A HUMANE KILLING TRAP FOR LYNX (FELIS-LYNX) - THE CONIBEAR-330(TM) WITH CLAMPING BARS

The Conibear 330(TM) failed to render irreversibly unconscious in less than or equal to 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(TM) with two clamping bars rendered uncon scious in less than or equal to 3 min eight lynx struck in the neck an d one struck in the shoulders. The mean (+/-SE) times to loss of consc iousness and heartbeat were 67.2 (+/-4.0) sec and 196.0 (+/-10.4) sec, respectively. This modified Conibear 330(TM) can be expected to rende r greater than or equal to 70% of captured lynx irreversibly unconscio us in less than or equal to 3 min (P<0.05).