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Oct 02 2024 ‘The committee failed’: Wyoming endorses hitting wolves with snowmobiles — so long as they’re killed
Ten Wyoming legislators unanimously backed a bill Monday that would explicitly make it legal for people to hit wolves with snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles -
Sep 14 2024 Wyoming’s legal embrace of killing wildlife with snowmobiles triggers federal bill
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) was the lead author of a bill that’s been dubbed the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act, which would prohibit running over and killing wildlife with motorized vehicles on some classes of federal land. -
Sep 06 2024 The right to snowmobile over wildlife could soon be explicitly protected in Wyoming
A wolf that was injured by a snowmobile and kept alive for kicks has drawn global attention. The bill drafted in response, however, specifically clarifies that snowmobiling over animals is legal. -
Aug 05 2024 Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.
Gov. Mark Gordon advised lawmakers to steer clear of messing with predatory animal statutes that allow for much-aligned recreational activity. -
Jul 21 2024 Learn about the failure of “Best Management Practices” (BMP) and the cruelty they impose on our precious wildlife
BMPs are failed scientifically-researched recommendations for traps and trapping systems used to capture furbearers in the United States. These tests cause needless suffering and death of wildlife.