If the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) passes a proposed rule fueled by trophy hunting interest groups like Safari Club International, Missouri residents will be able to kill a black bear for $25 starting October 2021. If we don’t stop them, hunters could once again decimate the state’s black bear population, reversing decades of progress in restoring bears from near extinction.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) is considering a proposed rule to ban coyote killing contests statewide. Currently hunting of coyotes is allowed unfettered across the state, year-round, day and night. Under the proposed rule change, MDIFW would establish protections for coyotes with prohibitions on killing contests and restrictions on how many animals hunters are allowed to kill during a seasonal hunt. In an ideal world, we would like to see no hunting of coyotes, but this proposed change is a big step in the right direction.
Thanks to you we are at the finish line for banning rodenticides in California! Your calls, emails and letters have made all the difference. But we need your help for one final push! AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act that places a moratorium on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), passed the State Senate by a vote of 23-7 on the last day of the legislative session. The bill was given concurrence by the State Assembly with a vote of 46-11—less than two hours before the midnight deadline.
The California Legislature is currently considering two bills—AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, and SB 1175, critical legislation that addresses the spread of global pandemics—that each have enormous impact on wildlife in the state. Take action now to help make sure these bills pass!
AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, has been amended and has now become a moratorium bill on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. The new bill language places a statewide moratorium on these dangerous poisons until the Department of Pesticide Regulation finishes its evaluation of their use and the Department of Fish and Wildlife determines that they will not result in significant adverse effects to non-target wildlife.
We’ve reached out to you before for your help in urging Mendocino County to permanently terminate its contract with the USDA Wildlife Services, which has trapped, shot, and killed hundreds of bears, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, mountain lions and other wildlife in Mendocino—and inadvertently killed non-target species, including imperiled wildlife and beloved pets. The County has been using taxpayer dollars to pay for their lethal wildlife management program, often on behalf of commercial agricultural interests.