End the Incidental Trapping of Nevada’s Mountain Lions
End the incidental trapping of Nevada’s mountain lions. Incidental trapping harms one of every six or seven mountain lions in Nevada.
Take action at the 12/6 Arizona Wildlife Commission meeting
We need your voice at the Arizona Wildlife Commission meeting on December 6 to protect Arizona’s wildlife and public lands.
Ban Dog Pack Hunting in Arizona
Wildlife for All Cosigns Petition to Ban Dog Pack Hunting in Arizona SANTA FE, N.M.—Wildlife for All is proud to join conservation groups in petitioning the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to ban the use of dog packs in hunting wildlife including mountain lions and...
East Slope Mountain Lion Discussion Reveals Hunting Is Unnecessary
On Friday, debate at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on the East Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan, heard a former employee that led the state’s mountain lion program for years admit that hunting mountain lions isn’t necessary.
Action Alert: CPW Commission Meeting Nov. 14-15
Trophy hunting groups are targeting Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) commissioners who supported Prop 127; pack the room to show support!
New Mexico Loses Another Wildlife Commissioner
Friday, the New Mexico Wildlife Federation released news that Edward Garcia resigned from the New Mexico Game Commission effective Aug. 1. While there is no additional information available at this time, the loss of yet another commissioner adds additional weight to...
Wyoming Wolf Torture Incident Highlights Need to Drastically Reform State Wildlife Management
Wildlife for All and partners renewed our call for Wyoming and other states to overhaul their wildlife management policies in the wake of an incident of a wolf having been captured and tortured in Wyoming.
A Proposed VT Bill Would Add Nonhunters to the Fish and Wildlife Board
A bill in Vermont would democratize wildlife policy making by adding nonhunters to the state wildlife board. This NY Times article links it to similar efforts to shake up wildlife management in other states.
Proposed Washington State Policy Seeks to Define, Prioritize “Conservation”
Although it is found in many state statutes, the term “wildlife conservation” is seldom defined, leading to widespread confusion about the purpose of state wildlife management. One state wildlife commission decided to do something about it. The result was surprisingly controversial.
Read more here.
Lawsuit Challenges NJ Law Giving Hunters Majority on State Fish and Wildlife Council
A former New Jersey state senator filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that effectively gives hunting groups the power to select a majority of the 11-member NJ Fish and Wildlife Council, which sets wildlife policy for the state. The legal challenge was filed in response to the state’s decision to allow a bear hunt in each of the next five years. The judge denied a preliminary injunction to halt the hunt which began this month.
Read more here.
Wildlife for All joins call to end federal funding for state wildlife killing efforts
In response to the state of Alaska killing more than 100 bears and wolves by helicopter in June, supposedly to increase caribou numbers, a coalition of 35 wildlife and Indigenous groups, including Wildlife for All, sent a letter to Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland in August, renewing their demand that federal funds be withheld from states that practice or sanction the killing of native carnivores like wolves.
Read more here.
Wildlife reforms advance in Colorado with Governor Polis’ latest commission appointments
“Facing escalating threats from climate change, habitat destruction and species extinction, Colorado’s rich natural heritage hangs in the balance — but the recent appointment of three new CPW commissioners offers hope for safeguarding wildlife and the outdoors for all,” says one Colorado hunter.
Read more at the Colorado Politics website
Sen. Baldwin’s ‘Midwest Gray Wolf Delisting’ Bill epitomizes abysmal wildlife policy
Current wolf conservation policies epitomize the bias of state and federal agencies to allow unjustified and unscientific lethal control through undemocratic processes that ignore diverse public values. As a result, wolves are used as a political bargaining tool by Republicans and Democrats alike. The latest move to delist wolves by US Senators Baldwin and Klobuchar is no exception.
Read this statement by Wildlife for All and our partners to learn more.
State wildlife agencies focus on ‘hook and bullet’ work. Some see a new path. Washington state aims for a broader conservation role.
“Most state wildlife agencies have followed the North American model for wildlife for a century or more,” said state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, a Democrat who championed the measure. “It’s worth looking — is there a better model?” This Stateline article by Alex Brown looks at steps Washington State is taking to democratize and modernize its wildlife management, along the lines Wildlife for All’s reform agenda.
Read more at the Stateline website
NM Governor vetoes bill to overhaul Game Commission
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham pocket vetoed a bipartisan bill passed by the NM Legislature that would have made the NM Game Commission more professional and representative of the broad public interest in wildlife. The bill was backed by Wildlife for All and a broad coalition of NM groups, ranging from hunters to animal welfare advocates. The governor’s office has not offered an explanation for her veto.
Read more at the Santa Fe New Mexican website
Hunting group recognizes Wildlife for All as leader of democratization effort
A national hunting group has identified Wildlife for All as the leader of efforts to democratize wildlife management in the U.S.
Read more at the MeatEater website
Press Release: Game of Groans – Fossil fuel lobbyist appointed to New Mexico Game Commission
Game of Groans: Fossil fuel lobbyist appointed to New Mexico Game Commission. Wildlife advocates decry extractive industry’s disproportionate representation.
Today, in a move that only intensifies the conservation community’s frustration towards the Commission and administration, NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham selected a senior ExxonMobil employee to serve on the public commission that oversees wildlife policy in the state.
Press Release: Gov. Inslee Listens to Wildlife Advocates, Fills Commission Seats with Individuals Who Take Their Public Trust Duties Seriously
Wildlife for All commends Governor Jay Inslee for appointing three qualified Commissioners with substantial professional expertise in wildlife science and policy to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Commission sets wildlife policy for the state.
In tied vote, Washington commissioners suspend controversial spring bear hunt
By Eli Francovich. The Spokesman-Review.
This article highlights an important example of a wildlife commission following the will of the public. Due to an unfilled commission seat, the vote ended in a 4-4 tie putting the controversial bear hunt on hold. The commissioners that voted against the hunt questioned WDFW’s population data and cited public opinion as a main reason for their vote.
New campaign with New Mexico roots pushes for wildlife management reform
By Hannah Grover. Originally published in The New Mexico Political Report.
A newly launched initiative seeks to reform wildlife management not only in New Mexico, but across the nation.
