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Aug 20 2015 Wildlife Groups Sue to Stop Maine’s Trapping Season to Protect Canada Lynx
Three wildlife conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop Maine’s fur-trapping season in an effort to prevent the accidental killing of Canada lynx, a federally protected species. -
Dec 30 2014 Dispersing Gray Wolf in Utah shot by Coyote Hunter
Though initially thought to be 'Echo', the Grand Canyon wolf, it appears to have been a different wolf. -
Dec 14 2014 New Lynx Estimate Will Help Maine, Federal Wildlife Agencies Deal With Trapping Concerns
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife ordered the halt of all above-ground trapping in the northern half of the state in response to the death of two Canada lynx that were killed in traps this fall. -
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 -
Sep 23 2014 Federal Judge Reinstates Federal Protections for Wyoming Wolves!
Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2012 statewide Endangered Species Act delisting of the species.