Predator Control
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Wolf population maybe declining in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana !! We thought the politicians said they always grew. Wolf numbers are down compared to last year’s number with as many as 250 being killed to placate Livestock. Whether or not wolf populations are leveling off is uncertain given this is just one year, what is…
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Some are saying that Oregon’s strategy of killing cougars to reduce complaints about cougars (whether it be in urban interfaces, to increase elk calf survival, or for fear of loss of livestock) isn’t working… In fact, it may be counter-productive, destabilizing the cougar population by encouraging younger, less experienced cougars to move into areas formerly…
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Coyote killing jumps in Wyoming: Infusion of WY state funding leads to record killing by federal agents. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune.
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Wildlife Services has done away with easily accessible national tolls of the all the wildlife it kills for the livestock industry and others. Now, you have to tally up the state tabs and do the math yourself yourself – carnivore “controls” keeps trending upward : Agency makes it tough to keep tabs on animal kills…
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For Immediate Release: July 16, 2008 Contact: Carol Goldberg (202) 265-7337 SUIT TO UNCOVER HUMAN HAZARDS OF FEDERAL WILDLIFE ERADICATION — Secret Agency Review of Poisonings, Crashes, Explosions and Terror Risks – PEER : Washington, DC — What you don’t know surely can hurt you is the theory behind a lawsuit filed today by Public…
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Benjamin Tuggle, Southwest regional director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has published an Op-Ed in the Arizona Republic: Wolf recovery can succeed The Op-Ed is released, likely to smooth things over, amidst recent controversy in response to inaction on the part of FWS including at least 2 lawsuits and a recent poll demonstrating…
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For Immediate Release, July 3, 2008 Contact: Rob Edward, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 573-4898 ext. 762, redward@wildearthguardians.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 534-0360, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878 Daniel R. Patterson, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, (520) 906-2159 Federal Cash Brings Reward for Information on Illegal Wolf Killings to $50,000 SILVER…
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Project seeks peace among sheep and wolves. Diverse group says collaboration could be a model for other wolf-occupied areas. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. This high profile project is a semi-official attempt to keep both sheep and the very popular Phantom Hill wolf pack alive. The pack’s territory is mostly in the…