Coyotes have been blamed for the death of 22 pets in a Washington neighborhood, according to the local news. LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- Coyotes have killed so many pets -- seven dogs and 15 cats, by one resident's count -- that people who live in the Oakbrook neighborhood of Lakewood have hired a trapper to get rid of the predators. The state of Washington banned recreational and … [Read more...]
Research Underway in New Mexico Trapping Ban Area
A while back, I reported on a trapping ban instituted by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in the state's gray wolf recovery area. The ban was placed and extended with the a stipulation that a study would be performed to evaluate trapping's potential impacts to wolves. That study is now underway, with research being conducted by the University of New Mexico. Most trappers … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Works to Amend Trap Ban
Animal rights groups are "all up in a tizzy" over the recent work of the Massachusetts legislature to make a minor change to the ballot initiative passed by voters over a decade ago that banned trapping in the state. Based on the rhetoric, you'd think the legislature were trying to overturn the ban and re-instate legalized trapping in the state. If only. The change would … [Read more...]
New Mexico Governor Bans Trapping in Wolf Recovery Area
Amidst a slew of propaganda from animal rights activists and members of the media, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson ordered the New Mexico Game and Fish Department to impose a six month ban on trapping in the area along the New Mexico-Arizona border where gray wolves were introduced beginning in 1998. The ban halts trapping in the area until a study can be completed to … [Read more...]
Thanks From MEWM
Here's a message from Montanans for Effective Wildlife Management, the group that successfully fought off the effort to ban trapping in Montana: I 160, the anti trapping ballot initiative, failed to qualify for the November 2010 ballot. The MEWM Steering Committee, Pac/West, the hundreds of organizations, businesses and individuals who contributed monetarily, as well as the … [Read more...]
Montana Trap Ban Will Not Make Ballot
The initiative that could have ended trapping as we know it in the state of Montana will not be on the ballot this November. With the deadline past for supporters of I-160, the effort to ban trapping on public lands in Montana, to gather enough signatures to put the question to the voters in November, signature numbers have fallen short. Although the animal rights groups came … [Read more...]
A Message from MEWM on the Montana Trap Ban Effort
Here's an update from Montanans for Effective Wildlife Management, the group formed to fight the proposed ballot initiative (I-160) that would ban trapping on all public land in Montana. The initiative supporters still need to collect a large number of signatures for the question to show up on the ballot, but MEWM is being proactive in an effort to get the early word out on … [Read more...]