California Becomes First State To Ban Brutal Wildlife-Killing Contests
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.
Killing Wolves to Keep Them From Killing Sheep Is Backfiring
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.
California’s Fish and Game Commission voted on Wednesday to ban coyote hunting derbies. Those are contests where hunters vie to kill the most coyotes, or the biggest, for prizes. Some people profit from hunting coyotes. They take part in coyote hunting derbies, in fact. Hunters compete to kill the most or the biggest coyotes for prizes. Now California is moving to ban those derbies, the first statewide band of its kind in the United States. NPR’s Nathan Rott reports.
California wildlife managers ban prizes for competitive hunts
(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. The...
California coyote-killing contests face ban
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...
Triumph: Wolf Killing Free-For-All On Federal Land Canceled After Backlash
A hunting competition that would’ve allowed for the killing of wolves on federal land has been canceled after backlash from environmental groups.
Groups Sue NorCal County Over Work With Federal Wildlife Agency
A coalition of wildlife protection groups filed a lawsuit against Mendocino County on Tuesday, charging that the county’s contract with a controversial federal wildlife agency violates state environmental laws.
Environmentalists file suit over wolf hunt derby
Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit late Thursday to prevent a federal agency from extending a wolf- and coyote-hunting derby onto additional public lands in east-central Idaho.
Men Who Fear Demons See Demons Everywhere
Constant expansion of the human race means development into wild life areas.
Killing of 11 coyotes in California infuriates conservationists
The killing of 11 coyotes in Bakersfield during a weekend hunting contest has infuriated conservationists who are trying to ban animal killing competitions that they say needlessly harm important predator populations in California, including, potentially, migrating gray wolves.
Living with Coyotes
Project Coyote’s Executive Director Camilla Fox interviewed by Wild Expectations magazine.
Coyote hunting contest enrages conservationists
Eleven coyotes were killed in a hunting contest this weekend in a remote area outside Bakersfield, California. The killings are legal, but they've outraged conservationists who are working to ban predator killing competitions state-wide in California. Camilla Fox is...