: a trap for catching an animal alive and uninjured
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According to the outlet, live traps and some of the otters' favorite foods have been set out near the zoo to entice the animals to return.—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 Remaining dogs still need to be captured According to authorities, animal control officers and other personnel have tried multiple times to capture the dogs, including setting live traps for them.—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025 Over the course of five days, rescuers used everything from search parties to a live trap to bring him to safety, all while Barney traveled miles toward the shelter in search of his friend.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025 During that time, the scientists used live traps to capture, mark and release California ground squirrels on a biweekly basis.—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for livetrap
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