Welcome back to Coyote Chronicles! We have a busy and exciting year ahead advocating for science-based solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, promoting humane legislation, and helping communities successfully coexist with coyotes and other wildlife.

We're pleased to report about a collaborative victory in Arcadia, California: a cruel coyote snaring program has been stopped after tremendous grassroots pressure. We're also very excited to introduce Chris Schadler as our New England Representative. Chris is a well known conservation biologist and wild canid expert who has been educating and advocating for wolves and coyotes throughout the Northeast. Her article about Eastern coyotes was the front cover feature of a recent edition of the respected New Hampshire Fish and Game Journal.

Also in this issue, we're asking for your help to stop Indiana from sanctioning a barbaric practice of putting wild-caught coyotes and foxes into enclosures and siccing hunting dogs on them. This is an unconscionable practice that you helped ban in Florida last year -- and now with your help -- we aim to end coyote/fox "penning" nationwide.

Each year we renew our drive as scientists and educators helping people and wildlife "learn to live in harmony". We're excited about our growing network of Citizen Leaders who are helping us accomplish our mission of fostering educated coexistence and understanding about the important ecological role of coyotes and other native carnivores. Read on... and thank you for your support of Project Coyote. We would not be able to do this important work without your help.

For North America's Song Dog,

Camilla H. Fox
Executive Director

VICTORY! The city council of Arcadia, CA votes unanimously to end cruel coyote snaring

INDIANA may sanction
sadistic coyote/fox "penning"

Unfortunately, after proposing rules to outlaw the practice in March of last year, the Indiana Natural Resources Commission is now proposing to legalize coyote/fox hunting pens – as a direct result of pressure from the National Rifle Association and other pro-penning organizations. Now more than ever, we need your help to stop Indiana from legalizing this blood “sport”.

In our last Coyote Chronicles, we reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to permanently ban cruel pens after public pressure, media exposure, and a multi-state undercover investigation that led to the arrest of 12 people and the issuance of 46 citations for various violations. We need your help to help end this barbaric practice in Indiana while the public comment period is still open!

Your voice matters: Click here to speak up for coyotes and foxes in Indiana. Thank you!

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