Snaring—a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps—is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to local or even global extinction. Snaring—a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps—is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to local or even global extinction. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories