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Changes and Definitions

     ● Message from the Minister
     ● Important Information for 2023-2024
     ● Definitions

WMU and Map Descriptions
     ● WMU Descriptions
     ● Notice to Trappers
     ● Fur Management Zone Map

Licensing and Requirements
     ● Registered Fur Management Licence
     ● Resident Fur Management Licence
     ● Indian Fur Management Licence
     ● Métis Fur Management Licence
     ● Trapper Education
     ● Mandatory Requirements for First-time Trappers
     ● Trapping by Youths without a Licence
     ● Licence Fees

General Regulations
     ● A Code for Responsible Trapping
     ● Humane Trapping
     ● Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards
     ● Certified Traps - AIHTS Implementation
     ● Regulatory Requirements for the Use of Trapping Devices
     ● Additional Regulations
     ● Natural Areas and Ecological Reserves
     ● Fur Handlers

Fur Seasons
     ● Fur-bearer Seasons
     ● Black Bear Seasons and Baiting
     ● Limits
     ● Mandatory Registration
     ● Primeness of Pelts
     ● Summary of the Fisher Tooth Analysis – 2022-2023 Trapping Season
     ● Sale of Wildlife
     ● Exporting

Fur-bearer Management
     ● Trapping and Cougar Management
     ● Control of Problem Wildlife
     ● 2018-2023 Annual Fur Production
     ● Fur Production Based on Export Permits

Additional Information
     ● Best Trapping Practices
     ● Release of Non-Target Species
     ● Trapping in Protected Areas
     ● Accidental Trapping
     ● Diseases
     ● Community Relations
     ● Alberta Trappers’ Compensation Program
     ● Fur Institute of Canada

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