A huge alligator estimated to be 80 years old has been killed by a hunter in south Florida. The alligator had been linked with the mystery disappearance of livestock in Okeechobee County, leading professional hunter Doug Borries to intervene. The Mississippi man said he shot and killed the animal on private property near Okeechobee. “I […]
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Record number of Yellowstone wolves hunted and trapped in Montana this season
Montana wildlife officials have taken steps to limit hunting on the border of Yellowstone National Park after a record number of park wolves were killed this season. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to pause wolf hunting and trapping for the season in a region of southwest Montana once 82 wolves have been […]
Undercover investigation exposes wildlife killing contest where 600 animals were slaughtered in just 2 days
Today, we released the grisly findings of three undercover investigations into wildlife killing contests in Virginia, including the largest contest held east of the Mississippi River. The heartbreaking callousness and carnage our investigators saw at the weigh-ins of the three contests, which took place over the last 13 months, make it clear that Virginia should […]
Italian hunter killed by the boar he’d just shot as horrified father looked on
A wild boar turned the tables on a hunter after attacking him and killing him in front of his dad. The hunting incident took place in the woods in the municipality of Castell’Azzara in the province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany on January 19. A friend of the victim Giulio Burattini who […]
Colorado lawmakers are trying to save wild cats by banning trophy hunting
Earlier this month, an emaciated mountain lion found his way into a condominium complex in Vail, Colorado. Images show a very scared, skinny cat with light spots, indicating that he was still very young and not old enough to survive on his own. This mountain lion, with no mother in sight, was likely starving to […]
Trophy hunters celebrate their kills in Las Vegas despite overwhelming public opposition
A new poll shows that more than 75% of Americans oppose trophy hunting, and 82% oppose the trophy hunting and import of African lions and elephants, both listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Notwithstanding this evidence of public opposition to trophy hunting, a stubborn minority is meeting at the Safari Club International’s convention […]
Plan to use crossbows to kill nuisance deer in Nova Scotia town challenged by critics
HALIFAX – Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. “There been a lot of property damage, and it’s not just gardens,” said Mike Dolter, Truro’s chief administrative officer. “Trees […]
Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population
Finland is joining Sweden and Norway in culling wolves this winter to control their population, as conservation groups appeal to the European Union to take action against the slaughter. Hunters in Sweden have already shot dead most of their annual target of 27 wolves, while Finland is to authorise the killing of 20 wolves in […]