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“Trapping defender” Proulx explains why all fur trapping is cruel

May 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 4 Comments

Mammal Trapping,  Wildlife Management,  Animal Welfare & International Standards Edited by Gilbert Proulx Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd. 287 pages.  Free download from: https://cwbm.ca/product/mammal-trapping-e-book/ Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Wildlife biologist Gilbert Proulx,  68,  of Sherwood Park,  Alberta,  may know more about the technology of trapping animals than anyone else who ever lived. Having spent […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Fur trapping, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Predators, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles D. Niven, Clara Van Steenwyk, Frank Conibear, George Clements, Gilbert Proux, Merritt Clifton

Frustrated Georgia turkey hunters take it out on raccoons & opossums

April 18, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Experts warn killing raccoons & opossums won’t boost the over-hunted turkey population––but new open season will give hunters animals to shoot year-round             ATLANTA,  Georgia;  BERKELEY, California––Lest anyone doubt that sport hunting is all about finding the opportunity to kill something,  anything,  on any pretext,  both houses of the Georgia state legislature in late March […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Birds, Birds, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Predators, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Annette Choi, Brian Kemp, Emily Rushton, Ken Perrotte, Merritt Clifton, Reginald Barrett, Suzanne Lawler

Garbled stories show why wolverines need a defense lawyer

April 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Rare 28-pound scavenger accused of killing a ton of sheep RICH COUNTY, Utah––A wolverine alleged to have killed 18 sheep six miles west of Randolph,  Utah was briefly jailed on March 11,  2022,  but––instead of a lynching––got off with a warning,  an escort out of the county,  and a radio collar to follow his whereabouts. […]

Filed Under: Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Fur trapping, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Predators, Sheep & goats, Wildlife Tagged With: Dakota Pray, Ellen Fike, Jim Christensen, Kyne Pyatt, Merritt Clifton, Ted Chu, USDA Wildlife Services, Vance Broadbent

Northern Rockies persecution plus verdict could send wolves our way & yours

February 15, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Will Yellowstone wolves follow Wile E. Coyote’s roadmap? SAN FRANCISCO, California––If gray wolves could read,  the gray wolves of Idaho,  Wyoming,  and Montana would already be on the run south and west from the Northern Rocky Mountains into every adjoining state with mountains,  elk,  deer,  and other wolf prey. In legal terms,  Judge Jeffrey S. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Brian Sweeney, Judge Jeffrey S. White, Merritt Clifton, Wile E. Coyote, Yellowstone wolves

Good days in court for chickens, gamecocks, Wisconsin wolves, & feral hippos

October 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Decisions may mean better days for animals,  but use & exploitation industries will fight back ROCHESTER, N.Y.;  WASHINGTON D.C.;  MADISON, Wisconsin;  CINCINNATI, Ohio––A flurry of mid-October 2021 court decisions brought good news for plaintiffs against the poultry slaughter industry,  cockfighting in Puerto Rico,  wolf hunting in Wisconsin,  and hippopotamus culling in Colombia. Probably the most […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Ducks & geese, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Poultry, Predators, Religion & philosophy, South America, Sports, The Americas, Turkeys, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Welfare Institute, Charles J. Siragusa, Farm Sanctuary, Gonacon, Jacob Frost, Luis Domingo Gómez Maldonado, Meredith Turner-Smith, Merritt Clifton, Pablo Escobar, PZP

Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas: Montana moving backward

April 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Big wildlife persecuted as surrogates for change             HELENA, Montana––Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas scare the staunchly Republican ranching,  hunting,  logging,  oil,  gas,  and mining establishments of Montana,  but what scares them the most appears to be the prospect of becoming more like Colorado and New Mexico,  where Democratic-leaning Hispanic and Native American voters […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrea Zaccardi, Greg Gianforte, Jason Blevins, Jim Robbins, Marcia Krieger, Merritt Clifton, Michael Robinson, Michelle Lujan Grisham

Wisconsin hunters overkill the wolf bag limit by half in just 72 hours

February 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

But Spain,  with twice as many wolves in about the same amount of habitat,  puts wolves off limits to hunters             MADISON, Wisconsin;  MADRID,  Spain––Wisconsin hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves in under 72 hours during the last week of February 2021,  97 more than the “management target” of 119,  obliging the state Department of […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Predators, Sheep & goats, Spain, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: James Badcock, Merritt Clifton, Paul A. Smith, Todd Richmond, Vincent West

Barry Lopez, 75, “literary naturalist,” inspired animal advocates

January 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Death came four months after Lopez lost home of 50 years to wildfire Barry Lopez,  75,  died on Christmas Day 2020 in Eugene,  Oregon,  after a years-long battle with prostate cancer. Sometimes described as a “literary naturalist,”  Lopez wrote often about animals,  but hardly exclusively,  and as often about the animals of Native American myth and […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Canada, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Predators, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Barry Holstun, Dave Blanchard, Debra Gwartney, Mary Holstun, Merritt Clifton, Sandra Landers

Strychnine for Christmas: Alberta gift to wolves, caribou & other wildlife

December 20, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Big Bad Wolf blamed for habitat loss due to global warming             EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada––Again this Christmas season,  Alberta Environment & Parks will welcome Santa’s reindeer by setting out strychnine. The strychnine will be not for Santa,  nor for the reindeer,  the North American variety of whom are called caribou,  but rather for the Big […]

Filed Under: Canada, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Predators, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Bob Weber, Carolyn Campbell, Cathy Ellis, Cliff Wallis, Dave Hervieux, Merritt Clifton, Patty Hajdu

Wolves, grizzly bears, wolverines & right whales sacrificed to Trump re-election bid

October 30, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Handouts to hunters, fishers, loggers, miners, & the oil and gas extraction industries             BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota––U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on October 29,  2020 announced that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protection throughout the Lower 48 states. The wolf delisting is widely seen as a blatant […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Predators, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Brian Sweeney, Craig McLean, David Bernhardt, Donald Trump, Erik Noble, Jennifer Bjorhus, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Rachel Frazin, Sara Amundsen

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