A newly passed bill in Massachusetts will help protect vulnerable wildlife from poachers. Massachusetts is one of the last states to join the Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact, a national database of potential poachers and suspended hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses shared among member states, and was known as “poacher’s paradise” due to their meager fines […]
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Red Panda is Being Driven Closer to Extinction, New Study Shows
Using GPS telemetry, scientists from the University of Queensland, the University of Southern Queensland and the Red Panda Network have monitored 10 red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) and documented disturbances using camera trapping for 12 months in eastern Nepal. They’ve found that human impact is causing the mammal to restrict its movements which is further fragmenting […]
Connecting fragmented wolverine habitat is essential for their conservation
Present day wolverines, which emerged during the ice age, have been declining globally despite their many adaptions to live in challenging, rugged environments. These large land-dwelling weasels evolved to scramble up trees and climb steep, snowy mountains. Wolverines’ snowshoe-like paws, heavy frost-resistant fur and powerful muscles let them thrive in some of the coldest places […]
Petition: Ban Fur Trapping in the United States
Fur trapping is incredibly cruel and unnecessary. Wild animals trapped for their fur undergo extreme violence and usually suffer for hours or even days at a time. They are caught in steel-jaw traps or even hit to death with bats. These innocent animals are killed to death so their fur can be used in the […]
Alberta plans to award hunters and trappers with a $75 bounty for each wild boar killed
The Alberta government has come up with a way to keep wild boar in the province under control, and it plans to pay $75 bounties to hunters and trappers for each wild boar that is caught. In a statement, the government said new measures were needed to “eliminate the destructive pest’s threat to crops, livestock […]
33,687 badgers slaughtered last year by shooting and trapping despite fury of animal rights campaigners
More than 30,000 badgers were killed in a government-backed cull in 2021, according to new estimates, causing outrage among animal rights activists. According to official statistics released on Wednesday, at least 33,687 badgers were slain in England through shooting and cage trapping in an effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. According to animal rights advocates, this […]
Bobcat populations threatened by extended hunting season despite activist objections
LANSING, Mich. — In the southern Lower Peninsula, hunters and trappers can now shoot bobcats in the fall. Members of the Natural Resource Commission voted 7-0 on Thursday to expand the bobcat season to nine more counties: Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot, Saginaw, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, and Shiawassee, over the objections of animal activists. Wildcats with […]
Mountain lion slaughtered by Montana governor Greg Gianforte
Montana governor Greg Gianforte is facing a backlash after killing a mountain lion that was being monitored by park rangers. The mountain lion, according to prior reports, was wearing a collar that had been placed on it by employees. As more information about the incident becomes available, animal activists have expressed their displeasure with the […]