Wildlife Services has come under fire after releasing the death toll of wildlife it killed in 2019. The US Department of Agriculture program slaughtered more than 1.2 million native species including wolves, coyotes, cougars and birds – all of which was funded with taxpayer money. The multi-million dollar federal program conducted the acts primarily to […]
Tag: mountain lion
Petition: Support Bill to Protect Wildlife From Being Killed by Cars on Roads and Highways
Roads and highways are fascinating creations. Their architecture and construction is truly quite genius. Most people have probably found themselves driving or riding on a road thinking how amazing and convenient they are. And they are, but they do present serious challenges to the wildlife we coexist with. Wildlife are severely hurt and killed in […]
Petition: Ban Trophy Hunting in the United States!
In the United States, 45 states allow cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests. These include contests like the South Dakota program that teaches children to kill animals, the squirrel hunt in New Jersey that teaches kids to kill and skin squirrels, and more similarly horrifying contests. According to Humane Society of the United States, American […]
Petition: Ban Poisons Killing Mountain Lions
Mountain lions in the United States are very unfortunate. Human activities often put them in danger or directly target and kill them. They are victims of poaching and trophy hunting in states like Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. South Dakota even recently voted to allow trophy hunters to kill 30 percent of their mountain […]
South Dakota will allow trophy hunters to kill 30 percent of its mountain lions
South Dakota has a notorious history of mismanaging its mountain lion population and playing into the hands of trophy hunters. In past years, the Mount Rushmore state has repeatedly increased its hunting quota for the animals, despite evidence that its lion population is on the decline. But this week, the state surpassed its own sordid […]
Rodent Poison Found in Two Dead Southern California Mountain Lions
One of two mountain lions found dead recently in the Santa Monica Mountains was killed by potent chemicals used to poison rodents, according to National Park Service researchers who have been studying the region’s famed big cats for nearly 20 years. The mountain lion, known as P-30, is the fifth in a long-term study of […]
A new HSUS video underscores the harms caused by trophy hunting of mountain lions
A new video we’ve released blows the lid off of a dirty secret, that America’s iconic mountain lions are being killed at unsustainably high numbers for nothing more than trophies. In our video, you can learn from leading scientists about the myths behind trophy hunting of mountain lions and why we must stop it. The […]
Petition: End Cougar Hunting in Utah!
Unfortunately, killing mountain lions (cougars) is legal in much of the United States. They are a considered a “game species” and are legally hunted for sport in these thirteen states: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and North Dakota. In these states, the wildlife management agencies dictate […]
