![Some California counties reject U.S. policy of killing predatory wildlife](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Article-wolves.jpg)
![Some California counties reject U.S. policy of killing predatory wildlife](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Article-wolves.jpg)
![Another California County Suspends Contract With Federal Wildlife-killing Program](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Media-Release-LLD7.jpg)
Another California County Suspends Contract With Federal Wildlife-killing Program
YREKA, Calif. — Responding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal-protection and conservation groups, Siskiyou County officials have announced the suspension of its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as Wildlife Services, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program has killed more than 28,000 animals in the county over the past decade.
![Shasta County Suspends Contract with Wildlife-Killing Agency](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Media-Release-LLD6.jpg)
Shasta County Suspends Contract with Wildlife-Killing Agency
REDDING, CA (July 24, 2018) — Responding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Shasta County officials announced on Friday that the county will suspend its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as Wildlife Services.
![Farming with Wildlife ~ An Interview with Randy & Pam Comeleo](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Benton-NFTF-960.jpg)
Farming with Wildlife ~ An Interview with Randy & Pam Comeleo
As Project Coyote works with colleagues and coalitions to reform predator management at federal, state and county levels, we are also building partnerships to advance peaceful coexistence models.
![‘Big Victory’: Fed. Gov’s ‘Cruel’ Wildlife Killing Program Stopped in Court Again, This Time in NorCal](https://projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PuppyCloseup2_MonteDeignan-1059x675.jpg)
‘Big Victory’: Fed. Gov’s ‘Cruel’ Wildlife Killing Program Stopped in Court Again, This Time in NorCal
San Francisco, California — Wildlife Services — from the sound of it, one might think it’s a program that would be supportive or in “service” to wildlife. But environmental and conservation groups say the century-old agency is anything but helpful to animals — especially if you happen to be a bear, wolf, mountain lion, bobcat, coyote or other predatory mammal.