ASSESSMENT OF THE KANIA(R) TRAP TO HUMANELY KILL RED SQUIRRELS (TAMIASCIURUS-HUDSONICUS) IN ENCLOSURES

The Kania(R) trap equipped with side wings and baited with a pine cone quickly killed nine of nine red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) i n enclosures. Mean times to loss of consciousness and heartbeat were e stimated at less-than-or-equal-to 65 sec and less-than-or-equal-to 91 sec, respectively, after firing the trap. Thus the Kania(R) can be exp ected to render greater-than-or-equal-to 70% of captured red squirrels irreversibly unconscious in less-than-or-equal-to 3 min P < 0.05.