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  • Trump’s Assault On Alaskan Wildlands

    George Wuerthner

    One of the first Executive Orders from the Trump Whitehouse is to reverse environmental protections for federal lands in Alaska and hasten, expand, and encourage resource development. Sec. 2.  Policy.  It is the policy of the United States to: (a)  fully avail itself of Alaska’s vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation…

  • Montana Fish and Game Commission Supports Wolf Slaughter

    George Wuerthner

      Wolf. Photo George Wuerthner  This past week, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) Commission held a public hearing in Helena on Thursday, August 25th, to determine wolf hunting and trapping regulations. Unfortunately, they voted to permit 456 wolves to be slaughtered in the coming year. I use the word “slaughter” on purpose. Montana,…

  • Idaho Wolf Bounty A Step Backwards

    George Wuerthner

    I sometimes feel like I am going back in time when I visit Idaho. The attitudes of Idaho lawmakers and some citizens seems like a time warp. A step backward to the “good old days” is represented by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission who voted to spend $23,069 to help fund a $1000 wolf…

  • Court Orders Idaho to Stop Illegal Trapping of Protected Lynx

    Press Release

    Judge Rejects State’s Attempts to Avoid Responsibility VICTOR, Idaho— A federal judge today ordered Idaho officials to develop trapping restrictions that prevent protected Canada lynx — one of the rarest cats in the United States — from being illegally hurt or killed across more than 20,000 square miles of the state’s Panhandle and Clearwater regions.…

  • Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho

    Press Release

    Increase in State-permitted Fur Trapping Leads to Illegal Trapping of Wild Cat BOISE, Idaho— Three conservation groups initiated a lawsuit today against the Governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that illegally kills one of the rarest cats in the United States, the Canada lynx. The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds…

  • Idaho: Bobcat trap kills a rare wolverine

    Ralph Maughan

    Also, black bear cub nailed by mistake in wolf trap. Will be rehabilitated. Idaho Fish and Game news release, Jan. 8, 2014 Idaho Falls- Fur trapping was one of the major reasons for exploration of Idaho and is still a legitimate wildlife management tool.   Advances in trap design have resulted in more efficient traps capable of…

  • Trapping regulations open to public comment in Idaho.

    Ken Cole

    Please comment on beaver trapping- Mike Settel in Pocatello asked us to post an alert to The Wildlife News regarding beaver trapping. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is setting trapping regulations for beaver and other species throughout the state. Beaver play a very important role in the ecosystem. Their numbers are greatly depleted…

  • Fox News covers animal torture by USDA Wildlife Services (update)

    Ken Cole

    You know that it’s bad when Fox News writes about the abuses of an agency loved and defended by conservatives. Animal torture, abuse called a ‘regular practice’ within federal wildlife agency Fox News The article talks about the “regular practice” by Wildlife Service’s agents of letting their dogs attack animals that have been caught by…

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