IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group

Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 56 - 98 (October 1996)

Congress Annoucements
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“9th northern furbearer conference”

May 22 and 23 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Presentation topics may include (but are not limited to):
- wolverine ecology and management
- marten and lynx research and management
- beavers and placer mining reclamation
- otter management and pest control in fish farms
- use of disease in arctic fox management
- the latest developments in humane trapping, the fur industry, and European Union regulations

For further information please contact:
Kim Poole
9th NFC Chair
Wildlife and Fisheries Division
NWT Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development
600, 5102 50th Ave.
Yellowknife NT X1A 3S8 Canada
Tel.: +403-920-6315
Fax.: +403-873-0293
e-mail: kpoole@gov.nt.ca

“Mammal Trapping Symposium”

November 1997 in Alberta, Canada

Presentation topics may include (but are not limited to):

I - Mammal trapping: importance and concerns
                - historical
                - economical
                - socio-cultural
                - animal welfare
and         - biological aspects
II - Trapping technology: scientific facts and future direction
                - world trap inventory
                - humaneness
                - efficiency and selectivity
III - Trapline management and data analysis
                - trapline designs
                - management practices
                - data analysis

For further information please contact:
Dr. Gilbert Proulx
Alpha Wildlife Research and Management Ltd.
9 Garnet Crescent, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada T8A 2R7
Tel.: +403-464-5228
Fax.: +403-417-0255
e-mail:alpha@xpress.ab.ca

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