Gray wolves once roamed the entire North American continent, from the scrubby deserts of Mexico to the boreal forests of Alaska. But by the 1950s decades of overhunting and habitat loss had nearly extirpated the species in the contiguous United States. In a remarkable conservation success story, the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) helped push […]
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South Dakota Bounty Program Kills 134,000 Animals in Three Years
A state pheasant protection program in South Dakota is responsible for killing 134,000 animals over three years. This program awards $10 for every skunk, raccoon, or other kind of predator that is trapped and killed. This program is called the Nest Predator Bounty Program and was started to boost pheasant duck populations by having hunters […]
Quotas lifted or raised for hunting cougars in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Department of Wildlife Resources recently updated hunting restrictions for cougars in the state. In an effort to protect vulnerable big game populations, there is no longer a quota for hunting cougars in some areas of Utah. Cougars become unlimited hunting game in Utah The Wildlife Board approved a plan to […]
Poachers Arrested for Slaughtering Pregnant Moose, Cutting 3 Babies Outside the Womb
In a North Dakota pasture, a pregnant moose lay dead with two unborn offspring ripped from her body. A necropsy performed on the pregnant moose subsequently showed the presence of a third baby within her body. The discovery was mysterious yet horrifying. Officials say two other moose cows and two bulls were killed in a […]
Fury as British hunters offered ‘cynical’ 20% off to kill African big game on safaris
British hunters are being offered a “cynical” 20% discount to shoot leopards, cheetahs and rhinos in Africa. Hippos, buffalos and elephants are also on the sickening wishlist of targets. Safari boss Brian Roodt told the Sunday Mirror he launched the promotion to lure hunters back to Namibia after the pandemic. He insists hunting is vital […]
New MT wolf hunting season will allow baiting and night hunting
HELENA — Wolf hunting will look significantly different in Montana this year, with Fish and Wildlife Commission approving new quota and hunting methods for the predators at their Friday meeting. In a split 3-2 decision, for the upcoming hunting season, a statewide quota of 450 wolves was approved, almost 40 percent of the estimated population […]
Wisconsin Doubles Wolf Hunt Quota Even After Biologists Warn Of Serious Risk To Population
After biologists warned that a planned second hunt this year of 130 wolves in Wisconsin could endanger the species in the state, wildlife officials more than doubled the kill quota to 300 animals. The move follows a botched slaughter in February, when hunters killed 216 wolves — more than 82% over the quota allowed. The […]
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 […]
