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

March 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

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 Top, 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

For Josh & Sarah Bowmar,  it’s the fire next time they appear in court

January 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Fined but no jail time in poaching-related plea bargain,  truck-burning & cabin-burning cases still ahead OMAHA,  Nebraska––Self-promoted online celebrity bowhunters and physical fitness gurus Josh and Sarah Bowmar on January 12,  2023 escaped jail time for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act,  which prohibits transportation of illegally obtained wildlife and wildlife parts across state […]

Filed Under: Bears, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Poaching & trafficking, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Josh Bowmar, Lacey Act, Lindsay Thomas, Merritt Clifton, Sarah Bowmar, Will Brantley

Celebrity bowhunters Josh & Sarah Bowmar cop a plea

October 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Claim victory despite accepting penalties totaling $138,000 OMAHA, Nebraska––Charged in July 2020 with six counts each of violating the Lacey Act,  the U.S. federal law prohibiting interstate wildlife offenses,  self-promoted online celebrity bowhunters and physical fitness gurus Josh and Sarah Bowmar for more than two years squawked defiance. (See Celebrity bowhunters Josh & Sarah Bowmar […]

Filed Under: Bears, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, U.S., Wildlife Tagged With: Conrad Heuftle, Jacob Hueftle, Josh Bowmar, Merritt Clifton, Rod Owen, Sarah Bowmar

“Bloody hell!” Elizabeth II set poor example on hunting, but loved her dogs

September 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Corgis were almost certainly first to mourn LONDON,  U.K.–– Queen Elizabeth II,  96,  who ceremonially ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years and 214 days,  died on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle,  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  one of the three royal hunting estates. The others are the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate,  in Norfolk,  England,   and Dalnadamph,  a 6,700-acre […]

Filed Under: African species, Bears, Breeding, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Killing contests, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Scotland, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, Prince William, Princess Anne, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Sandringham

Donald Trump Jr., client of alleged bear poacher, is no Teddy Roosevelt

May 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

But Trump Jr.,  though not charged with poaching,  may be an idol of other bear poachers “No one in this world, so far as I know,”  observed journalist H. L. Mencken (1880-1956),  “has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” For that reason,  it is not assured […]

Filed Under: Bears, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Eric Peterson, H. L. Mencken, Jared Baum, Merritt Clifton, Mike Fowlks, Rex Baum, Theodore Roosevelt, Wade Lemon

Ex-POW speaks out for Help Asheville Bears campaign vs. Amazon trap sales

February 5, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

by Jody,  Alex,  & Heather Christina Williams,  founders,  Help Asheville Bears Colonel Hershel Scott Morgan (Ret.),  our stepfather,  was the fourth longest held Air Force prisoner of war in American history.  He was imprisoned in North Vietnam for seven years and ten months––more than two years longer than John McCain,  the late U.S. Senator and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Bears, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poaching & trafficking, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Williams, Charles Darwin, Colonel Hershel Scott Morgan, Heather Christina Willams, Help Asheville Bears, Jeff Bezos, Jody Williams, MacKenzie Scott

Bad for bears, people, & their wallets: the myth of “diversionary feeding”

November 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

British Columbia bear feeder fined $60,000             VANCOUVER, B.C.;  VANCOUVER,  Washington––Three hundred miles apart,  in different nations,  the two west coast Vancouver areas recently witnessed remarkably similar court cases over back yard bear-feeding,  with comparably sad results for the bears,  but strikingly different outcomes for the convicted feeders. The British Columbia Provincial Court for North […]

Filed Under: Bears, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Wildlife Tagged With: Allan Piche, Donna Munson, Doris Parks, Jo Ann Medina, Karen Noyes, Kay Grayson, Lynn Rogers, Lynne Gravier, Mary Musselman, Merritt Clifton, Richard Whitney, Sandra Sherman, Wayne MacLean, Zuzana Stevikova

Baylor University mascot bears benefit from SHARK campaign 18 years later

October 24, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Longterm payoff bears recognition             WACO, Texas––A Showing Animals Respect & Kindness campaign targeting Baylor University back in 2002-2003 continued to pay off eighteen years later when the Baylor mascot bear enclosure,  built in 2005 in response to the SHARK campaign,  in May 2021 won Association of Zoos & Aquariums accreditation,  “a first for a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Bears, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Sports, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Baylor University, Colleen Gardner, Dr Pepper, Jeremy Beckham, Merritt Clifton, Rob Laidlaw, Steve Hindi

Tips bring two bear poaching busts in two days

January 9, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Help Asheville Bears celebrates $10,000 payout to anonymous tipster  BELINGTON, West Virginia––Bear poaching busts on January 5,  2021 in Grady County,  Georgia and the following day in Belington,  West Virginia,  suggest that campaigns offering rewards for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects are paying off. Information about the January 5,  2021 arrest […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Bears, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Brad McDougle, Jody Williams, Josh Prickett, Merritt Clifton, Tim Williams, Tony Wisniewski, Warren Bielenberg

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