title: Evaluation of the Bionic trap to quickly kill fisher (Martes pennanti) in simulated natural environments.
abstract: The Bionic trap equipped with a 10 cm aperture bait cone and cocked to eight notches quickly killed nine of nine fishers (Martes pennanti) in simulated natural conditions. Mean (+/- SE) estimated times to loss of consciousness and heartbeat were < or = 55 sec and 305 (+/- 8) sec, respectively after firing the trap. This study confirmed that the Bionic trap can be expected to render > or = 70% of captured fishers irreversibly unconscious in < or = 3 min (P < 0.05).
authors: Humane Trapping Program, Alberta Environmental Centre, Vegreville, Canada.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Proulx
authors: M W
authors: MW
authors: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000502:physiology*; D003643:Death; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000662:veterinary*