by Felipe Gonzales | Feb 12, 2016 | In the News, In the News Archive 2016
Coyote hunting competitions were banned in California at the end of 2014, and wildlife advocates hoped to get a similar ban passed in Nevada late last year, but failed to persuade the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commission. The commission voted 5-2 against the ban, a...
by Felipe Gonzales | Feb 12, 2016 | In the News, In the News Archive 2016
Should New Hampshire sportsman be allowed to hunt and trap bobcats? Since the idea of a season on bobcats was first put on the table more than a year ago, that question has stirred up strong emotions, and those emotions came to a head Monday night.
by Felipe Gonzales | Feb 12, 2016 | In the News, In the News Archive 2016
Day after day, the mountain lion struggled to free itself. But the steel-jaw trap held its grip. Desperate, the big cat bit the trap so hard that it broke a tooth. It tugged and wrenched and twisted. Finally, exhausted and dehydrated, the 7-foot-long male died in the...
by Felipe Gonzales | Feb 12, 2016 | In the News, In the News Archive 2016
You’ve probably never seen a bobcat. It’s an elusive creature that’s about two to three times the size of a house cat – a feline with distinctive spotted fur that’s coveted around the world. In many states in the U.S., it’s legal to trap and kill...
by Felipe Gonzales | Feb 12, 2016 | In the News, In the News Archive 2016
The traps are set near hiking trails, on public land, even in wildlife refuges. Their purpose: to capture bobcats and other wild animals whose pelts are exported to China, Russia, Canada and other countries.
