and Conibear traps which are designed to kill large animals by clamping down on their necks. Box traps are the most humane traps because they are designed to capture the entire animal in an enclosure.

The traps at issue are lethal “body-gripping” or “Conibear” type traps, which are powerful, spring-loaded devices with a pair of rectangular steel jaws. When the trap is triggered, the jaws are meant ...