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PROTECTING SHORE-NESTING SEA BIRDS WITH ETHICAL TRAPPING
Shore-nesting Sea birds, like the piping plover, are having their eggs and chicks devoured by predators at rates that won’t sustain their populations. Ethical trapping is playing a crucial role in keeping shore-nesting sea bird eggs and chicks safe.Read More
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SAVING OUR ESTUARIES WITH ETHICAL TRAPPING
It is because of trappers that Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay estuaries are now free of nutria. Nutria is a large invasive rodent that was devastating the tidal shore areas of the bay. Read More
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BRINGING THE RIVER OTTER BACK TO WESTERN MARYLAND
The skill of trappers using ethical trapping methods were the tools used to capture and re-introduce the river otter to the waterways of Western Maryland. Read More
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HELPING THE YOUTH OF OUR STATE GET INVOLVED IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Our young people are our future. Understanding the crucial role ethical trapping plays in today’s modern Eco-system is vital. We are dedicated to the youth of our state and the future of our delicate Eco-system. Read More
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PASSING ON A HERITAGE
Trapping has always been a part of the human experience. Today, more than ever, it is a crucial tool in saving and protecting our environment. Ethical trapping is a skill that must be taught and understood. A skill that our Eco-system can’t afford to lose. Read More
Why Support MFTI?
Do you love Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries? Are you interested in the survival of the piping plover and other shore-nesting sea birds? Are you happy to see river otters swimming in the waterways of Western Maryland once again? Do you want a healthy Eco-system for future generations?
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Our environment needs your help, our Eco-system needs the skills of ethical trapping and ethical trapping is a skill that must be taught.
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Learn How Ethical Trapping is Helping to Save Our Eco-system
Do you love Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries? Are you interested in the survival of the piping plover and other shore-nesting sea birds? Are you happy to see river otters swimming in the waterways of Western Maryland once again? Do you want a healthy Eco-system for future generations?
If you have answered yes to any one of these questions you’re not alone. The non-profit organization Maryland Fur Trappers and its members play a direct and crucial role in actively addressing these and many other environmental issues specific to our area.
Formed in 1961, the organization is dedicated to the protection, enhancement and management of Maryland’s Eco-system and wildlife. The members seek to promote an understanding of the biological, cultural and economic value of the fur industry in Maryland.
Help preserve our Eco-system. Become a member today.
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Our young people are our future. Understanding the crucial role ethical trapping plays in today’s modern Eco-system is vital. Developing these skills has required the knowledge of decades of experience. One cannot express enough the importance of passing this knowledge on to our youth, our future wildlife managers.
Our Eco-system cannot afford for ethical trapping skills to become a lost art. Maryland Fur Trappers is dedicated to passing the knowledge of ethical trapping on to our youth. We are dedicated to the youth of our state and the future of our delicate Eco-system.
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Why Support Maryland Fur Trappers
Trapping has always been a part of the human experience. Today, more than ever, it is a crucial tool in saving and protecting our environment. Ethical trapping is a skill that must be taught and understood. A skill that our eco system can’t afford to lose. Our goal here at Maryland Fur Trappers is to introduce, teach and mentor people to ethical trapping.
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