The B.C. government’s controversial wolf cull is being challenged in court by two environmental groups that say the program fails to meet the legal requirements of proper wildlife management. Pacific Wild and the Valhalla Wilderness Society have filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court calling for the cancellation of a wildlife permit that authorizes the wolf kill, and for an …
Use of snares in Western Canadian wolf culls fuels ethical debate
Snares not only are inhumane, but wildly indiscriminate, often killing non-target species, such as cougars, Lynx, deer, bears and moose. As if to underscore the random nature of snares, in late February two golden eagles were brought in to the Medicine River Wildlife Centre near Raven, 60 kilometres southwest of Red Deer, after being caught in wolf snares. One bird …
Culprit sought in illegal wolf shooting in Switzerland
Local authorities have filed a complaint following the discovery of a dead wolf in canton Valais. Wolves are a protected species in Switzerland – a policy upheld in parliament just days ago. A fisherman had found the carcass on the bank of the River Rhone near Raron earlier this month. On Saturday, Canton Valais authorities confirmed that the animal weighing …
March 18, 2016 ODFW Commission Meeting Schedule and Minutes
MUST READ: It would appear you can email your comments to Oregons Governor… Gov. Kate Brown. It Also Appears that the news of O’Keeffe, president of the Oregon Cattle Association, has already influenced Governor Brown. Evidently Oregonlives Reporter Bill Monroe | For The Oregonian/OregonLive already states that Cheers are in order to both the Democratically controlled Oregon Legislature and John O’Keeffe, president …