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Feb 15 2015 Wildlife Services Sued by Conservation Groups
The groups asked a U.S. judge in Idaho to force the agency to stop violating federal environmental and wildlife protection laws. -
Dec 04 2014 Nearly 20 Lynx Caught in Traps in Maine This Fall as Trapping Rules Loosened
A federally protected Canada lynx has been killed by a trap and nearly 20 others have been caught but not killed this fall, including five or six since the federal government’s approval last month of a trapping plan administered by the state of Maine -
Dec 03 2014 California Game and Fish Votes to Prohibit Hunting Derbies
In response to overwhelming public support for banning wildlife-killing contests, the California Fish and Game Commission voted today to adopt regulations prohibiting hunting “derbies” targeting species such as coyotes, raccoons and badgers. The ban came after thousands of Californians expressed opposition to the killing competitions. -
Nov 25 2014 With Lawsuit Pending, Feds Cancel Idaho Predator-killing Derby
BOISE, Idaho —In response to a lawsuit from conservation groups, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to cancel a permit allowing an anti-wolf organization to conduct a “predator derby” on more than 3 million acres of public lands near Salmon, Idaho. -
Nov 04 2014 Center for Biological Diversity Launches Lawsuit to Protect Rare Northern Rockies Fisher
The Fisher faces threats from logging, incidental trapping, and road building.