Baited Tommahawk traps would be appropriate, set in the trees. http://www.livetrap.com/index.php?dispatch=tags.view&tag=Raccoons aI suspect Gateway have some of these for trapping Racoons, Cats etc at the Plover sites.
From: Thomas Rhindress <trhindre...@gmail.com<mailto:trhindre...@gmail.com>> Reply-To: Thomas Rhindress <trhindre...@gmail.com<mailto:trhindre...@gmail.com>> Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 at 12:51 PM To: Paul Sweet <sw...@amnh.org<mailto:sw...@amnh.org>> Cc: Cesar Castillo <czar3...@yahoo.com<mailto:czar3...@yahoo.com>>, NYSBIRDS-L <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:nysbird...@list.cornell.edu>> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Unknown mammal - escaped illegal pet @ Jamaica Bay East Pond Trail Agree, It is a kinkajou - Potos flavus - native to Central America and northern South America. Member of the raccoon familyProcyonidae. Also illegal to keep in NYC according to the ASPCA website. Who would one contact to attempt a capture? Tom Rhindress - Yorktown Heights, NY -- [http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/8643644958_a77b51909c_z.jpg]<http://goog_1544726016> * Payroll Assistant @ Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc * NY Certified Earth Science, Biology, & 7-12 General Science Teacher * Homemaker -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
