Appointees had put elephants & lions back on trophy hit list WASHINGTON D.C.––Tweeting “Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts,” U.S. President Donald Trump on November 17, 2017 unexpectedly suspended U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services decisions –– trumpeted by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and praised by both […]
Obama invasive species order sets climate change booby trap for Trump
Order says “Federal agencies shall consider the impacts of climate change” in deciding which “invasive species” to kill, where WASHINGTON D.C.––Defying U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s implied campaign pledge to undo all executive orders of the incumbent Barack Obama administration having to do with climate change, Obama on December 5, 2016 issued an executive order […]
Trump election puts 45,000 wild horses at risk––and much, much more
No animal advocates among Trump advisors WASHINGTON D.C.––Every animal advocacy gain of the past eight years at the federal level stands at risk with the November 8, 2016 surprise election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as U.S. President, reinforced by Republican majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Hunting & fur […]