The Hawaii State Legislature is currently considering SB 969, a bill that would ban the sale of new fur products—and we need your help to get it passed

Speak up now to support SB32 ~ aka Roxy's Law ~ and end cruel trapping and poisoning on public lands The New Mexico State Legislature is currently considering SB32, a bill that would ban traps and poisons on New Mexico’s public lands—and we need your help to get...

On Saturday, March 20, 2021, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will discuss wildlife killing contests and may provide direction to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to consider regulatory prohibition on contests across the state. During this two day meeting, the Board will also consider a ban on hunting bears with hound dogs (bear hounding).

Legislation to end cruel coyote killing contests has been reintroduced in the Oregon State Legislature as House Bill 2728. This bill would protect countless coyotes from being killed for prizes or monetary awards.

The Maryland state legislature is currently considering HB 293 / SB 200, which would ban wildlife killing contests in the state. This bill would protect countless coyotes, foxes, and raccoons from being killed for prizes or monetary awards.

The 2021 Initial Release and Translocation Plan outlines management options for initial release(s) and translocation(s) of Mexican wolves into the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA) in Arizona and New Mexico for the year.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed regulation changes to allow hunting Alaska’s iconic brown bears over bait in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Additionally, the proposed rule would also allow trapping diverse species with leghold traps that have serrated or spiked jaws and can be set within one mile of public roads—with no requirement for periodic trap checks. This flagrant lack of regulation means trapped animals will suffer excruciating pain, dehydration, starvation and predation for days or even weeks.

If the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) passes a proposed rule fueled by trophy hunting interest groups like Safari Club International, Missouri residents will be able to kill a black bear for $25 starting October 2021. If we don’t stop them, hunters could once again decimate the state’s black bear population, reversing decades of progress in restoring bears from near extinction.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) is considering a proposed rule to ban coyote killing contests statewide. Currently hunting of coyotes is allowed unfettered across the state, year-round, day and night. Under the proposed rule change, MDIFW would establish protections for coyotes with prohibitions on killing contests and restrictions on how many animals hunters are allowed to kill during a seasonal hunt. In an ideal world, we would like to see no hunting of coyotes, but this proposed change is a big step in the right direction.

Thanks to you we are at the finish line for banning rodenticides in California! Your calls, emails and letters have made all the difference. But we need your help for one final push! AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act that places a moratorium on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), passed the State Senate by a vote of 23-7 on the last day of the legislative session. The bill was given concurrence by the State Assembly with a vote of 46-11—less than two hours before the midnight deadline.

The California Legislature is currently considering two bills—AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, and SB 1175, critical legislation that addresses the spread of global pandemics—that each have enormous impact on wildlife in the state. Take action now to help make sure these bills pass!

AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, has been amended and has now become a moratorium bill on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. The new bill language places a statewide moratorium on these dangerous poisons until the Department of Pesticide Regulation finishes its evaluation of their use and the Department of Fish and Wildlife determines that they will not result in significant adverse effects to non-target wildlife.