The Trump administration has reauthorized government officials to use controversial poison devices – dubbed “cyanide bombs” by critics – to kill coyotes, foxes and other animals across the US. The spring-loaded traps, called M-44s, are filled with sodium cyanide and are most frequently deployed by Wildlife Services, a federal agency in the US Department of […]
Tag: trump
Elephants take revenge after hunter shoots herd member dead while being told ‘hit it between the eyes’
A hunter who shot dead a majestic elephant from close range, turned and ran away when the animal’s herd started charging towards him. In the distressing footage a man can be seen taking aim as the herd of young and old elephants walk by. Another man can be heard saying: “Hit it between the eyes.” […]
Lead Ammo, the Top Threat to Condors, Is Now Outlawed in California
The magnificent California Condor has a nearly ten-foot wingspan—and in comparison, the number-one threat to the endangered raptor is practically microscopic. It lurks unseen in deer, elk, and other carcasses the birds scavenge. Ingesting less than a gram is enough to seriously sicken a condor; in the last 25 years, it has felled at least […]
1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves
WASHINGTON, DC— Almost two million Americans stated their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is one of the largest numbers of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Trump administration’s […]
Trump Opens Hunting on National Wildlife Refuges
This week, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt released a statement: “President Trump is committed to expanding public access on public lands…” So far so good! “… and this proposal is executing on that directive by opening and increasing more access to hunting and fishing.” Sigh. Clearly Trump is (intentionally) missing the point. The American people want […]
POLL: Should Trump be allowed to open over 1 million acres in California to fracking?
On April 25, the Trump administration released details of its plan to open up more than a million acres in California to oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing – including areas close to Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This is horrible news. The plan would end a 5-year moratorium on leasing federal land in […]
POLL: Should the Trump Administration be allowed to ignore the Endangered Species Act?
The Endangered Species Act is one of the most effective pieces of legislation in the United States. Roughly 99 percent of the species protected under the act have been saved from extinction — preserving biodiversity even as relentless development into animals’ natural habitats continues. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has unleashed a full broadside into the […]
Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
Scientists and officials around the US have told the Guardian that the Trump administration has withdrawn funding for a large, successful conservation program – in direct contradiction of instructions from Congress. Unique in scale and ambition, the program comprises 22 research centers that tackle big-picture issues affecting huge swaths of the US, such as climate […]