Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not — News : NPR

A whopping 7,000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they would sit out the hunt.(Image credit: Bryant Aardema/Getty Images) via Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not — News : …

New Study Explores the Range Collapse of Asiatic Cheetahs — The Jaguar

Introduction The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is in dire straits. There may be as few as 50 individuals left, placing this Critically Endangered subspecies on the brink of extinction. Accompanying the Asiatic cheetah’s decline has been a dramatic range reduction. While it once inhabited lands from Sinai to India, the Asiatic cheetah is now […] …

Interior Dept. moves to allow Alaska bear hunting with doughnuts, bacon

What is wrong with the policy makers at the Interior Department, are they themselves the hunters, or are they just as depraved as those who think baiting bears with doughnuts and bacon is either ethical or honourable? Where's the public outcry? I don't understand how such cowardly policies are even being considered. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/interior-dept-moves-allow-alaska-bear-hunting-doughnuts-bacon-n876306?cid=public-rss_20180522

Tri-national Protected Natural Area for Jaguars

I have a quick and important news article to share. According to the Yucatan Times, Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Conanp) has taken the first steps towards creating the first trinational Protected Natural Area (ANP) for jaguars (Panthera onca). The original story indicates that Mexico wants to partner with Belize and Guatemala to […] …