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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

NRA loses deal to promote hunting via the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

August 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Biggest trophy the NRA bagged from the Trump administration WASHINGTON D.C.––The National Rifle Association spent $16.3 million during the 2020 U.S. national election campaign to try to secure pro-gun and pro-hunting concessions granted by ex-president Donald Trump. After Trump lost,  the National Rifle Association spent $3.3 million more on federal lobbying. Despite all that,  the […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Brett Hartl, Donald Trump, Erica Rhoad, Merritt Clifton, Sarah Okeson, Wayne LaPierre

Hunters & birders get boost under Biden

May 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Biden administration claims credit for unprecedented expansion of hunter access to National Wildlife Refuges initiated under Trump WASHINGTON D.C.––Why would the Joe Biden administration want to claim credit for one of the most odious actions of the Donald Trump administration pertaining to animals and habitat? Specifically,  the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under Biden appointee […]

Filed Under: Birds, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Daniel Jorjani, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Martha Williams, Merritt Clifton

Trump appointee cut deal with NRA to boost hunting on the way out the door

January 19, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

But National Rifle Association declared bankruptcy two days later             WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service director Aurelia Skipwith on January 13,  2021,  a week from the end of the Donald Trump presidential administration and probably not much longer from her own replacement,  signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Rifle Association “to assist […]

Filed Under: Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Clare Duffy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Frazer, Josh Powell, Karl Racine, Leo Giacometto, Letitia James, Merritt Clifton, Wayne LaPierre, Wilson Phillips

Law protects birds from poaching but not oil spills, says Trump administration

November 29, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service makes “permanent” abdication of Migratory Bird Treaty Act enforcement against “accidental” bird kills WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on November 27,  2020 published a Final Environmental Impact Statement on amendments to the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act enforcement rules which will allow businesses,  in the mineral extraction industries […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Birds, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Brett Wilkins, Celine Castronuovo, Daniel Jorjani, David Yarnold, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Shogren, Jamie Rappaport Clark, Merritt Clifton, Sarah Greenberger, Valerie E. Caproni

“To kill a mocking bird is a crime,” judge reminds Trump administration

August 14, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Ruling reverses attempt to gut the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1919             NEW YORK CITY––“It is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird,  it is also a crime,” wrote U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni in an August 11,  2020 decision upholding enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as it […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Birds, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andy McGlashen, Aurelia Skipwith, Daniel Jorjani, David Yarnold, Donald Trump, Humphrey Olsen, Merritt Clifton, Valerie E. Caproni

Add to COVID-19 toll expanded hunting on U.S. Wildlife Refuges

April 11, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Trump administration appointees open more federal refuges to hunting than last three administrations combined             WASHINGTON D.C.––Opponents of hunting might imagine that Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service chief Aurelia Skipwith waited until the public was distracted by soaring daily death tolls from the COVID-19 global pandemic to announce the biggest-ever […]

Filed Under: Birds, Birds, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Malta, Mediterranean, Predators, Wildlife Tagged With: Al Gore, Anna Seidman, Aurelia Skipwith, Bill Clinton, David Bernhardt, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Sara Amundson, Steve Hindi

Feds probe alleged rapes & murders by WWF-funded anti-poaching militias

September 28, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

U.K., Germany,  & Switzerland also concerned about World Wildlife Fund-backed paramilitary operations             WASHINGTON D.C.–– The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other federal agencies are investigating allegations repeatedly raised for more than a dozen years by media––chiefly by the online periodical BuzzFeed News,  but also including ANIMALS 24-7––that funds granted by the U.S. government […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Botswana, Cameroun, Conservation, DRC, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Laws, Laws & politics, Mozambique, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Carter Roberts, Josphat Ngonyo, Katie J.M. Baker, Marcus Engert, Merritt Clifton, Raul Grijalva, Rosalie Osborn, Susan Combs, Tom Warren

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