Incredibly, the Biden administration has just announced its intention to defend the Trump administration’s unscientific and politically-motivated removal of federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states. President Biden and Interior…continue reading 
By Don MoldeWhat’s wrong with roundups for wild horses? Two things come to mind. Cattle and domestic sheep have no definable regulatory social structure by which they live their lives. Wild horses, by their evolutionary history,…continue reading 
Up is down and black is whiteOpinion In 1992, Nevada was suffering a multi-year drought. Governor Miller declared a drought disaster for several northern Nevada counties. Shortly after, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NBWC)…continue reading 
by Don Molde Opinion Our personal names probably say more about our parents than about us. Corporation, business, agency names often suggest a purpose, product or mission; a short-hand way of understanding what they are…continue reading 
Nevada’s Board of Wildlife Commissioners is intentionally designed to protect the entrenched interests of people who shoot wildlife. By promoting policies exclusively designed to improve opportunity for hunters, they have perpetuated an unjust system which…continue reading 
Lots in common ~ Opinion What do coyotes and wild horses have in common in Nevada? Both make the news more than any other animal or wildlife species in the state. Both suffer from the…continue reading 
Opinion Let’s start with a loose definition of an oxymoron, a contradiction of terms in the same word, sentence, or utterance. Take the word, ‘sportsman’ for example. A recent Sierra Nevada Ally piece by Kelsey Penrose centers…continue reading 
January 24, 2022 - Friends of Nevada Wilderness has joined more than a dozen other conservation and sportspersons organizations in sending a heartfelt thanks to Nevada’s Congressional delegation for once again denying a devastating military takeover of…continue reading 
Coyote-killing contests will continue in Nevada after the state’s Wildlife Commission narrowly voted against banning the contests. Proponents say the wildlife-killing contests — in which participants shoot as many coyotes as they can find in order to…continue reading 
THE PROBLEM: LACK OF DIVERSITY ON 9-MEMBER, GOVERNOR-APPOINTED NEVADA BOARD OF WILDLIFE COMMISSIONERS (NBWC): There is an over-representation of hunter/trapper/ agriculture on the NBWC and an under-representation of the general population/conservation/ scientific (without hunting licenses).…continue reading