title: A humane killing trap for lynx (Felis lynx): the Conibear 330 with clamping bars.
abstract: The Conibear 330 failed to render irreversibly unconscious in < or = 3 min one lynx (Felis lynx) struck in the shoulders and two of eight lynx struck in the neck region, in simulated natural environments. A Conibear 330 with two clamping bars rendered unconscious in < or = 3 min eight lynx struck in the neck and one struck in the shoulders. The mean (+/- SE) times to loss of consciousness and heartbeat were 67.2 (+/- 4.0) sec and 196.0 (+/- 10.4) sec, respectively. This modified Conibear 330 can be expected to render > or = 70% of captured lynx irreversibly unconscious in < or = 3 min (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Forestry Department, Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Proulx
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kolenosky
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Drescher
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary