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 […]
Severe winter may boost predator killing & stall wolf return to Colorado
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 […]
U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies
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 […]
Did stranded macaques come from Cambodia, or from Thai temples?
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. […]
Beagler fined $10,000––for wildlife trafficking, not for torturing hares
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 […]
Crocodile tears in the monkey labs as Charles River suspends imports
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 […]
Can hounding help Wyoming pumas evade human hunters & wolves?
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 […]
Advocate for shooting seals turns to pushing hunt for Sasquatch
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 […]
Range war over diversity, equity, & inclusion in wildlife management
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 […]
Would you shoot bison for scratching their butts on your house?
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 […]