Paul64 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The Transylvanian Wildlife Project team would like to thank Marcus Taylor for lending us his nicely equipped Land Rover Defender 200Tdi. Marcus (Scotian) is a member of this forum His Defender met all our needs for carrying team members and all our equipment. TWP Team by trackranger, on Flickr Gal Laszlo - TWP tracker by trackranger, on Flickr TWP Team Members by trackranger, on Flickr Forest light by trackranger, on Flickr The TWP team were also involved in anti-poaching activity and found and removed snares and one large serrated leg trap, big enough to trap a bear. Luckily no one from our team stood on it as it was on our path! With no tools it took the best part of an hour to cut the strands of the metal strap that secured the trap to a tree. However, all the hard work was worth it, knowing that there is one less trap out there causing danger to wildlife! Illegal trap by trackranger, on Flickr Illegal loop snare by trackranger, on Flickr Carpathian Deer by trackranger, on Flickr We had the good fortune to also find yellow bellied toads and fire salamanders. The toads play dead when you flip them on their backs! Yellow Bellied Toad - Playing dead by trackranger, on Flickr Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) by trackranger, on Flickr There was plenty of wildlife activity in the forest and here are just a few photos signs and tracks. Wild boar tusk markings & hair on tree by trackranger, on Flickr Bear Tracks by trackranger, on Flickr Once again a big thank you to Marcus! All the best, Paul & fellow team members http://www.transylvanianwildlifeproject.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Who is laying the illegal snares and traps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul64 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Who is laying the illegal snares and traps? It is hard to say. The area we found these was 6 to 7 miles from the nearest settlement. The only sure way to find out would be for a law enforcement agency to leave the traps in situ and set up camera traps. Poachers are often armed, so not really ideal for us to directly confront them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Is there a certain amount of legal trapping and snaring, do they have rules as to what is an approved capture method? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul64 Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Is there a certain amount of legal trapping and snaring, do they have rules as to what is an approved capture method? All trapping and snaring is illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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