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  • States are acting on drones used in hunting

    Ralph Maughan

    A number of states have banned use of drones- Whether by passing a new law or the state wildlife agency making a new rule, the use of drones in hunting is being shot down in the states. Low cost drones continue to infiltrate our lives and the economy, and hunting is no exception. A common…

  • Three incidents of illegal drone operation in Yellowstone

    Ralph Maughan

    Three men face charges of operating drones and more- Yellowstone National Park. At first, the Park Service took an “educational” stance as they informed people about the new ban on drones in the Park. Now, however, there have been three “egregious violations of this ban.” Three men face criminal charges in these separate incidents. The…

  • First ticket given to a drone user in Grand Teton National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Other drone users just warned- What rangers saw as a bad attitude by an illegal drone user in Grand Teton National Park resulted in the first ticket for drone use in that national park. According to the Jackson Hole News the man had got his drone stuck in a tree in the Gros Ventre Campground.…

  • Park Service bans private drones

    Ralph Maughan

    Action taken to nip the drone problem in the bud- Yesterday the National Park Service banned the use of private drones in all the parks. The ban is temporary while a permanent policy is set in place, but there is little reason to think the ban will be reversed. Earlier we did a story on…

  • Drones: both a menace and savior to wildlife

    Ralph Maughan

    Drones for hunting and for harassment- Drones to stop and catch poachers- Drones for wildlife research- More and more stories appear featuring drones and wildlife. Recently it was revealed that private drones were in use in Zion National Park so that photographers could avoid scaling cliffs and get closeups of the wild sheep on top…

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