- Trapping and Furbearer Management in North American Wildlife Conservation (1,663 KB pdf)
- The Wildlife Society’s Position Statement on Traps, Trapping, and Furbearer Management (121 KB pdf)
- Information on furbearer management, trap-types, and regulated trapping (takes you to an outside web page)
Furbearer Species:

Beaver

Bobcat
- Bobcat Species Profile (235 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of bobcats in North Carolina
(426 KB PDF)
- Bobcat research in North Carolina

Coyote
- Coyote Species Profile (214 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of coyotes in North Carolina
(636 KB PDF)
- Coexisting with Coyotes Fact Sheet (707 KB PDF)
Photo credit: NPS
Fox, gray
- Gray Fox Species Profile (210 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of gray fox in North Carolina
(93 KB PDF)

Fox, red
- Red Fox Species Profile (191 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of red fox in North Carolina
(163 KB pdf) - Mink Species Profile (171 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of mink in North Carolina (95 KB pdf)|
- Mink Best Management Practices (500 KB PDF)
- Muskrat Species Profile (196 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of muskrat in North Carolina (94 KB PDF)

Mink
Photo credit: NPS
Muskrat
Photo credit: USFWS
Nutria
Opossum, Virginia
- Virginia Opossum Species Profile (235 KB PDF)

Otter, American river
- River Otter Species Profile (182 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of river otters in North Carolina
(327 Kb PDF)

Raccoon
- Raccoon Species Profile (3 MB PDF)
- Historical and current range of raccoons in North Carolina
(95 Kb PDF)

Striped Skunk
- Striped Skunk Species
Profile (295 MB PDF)
- Historical and current range of striped skunk in North Carolina (312 KB PDF)
- Striped Skunk Best Management Practices (584 KB PDF)

Woodchuck/Groundhog
- Woodchuck/Groundhog Species Profile (194 KB PDF)
- Historical and current range of groundhogs in North Carolina (166 KB PDF)
Photo credit: NPS
Weasel
