trapper
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Instead, within approximately four hours, a licensed trapper arrived, safely captured the animal and removed it from the community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
First, I had raccoons, which we extracted with help from a trapper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Efforts by animal activists to get allegations concerning a longtime coyote trapper in Torrance before L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Wardens and trappers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a trapper for El Dorado County responded and found the mountain lion, the sheriff’s office said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The regulators called at all hours, visiting the poorest trapper and wealthiest magistrate alike.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
“In the less-resourced areas, people aren’t hiring trappers as much as in the wealthier areas,” said Christine Wilkinson, lead author of the study and a recent postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
The researchers used molecular design to engineer over 500 candidate organic molecules they call "soft-hard zwitterionic trappers."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Wardens and trappers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a trapper for El Dorado County responded and found the mountain lion, the sheriff’s office said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
In Idaho, trappers have accidentally captured 11 wolverines since 1995 including three that were killed.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Talking with men in the Transient-House I heard of the fur trade up the river, how licensed trappers went up and downriver by sledge or iceboat through Tarrenpeth Forest almost to the Ice.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
