by Project Coyote | Dec 4, 2014 | In the News Archive 2014
In a historic move aimed at making wildlife management both more ethical and more consistent with natural systems, lawmakers in California have approved a measure banning wildlife-killing contests — becoming the first state in the nation to do so.
by Project Coyote | Dec 4, 2014 | In the News Archive 2014
Call it revenge killings. Or call it how science sees it. Either way, the idea that shooting wolves keeps them from preying on livestock looks like it’s going up in flames.
by Project Coyote | Dec 3, 2014 | In the News Archive 2014
(Reuters) – California wildlife managers on Wednesday banned the awarding of prizes for hunting contests targeting non-game animals like coyotes in what is believed to be the first such measure in the country aimed at lessening the appeal of such competitions....
by Project Coyote | Dec 2, 2014 | In the News Archive 2014
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Organized coyote hunts that award prizes to the top marksman have sparked a culture clash in California between wildlife advocates who value the animals as an essential part of the landscape and people who view coyotes as wily varmints to be...
by Project Coyote | Nov 26, 2014 | In the News Archive 2014
A hunting competition that would’ve allowed for the killing of wolves on federal land has been canceled after backlash from environmental groups.
