World was crawling with gators even before the tragic incident, noting that more than 220 alligators...

Montana wildlife officials are dropping a proposal to keep confidential the names of hunters and trappers who kill wildlife in Montana. ... That information is now available under the state's right-to-know laws. Some hunters and trappers had claimed they were being harassed by people who had obtained the information.

GALLIANO - They're killed by the thousands every year, their carcasses buried in the marsh. Their furry pelts, once sheared, dyed, made into coats and hats and sold on the international market, are now worth so little that some say it's more economical to cast them aside to rot. Nutria were imported to Louisiana from South America in the 1930s to supply a booming American fur industry. But they soon escaped into the wetlands where their population and their appetite for marsh-saving grasses exploded. Decades ago, their numbers were controlled by the hunters and trappers who worked the marshlands of...

<p>Beavers cut down nearby timber and use rocks and mud to build dams that flood out roads or destroy agriculture and timber.</p> <p>A North Carolina county is trying to beat the animals to the punch.</p> <p>Beavers at an early age follow their natural instinct of chewing on wood. An adult beaver can weigh up to 100 pounds, with teeth sharp enough to cut down trees.</p>

  Web posted Monday, December 22, 2003 Peninsula trappers giving pelts to scouts By JOSEPH ROBERTIA Peninsula Clarion Last month, Girls Scouts from Fairbanks made national news after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) cried foul over the troops trapping of beavers. But some local trappers have banded together to show their support for the scouts' project. The Kenai Peninsula Trapper's Association (KPTA) has agreed to donate several furs to Girl Scout Troop 34. "We thought it would be a good thing to do," said KPTA member and 14-year trapping veteran Roy Smith. "We wanted to ensure...