BILLINGS, Mont. Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators.The.
May 27, 2021 Share
BILLINGS Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society and Sierra Club filed a legal petition asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to use her emergency authority to return thousands of wolves in the region to protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Republican lawmakers pushed through legislation in recent weeks that would allow hunters and trappers to kill unlimited numbers of wolves in Idaho and Montana using aggressive tactics such as shooting them from ATVs and helicopters, hunting with night-vision scopes and setting lethal snares that some consider inhumane. Idaho’s law also allows the state to hire private contractors to kill wolves.
The Bengal tiger that was roaming a neighborhood in Houston for several days earlier this month now has a new home.
India the tiger has been taken to the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, an animal sanctuary in Murchison, Texas, about 90 minutes east of Dallas. The facility is part of the Humane Society of the United States.
As you may recall, India was being kept as a pet, which is illegal.
He arrived at his new home on May 15. After a short stay in a temporary habitat to acclimate, he was introduced to his new home on May 22.
India s new digs include a water feature, lush plants, and toys. And while at the ranch, India will enjoy a proper diet, enrichment and an expansive naturally wooded habitat, the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch said in a statement.
A criminal investigation into potential negligent and abusive treatment of more than 300 animals seized by Norman police last month has highlighted the lack of state and federal oversight for
Interior Secretary Haaland asked to protect wolves from laws allowing unlimited killing
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Supporters of restoring protections say the new laws will tip the scales and drive down wolf numbers to unsustainable levels,
Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republicans-backed laws in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society and Sierra Club filed a legal petition asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to use her emergency authority to return thousands of wolves in the region to protection under the Endangered Species Act.