Wolf trap

For other uses, see Wolf Trap (disambiguation).

a preserved lobera in Monte Santiago, with statues of wolf and hunter

A wolf trap (Spanish lobera, Italian luparia) was a chase ending in a pit with trapdoor and stakes used by beaters in hunting wolves in medieval Europe.^[1]

References

↑ Towards a History of the Basque Language José Ignacio Hualde, Joseba A. Lakarra, Robert Lawrence Trask - 1995 p142 "15 Cf. old B luparia "morass" (> modern luperia "landslide"), equivalent to Alavese Romance lobera "device with a pit and trapdoor used in hunting with beaters". 16 There are few citations of this word; the earliest is that of J. de Bela of Zuberoa ..."

Wildlife and animal trapping

Animal trapping methods Bird trapping Insect collecting Fish trapping

Terrestrial animals	Deadfall Cage Foothold trap Mousetrap Rat trap Pitfall trap Sherman trap Snare Trapping pit

Insects and invertebrates	Bottle trap Flight interception trap Malaise trap Moth trap Pheromone trap Artificial shelter for spiders

Birds and bats	Bal-chatri Birdlime Harp trap Heligoland trap Mist net Rocket net

Fishing	Almadraba Corf Crab trap Eel buck Fish wheel Fishing basket Fishing weir Lobster trap Putcher fishing Trabucco

Related articles	Bait (luring substance) Camera trap Trapline Booby trap Butterfly net Hand net Hunting Fur trade Mantrap

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Wolf trap

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