Wildlife advocacy organizations host multi-city premiere screenings of new documentary film, seeking to end coyote killing contests in New Mexico
A coalition of non-profit wildlife advocacy organizations are hosting the premiere of a new documentary film to raise awareness, debunk myths and inspire action to end the cruel and senseless slaughter of wildlife in killing contests.
The Fund for Wild Nature Names Project Coyote Founder & Executive Director Camilla Fox Grassroots Activist of the Year
The Fund for Wild Nature Names Project Coyote Founder & Executive Director Camilla Fox Grassroots Activist of the Year
Animal advocacy groups pleased with updated P-45 status following last week’s impassioned press conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Judie Mancuso of Social Compassion In Legislation speaking to hundreds of attendees urging P-45’s life be saved at Press Conference on November 30, 2016 Recent Developments Mark Significant First Step in Path to Passing New Legislation to...
Court to Monterey County: Lawsuit Over Wildlife Services Animal-killing Contract Can Move Forward
The California Superior Court issued an order Monday evening denying Monterey County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, filed in June by animal protection and conservation organizations.
Research Review Finds that Weak Science has Bolstered the U.S. Government’s Predator-Control Practices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 1, 2016 Research Review Finds that Weak Science has Bolstered the U.S. Government’s Predator-Control Practices Peer Reviewed Journal Article Vindicates Wildlife Advocates’ Claims against Lethal Predator Management MILL VALLEY, Calif....
PROJECT COYOTE OFFERS $1,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN SNIPER SHOOTING OF COYOTE IN LOS ANGELES
Project Coyote is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for a sniper shooting of a coyote, in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Torrance Hires Critter Busters to Snare & Kill Coyotes While LA Considers a Humane Non-Lethal Coyote Coexistence Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 Torrance, CA -- Project Coyote has learned that the City of Torrance hired a private trapping firm called “Critter Busters” to commence coyote trapping this week in the Madrona Marsh Preserve. The City has engaged with the trappers...
PROJECT COYOTE DENOUNCES CITY OF TORRANCE’S TRAPPING AND KILLING OF COYOTES
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2016 TORRANCE, Calif. - In the wake of the City of Torrance's commencement of the trapping and killing of coyotes, Project Coyote denounces the indiscriminate killing of wildlife, including the use of cruel snare traps. The hiring of Critter...
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES MONTEREY COUNTY’S CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL WILDLIFE-KILLING PROGRAM
Wildlife Services’ Indiscriminate Trapping Endangers Family Pets SALINAS, Calif.— Animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services – a...
Mendocino County to Perform Environmental Study on Lethal Animal Program: County Settles Second Lawsuit with Animal Protection Coalition Over Controversial Wildlife Services Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2016 In a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has agreed to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and immediately...
Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Services’ Authority to Kill Wolves in Oregon
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services to kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon.