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New Zealand exempts cats from killing contest, finds cure for FIP

April 24, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

But all other land predators & even non-native waterfowl remain in the crosshairs CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand––Nationally hellbent on destroying any semblance of a natural,  normal predator/prey ecology since the introduction of the Predator Free 2050 program in 2012,  New Zealand might be the last place the rest of the world might expect to produce a […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunting & trapping, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Lynley Tulluch, Merritt Clifton, North Canterbury Hunting, Patrick Gower, Rotherham School, Tam Garland

Severe winter may boost predator killing & stall wolf return to Colorado

April 3, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Hunters up in arms over anticipated reduction of pronghorn,  mule deer,  & elk quotas             DENVER, CHEYENNE––Unusually heavy snowfall in northwestern Colorado and south-central Wyoming,  causing unusually heavy deaths of pronghorn,  mule deer, and elk from late winter starvation,  has the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Department and the Wyoming Fish & Game Department looking at […]

Filed Under: Bears, Deer & other horned species, Disasters, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Colorado Outfitters, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Merritt Clifton, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Wyoming Fish & Game Department

U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies

March 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Ban still must clear the House of Lords and gain Royal Assent,  but these formalities are more likely to delay than prevent enforcement LONDON, U.K.––The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill cleared the House of Commons on March 17,  2023 by unanimous voice vote. The silence of pro-trophy hunting opponents,  however,  scarcely means that the bill […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Bears, Captive animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Charles III, Eduardo Goncalves, House of Commons, House of Lords, Merritt Clifton, trophy hunting

Did stranded macaques come from Cambodia, or from Thai temples?

March 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

1,200 monkeys stuck at Charles River Labs have reason to signify             HOUSTON, Texas––Twelve hundred illegally imported wild-caught long-tailed macaques at last report were still waiting at a Charles River Laboratory warehouse near Houston for Charles River Laboratories,  the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,  and potential sanctuary caretakers to decide what will become of them. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Science, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Anna Schecter, Born Free USA, Charles River Laboratories, Edwin Wiek, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Primarily Primates

Beagler fined $10,000––for wildlife trafficking, not for torturing hares

March 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Allegedly hired Maine trappers to supply Massachusetts field trials             PORTLAND,  Maine––Jon Thomas Rioux,  36,  a landscaper in Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  entertained himself and friends for years by setting beagles on snowshoe hares,  until,  apparently running out of rabbits locally,  he ventured more than 150 miles north into Maine to find more. Jon Thomas Rioux might […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Sports, Training, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: coonhunting, coursing, field trials, foxhounds, hog-dog, Jon Thomas Rioux, St. Jude

Crocodile tears in the monkey labs as Charles River suspends imports

March 7, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Charles River is latest monkey supplier named in wild-caught macaque smuggling case BETHESDA, Maryland––Laboratory monkey users and investors in the laboratory monkey business are shedding crocodile tears to mass media about an alleged monkey shortage jeopardizing public health by delaying approval of new drugs and medical procedures. No less an authority than the National Institutes […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Cambodia, Cats, Chimps & other primates, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws, Mice & rats, Poaching & trafficking, Research & testing, Science, Southeast Asia, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles River Laboratories, Cruelty Free International, Inotiv, Merritt Clifton, Monica Engebretson, National Institutes of Health, PubMed

Can hounding help Wyoming pumas evade human hunters & wolves?

March 6, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

If pumas learn from the canine chase,  pursuit without being killed might make them more elusive prey CHEYENNE,  Wyoming––A new Wyoming state law meant to placate frustrated puma hunters who hunt with dogs might actually benefit pumas more. If,  that is,  the hunters and their dog packs obey the law. Wyoming governor Mark Gordon on […]

Filed Under: Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Predators, Training, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Mark Elbroch, Mark Gordon, Merritt Clifton, Mike Koshmrl, Spencer Cox

Advocate for shooting seals turns to pushing hunt for Sasquatch

March 2, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

But seals are still getting shot GREENBANK, Washington––The hunt for whoever is shooting harbor seals,  apparently from a boat,  along the west side of Whidbey Island,  Washington,  intertwines with the hunt for the mythical Sasquatch,  but no,  Sasquatch is not shooting seals,  nor is Sasquatch in any danger of being shot. Yet another young female […]

Filed Under: Canada, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Marine life, Native American beliefs, Religion & philosophy, Seals, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Garry Heinrich, Harrison Mills, Justin Humphrey, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Thomas Sewid

Range war over diversity, equity, & inclusion in wildlife management

February 28, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Hunting groups quit Colorado Outdoor Partnership DENVER, Colorado––A fiery exchange of words between aging free-range cattle rancher Rufus Ryker and homesteader Joe Starrett in the 1953 classic western film Shane almost summarized the culture war currently raging over Colorado wildlife management,  even though neither wolves nor diversity,  equity,  and inclusion were ever mentioned. Indeed,  both […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alease Lee, Dan Gates, Dan Prenzlow, Jared Polis, Jason Blevins, Joe Starrett, Merritt Clifton, Rufus Ryker, Shane

Would you shoot bison for scratching their butts on your house?

February 24, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Bison leaving Yellowstone National Park looking for something to eat are shot in record numbers at the Montana border HELENA,  Montana––With unusually heavy snow driving bison out of Yellowstone National Park into Montana in record numbers,  and bison being killed in record numbers too for following their ancient migration route from the Rocky Mountains into […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Deer & other horned species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Buffalo Field Campaign, Chris Geremia, Gallatin, George Wuerthner, Merritt Clifton, National Park Service

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