by Project Coyote | Dec 5, 2014
Above Photo: Not a Pretty Picture by Carol Von Canon (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) By Peter Fimrite The California Fish and Game Commission has banned predator killing contests, ending a fierce debate over the rural tradition. The commission’s 4-1 vote Wednesday marks the first...
by Project Coyote | Dec 3, 2014
Above Photo: El Coyote by Joyce Cory (CC BY 4.0) By Laura Zuckerman (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...
by Project Coyote | Dec 3, 2014
Above Photo: Coyote emerges from coyote brush by Matt Knoth (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) By Scott Smith California wildlife officials on Wednesday banned coyote hunting contests that have sparked a culture clash by offering cash and other prizes to marksmen who killed the most...
by Project Coyote | Nov 25, 2014
Above Photo: Coyote in Bolinas, Marin County by Nathan Forget (CC BY 4.0) By Chris Clarke 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...
by Project Coyote | Nov 6, 2014
Above Photo: Our backyard coyote by Tjflex2 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) By Peter Fimrite 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...
