Hunting is dying off. Only 5% of Americans hunt and the number is set to plummet as Baby Boomers retire. Stop using hunting as an excuse for giving anyone a military weapon.
Keep reading It’s time for hunters to stop being human shields for the NRA
 Releasing predators in Central Park play a huge role in the fantasies and rhetoric of hunters. Could one have planted a dead black bear cub scare New Yorkers? Seems like somebody with access to dead wildlife was trying to make a point. Keep reading Did a Hunter Leave a Dead Bear in Central Park to Teach New Yorkers a Lesson?  Obamas get another rarified purebred dog, then try to assuage their guilt by making a donation to the local shelter. Keep reading Obamas to Shelter Animals: Drop Dead  The new scorecard for the FWS recovery effort: 58 Mexican wolves in wild. Agents killed 13 on purpose, 18 by accident and let another 43 get killed illegally. Oh, and zero new wolves released since 2007. Keep reading Seriously? Feds to shoot one of 58 endangered Mexican wolves left in wild  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says we need to hurry up and kill Canada geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near JFK because bird-plane strikes are up–but Canada geese haven’t hit planes there in years. Keep reading Gilibrand rushes killing geese at refuge near JFK, where they haven’t hit a plane in nearly 2 years  Instead of pretending to hunt quail or varmints, Newt is pushing his lifelong love of animals and zoos. Keep reading Newt Gingrich visits zoos instead of hunting on campaign  A Republican congressman introduced a bill to allow MT and ID to manage their wolves (that is, hunt them to extinction). Meanwhile, WI and MI have wolf classes Keep reading Wolf seminars in Midwest; crazy wolf hunting bills out west; good news for big cats  Most Americans don’t realize that their wildlife is already effectively managed for and by hunters. Arizona is voting on formally giving the 5% of its citizens who hunt priority over the 31% who prefer just to watch wildlife. The measure is also dumb financially. Wildlife watchers spend $789 million in Arizona each year, while hunters only spend $322 million. Keep reading Should the 3% of Arizona that Hunts Control 100% of the Wildlife?  The wiki map site ProtectedPlanet, which shows people what’s in protected areas around the globe, is probably the most concrete thing to come out of the 10th Convention on Biological Diversity Keep reading Wiki Site Maps Protected Areas Around the Globe  Icelandic whalers fitted a big boat for whale watchers. They’ll showcase whale organs, harpoons and whale meat and hope to win over whale lover Keep reading Icelandic Whalers Try to Lure Tourists Onto Whaling Boats, Showcasing Organs, Meat and Guns |
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