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Also known as animal trapping, animal trap, trap

thumb|Trap nets used to trap birds (tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis); 14th century

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Trapping
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man_made=animal_trap
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5500-00-00
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Contents
  • History
  • Reasons
  • Fur clothing
  • Perfume
  • Pest control
  • Wildlife management
  • Other reasons
  • Types
  • Foothold traps
  • Body gripping/conibear traps
  • Deadfall traps
  • Snares
  • Trapping pit
  • Cage traps (live traps)
  • Cage-trap for squirrels
  • Glue traps
  • Types of sets
  • Unwanted catches
  • Controversy
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Trap nets used to trap birds (tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis); 14th century

Animal trapping, or simply trapping or ginning, is the use of a device to remotely catch and often kill an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including for meat, fur/feathers, sport hunting, pest control, and wildlife management.

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