Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

DENVER, Colo. (AP) – Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades […]

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EXCLUSIVE: British firm blasted for selling sick reindeer trophy hunt trips this Christmas

EXCLUSIVE: British firm blasted for selling sick reindeer trophy hunt trips this Christmas

A British company is selling sick reindeer shooting holidays this Christmas. Hendry, Ramsay & Waters – run by businessman Vernon Waters – boasts that it “is pleased to be able to offer Moose and trophy Reindeer hunting in the North Eastern part of Norway”. The “exclusive” trips would take place during three weeks in late […]

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Scientists Warn American ‘Promotion of Hunting’ Is Ruining the Environment

Scientists Warn American ‘Promotion of Hunting’ Is Ruining the Environment

Scientists have warned that a strong focus on hunting—instead of rewilding key species—is “reinforcing” biodiversity loss. Parts of the U.S. are currently facing a biodiversity crisis for a variety of reasons including habitat degradation, invasive species, and climate change. A new study published in the journal BioScience reported that state agencies are taking “the provisioning […]

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Idaho wolf-killing proposals prompt petition for feds to ban ‘barbaric’ aerial hunts

Idaho wolf-killing proposals prompt petition for feds to ban ‘barbaric’ aerial hunts

A group of environmental organizations has submitted a petition to the federal government to ban wolf killing by shooting from helicopters, calling the practice “barbaric.” The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project and International Wildlife Coexistence Network said they were prompted by Idaho’s Wolf Depredation Control Board’s October decision to approve the scope of […]

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Hunter Seth Egelhoff is killed after being accidentally shot in the face by a member of his group at Bay Branch Wildlife Area in Iowa

Hunter Seth Egelhoff is killed after being accidentally shot in the face by a member of his group at Bay Branch Wildlife Area in Iowa

A 26-year-old hunter has died after being accidentally shot in the face by a member of his hunting party in the Bay Branch Wildlife Area of Iowa. Seth Egelhoff, originally from Chesterfield, Illinois, was shot by a fellow hunter while out looking for waterfowl in the Bay Branch Wildlife Area, approximately 40 miles west of […]

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