Jimmy Doyle is concerned because a trio of bison have congregated around the remains of a fourth animal. Doyle, who maintains the Wolakota Buffalo Range in a rural corner of south-western South Dakota in one of the country’s poorest counties, said, “I truly hope we’re not on the verge of some disease breakout.” As Doyle […]
Tag: coyotes
In attempting to reduce coyote populations, Kansas hunters are causing them to reproduce at an even faster rate
To decrease cattle predation, ranchers and hunters turn to mass coyote hunts. However, in Kansas, the hunts may be encouraging coyotes to reproduce even more rapidly. Ranchers in western Kansas are outraged when their cattle are preyed upon by predators. That includes coyotes in that part of the country. According to High Plains Public Radio reporter […]
Coyote hunting contest in Ontario enrages animal rights groups
“Unfortunately, this cruel contest is planned to take place again this year,” the Toronto Wildlife Centre posted on its Facebook page. “A total of $2,500 in cash and awards will be awarded for the top five weights of coyotes who are senselessly slaughtered in the contest.” Opponents accuse it of being a “inhumane event” that […]
HSUS exposes wildlife killing contest in Virginia where hundreds of animals are slaughtered
Despite the cruel premise, wildlife killing contests are as popular as ever. While many people are growing more concerned about animal welfare and the suffering of animals at human hands, there are small populations of people across the U.S. that actively choose to hunt and kill animals as part of a game. Wildlife killing contests […]
Carnivores avoid rush hour by taking to roads at night
Bears, wolves, and other carnivores in Michigan adjust their behavior to avoid active roadways, researchers reported recently in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation. The study is part of the growing field of road ecology, which explores how wildlife responds to human thoroughfares—and what this means for coexisting with carnivores in an increasingly crowded world. […]
B.C. police far more likely to shoot animals than people
When Chetwynd RCMP officers were called to a rural property in May 2018, they found two dogs calmly lying in an enclosure with three dead goats. The woman who had called police hadn’t seen the attack on her family’s pet goats and didn’t know the dogs, but she was afraid of what they might do […]
Nevada has no good reason to continue wildlife-killing contests
It looks like Nevada Department of Wildlife commission is squirming out of a decision on banning wildlife-killing contests in the state, as it signaled in a meeting last week when it polled attendees to see if there was room for compromise on the issue. Compromise? No way, not on this matter. These contests are slaughterfests […]
‘An abomination’: the story of the massacre that killed 216 wolves
The woods were full of the sounds of snowmobiles and baying hounds. A group of perhaps a dozen hunters had gathered to give chase to big game along a frozen creek in north-eastern Wisconsin. Hound hunting, chiefly for black bear and coyote, is a popular pastime in this part of the state. But the houndsman […]