Three separate times — 1982, 1989, and 2016 — the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission studied wolf reintroduction and each time adopted formal positions in opposition. That doesn’t stop the radical activists who will likely never see nor hear the…
Another biological aspect not being discussed, Holyoak said, is the Mexican wolf population in New Mexico and Arizona that has been restored at a high cost to taxpayers. Holyoak said wolves in Montana have spread to surrounding states and will…
Calls for help have been largely ignored as the agenda of the expansion and overpopulation of apex predators continues by our powers that be, as does the havoc it wreaks. By Jim Carrell – North Central Montana Contributing Editor The…
Of course, the primary safety consideration at issue here, the situation that triggered the roundup in the first place, is the nearly three tons of geese poop city officials claimed are deposited by geese in parks and public places every…
Jerome Rosa, executive director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, said the announcement confirms that wolf recovery is on track, and gives ranchers in Western Oregon more ability to address conflicts between wolves and livestock. George Plaven Capital Press Federal plan…
Non-lethal deterrents have been used by Flickinger to scare bears. However, last year he was forced to shoot a bear. Alaskan law does permit bears to be killed if it is the last resort for “defense of your life or…
A similar tactic is being used to deal with coyotes infesting urban areas across the U.S. Since the gray wolf has disappeared from much of North America, coyotes have bred and spread free of its greatest competitor, The New York Times reports.…
The Humane Society of the United States filed lawsuits in 2008 and 2012 in the hopes to impede the removal of the sea lions. They have completely disregarded the far-reaching consequences of the salmon’s population decline. Salmon are considered a…
They claim that delisting will increase human encounters, thus leading to killing — euthanizing, if you like. Of course, more encounters are already happening for two reasons. First, Yellowstone grizzly populations haverisen from 136 in 1975 to more than 700…
The State of Alaska is among several parties with lawsuits pending challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service efforts to override Alaska's authority to manage state-trust fish and wildlife species. All other 49 states support Alaska and…