live trap
Britishnoun
verb
Example Sentences
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For bears that are intent on hanging around town, the team can use a live trap: A tube-shaped container, baited with seal meat, with a door that the bear triggers when it climbs inside.
From BBC
The wild cat had initially been captured in a live trap between Forsyth and Maroa, Illinois, by a private landowner, according to the Herald & Review, a local newspaper.
From Washington Times
That means after they've recorded an individual they live trap it in a net, chill it to put it into torpor - a hibernation state so it can be handled safely.
From BBC
In an early published paper on trap performance, he tests out seven kinds of traps, catching possums and taking fairly basic notes: In a live trap, how often was the animal injured, and how badly?
From Salon
A live trap set by Dave Pauli with the Humane Society of the United States brought him to the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter on Monday, Nov. 16.
From Washington Times
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