The year 2020 is one that most people would like to erase from their memories. Not only was the planet under the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2020 was also the year that saw record-breaking wildfires in California. Record-breaking is probably the wrong word to use because it suggests something positive, but the 2020 […]
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Wildlife-killing Contests Targeting Nongame Animals Banned by California Fish and Game Commission
VAN NUYS, Calif.— In response to overwhelming public support for banning wildlife–killing contests, the California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to adopt regulations prohibiting hunting “derbies” targeting species such as coyotes, raccoons and badgers. The ban came after thousands of Californians expressed opposition to the killing competitions. “We’re grateful that the commissioners responded to […]
Swainson’s Hawks Are Threatened in California
The Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is listed as threatened in California. Its numbers have declined significantly in parts of the western United States; and in the western Canadian prairie, reproduction of the Swainson’s Hawk has dropped since the mid-1980s, following a decline in its main prey species, Richardson’s ground squirrel. In 1995, satellite telemetry was […]
Stop Wildlife Killing Contests in California
After Project Coyote representatives made the case for a ban, newly elected Commission Vice President Jack Baylis put forth the motion to move forward on a formal rule making process to consider prohibiting wildlife–killing contests statewide. Speaking in favor of the motion Commission President Michael Sutton stated, “I’ve been concerned about these killing contests for […]
“Weaners” get a second chance!
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California plays a critical role in the survival of many marine mammals along the northern and central California coast. Founded in 1975 on a former Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands, it took in its first seven patients. Much has changed since then and the Center is now […]