Native animals, such as mountain lions and coyotes, will get a reprieve from predator control efforts on Nevada public lands thanks to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…continue reading 
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to pin the blame on mountain lions. Utah has now opened the floodgates to year-round lion…continue reading 
A multi-year effort by conservationists and others to ban what they say is the wanton slaughter of coyotes for cash and prizes has morphed into a movement to end the debate by licensing wildlife killing…continue reading 
Traditional conservation has focused solely on preserving species, habitats, and ecosystems. It aims to avert population declines and prevent extinctions. To achieve these goals, it has largely relied on quantitative measures, such as population abundance and…continue reading 
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most…continue reading
BY Kitty Block Some fights to protect animals turn out to be uphill battles that last for years, requiring a steadfast determination, resilience and consistency in advocacy, argumentation and campaigning. This has proven to be the…continue reading 
“Predator cleansing,” a term hatched not long ago by independent wildlife researchers, doesn’t mean what it sounds like, that is, the ancient tradition of killing predators in a vain attempt to create more and better game.Traditional…continue reading 
Grizzlies in the Lower 48 will remain under endangered species protection, federal officials announced Wednesday. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon slammed the decision as a parting shot from the outgoing Biden administration, calling it “politics, not…continue reading 
ABSTRACT Cougars (Puma concolor) occupy mountain ranges throughout the Great Basin, Nevada, USA,where legal trapping of bobcats (Lynx rufus) is common and some non-target captures of cougars in bobcattraps occur. Such incidental capture of cougars…continue reading 
by Ted Williams“Predator cleansing,” a term hatched not long ago by independent wildlife researchers, doesn’t mean what it sounds like, that is, the ancient tradition of killing predators in a vain attempt to create more and…continue reading