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A bald eagle was caught in a trap meant for lynx or coyote. Upon release, the bird was able to fly away.

A female mountain lion was unintentionally caught in a snare trap meant for bobcats and died.

A lynx was caught in a leg-hold trap set legally to capture coyotes. The trapper told officials that he did not observe any injury to the lynx and that it had run off. The lynx had two yellow ear tags, one in each ear.

A 7-year old Brittany Spaniel named Joe was caught in a conibear trap while out pheasant hunting. The dog stopped breathing and lost consciousness, but was able to recover shortly after being released from the trap.

A trapper reported he had unintentionally caught a lynx with a leghold trap. The trapper reported that the lynx ran off wiht no obvious sign of injury and noted yellow eartags in each ear.

On April 7th, 2012, a raccoon was found with his front leg caught in a steel jaw leghold trap. The raccoon was initially seen caught in this trap on April 4th. The trap had broken the bones in the animal’s leg and in an attempt to remove himself, the raccoon chewed his own leg to the bone. The trap was set illegally and the trapper is unknown. The raccoon had to be euthanized.

A hiker stumbled upon a severly injured cat whose crushed left forelimb was ensnared in a leghold trap that had been purposely set. The animal was taken to an animal medical center in Boston and had his leg amputated to save his life. It appears the trap was unregistered and was likely set illegally.

Two mountain lions were caught in traps intended for wolves.

A dog was caught in a trap set on a road designated for cross country skiing.

A hunter’s dog was caught in a leg-hold trap while hunting.