Tag Archives: Hunting and Trapping

The New York Times 10:07 am on June 6, 2022
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Behold the Lionfish, as Transfixing as It Is Destructive

Lionfish, while spectacularly beautiful, are wreaking havoc on Caribbean reef habitats.

#bonaire, #caribbean-area, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #fishing-sport, #hunting-and-trapping, #marine-biology, #photography, #reefs, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 18, 2022
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A Portrait of South Georgia: Abundance, Exploitation, Recovery

A series of ecological initiatives, including the eradication of several invasive species, has dramatically revived the life and landscape of this remote sub-Antarctic island.

#animals, #antarctic-regions, #birds, #global-warming, #hunting-and-trapping, #invasive-species, #islands, #oceans-and-seas, #penguins, #rats, #reindeer, #seals-animals-and-sealing, #south-georgia-island, #whales-and-whaling, #wildlife-die-offs

The New York Times 11:00 pm on April 8, 2022
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Foxes and D.C. Politicians Don’t Mix, As This Week and History Show

The nation’s founding fathers hunted foxes for sport. This week, a rabid fox that bit nine people near the U.S. Capitol led to a very different type of hunt.

#foxes, #hunting-and-trapping, #internal-sub-only-nl, #united-states-capitol-police, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-dc

The New York Times 3:04 pm on April 1, 2022
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U.S. Allows Hunters to Import Some Elephant Trophies From African Countries

After settling a lawsuit filed during the Trump administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service granted six permits to bring elephant parts into the country. It may approve more in the coming months.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #conservation-of-resources, #elephants, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #hunting-and-trapping, #namibia, #safari-club-international, #safaris, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #your-feed-science, #zimbabwe

The New York Times 4:36 pm on March 11, 2022
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Wolves, and Misinformation About Them, Make a California Comeback

For the past 10 years, wolves have been steadily returning to the state after being wiped out a century ago. But not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat.

#california, #cattle, #conservation-of-resources, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #hunting-and-trapping, #livestock, #rumors-and-misinformation, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wolves, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:06 pm on February 19, 2022
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After Mounting a Comeback, Eagles Face a New Threat

A study of hundreds of bald eagles and golden eagles showed that nearly half of them had chronic lead poisoning.

#bald-eagles, #conservation-of-resources, #eagles-birds, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #golden-eagles, #hunting-and-trapping, #lead, #poisoning-and-poisons, #united-states

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 7, 2022
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Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?

White-tailed deer could become a reservoir for the virus, putting people and animals at risk, health experts say.

#agriculture-and-farming, #animals, #canada, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-delta-variant, #coronavirus-omicron-variant, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deer, #hunting-and-trapping, #illinois, #iowa, #livestock, #livestock-diseases, #microbiology, #minks-animals, #north-america, #ohio, #pennsylvania, #pets, #quebec-province-canada, #staten-island-nyc, #veterinary-medicine, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 2, 2022
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‘An Environmentalist With a Gun’: Inside Steven Rinella’s Hunting Empire

With “MeatEater” on Netflix and a growing roster of podcasts, he is teaching a new kind of hunter about how killing animals can be part of loving nature.

#bears, #conservation-of-resources, #deer, #gun-control, #hunting-and-trapping, #rogan-joe, #roosevelt-theodore, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:05 pm on February 1, 2022
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The Rampaging Pigs of the San Francisco Bay Area

A proposed California law would make it easier to hunt feral swine, the voracious ‘super invaders’ that are the bane of some East Bay suburbs.

#agriculture-department, #alameda-calif, #hunting-and-trapping, #pigs

The New York Times 10:57 pm on January 18, 2022
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Dentist Killed His Wife on an African Hunting Trip, U.S. Says

Lawrence Rudolph collected nearly $4.9 million in life insurance benefits after the fatal shooting of his wife, Bianca, in Zambia in 2016, according to court documents. He has pleaded not guilty.

#arizona, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #frauds-and-swindling, #hunting-and-trapping, #life-insurance, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #pennsylvania, #rudolph-bianca-d-2016, #rudolph-lawrence, #safaris, #zambia

The New York Times 10:11 am on January 17, 2022
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Wolves Are Being Slaughtered in the West

Wolves have thrived since returning to the Northern Rockies. Now they face relentless assault by hunters and trappers.

#booker-cory-a, #conservation-of-resources, #elk, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #gianforte-greg-1961, #house-of-representatives, #hunting-and-trapping, #idaho, #livestock, #montana, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #senate, #state-legislatures, #wolves, #wyoming, #yellowstone-national-park

The New York Times 5:56 pm on January 10, 2022
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A Moose Hunting Class Is Teaching Students About Food

A small group of Alaskan middle-schoolers get a hands-on lesson in hunting and processing food from the land.

#alaska, #butchers-and-butchering, #education-k-12, #food, #hunting-and-trapping, #meat, #moose

The New York Times 7:24 pm on December 6, 2021
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After 8 Wolves Are Poisoned, Oregon Police Ask for Help

From February to July, an entire pack and three other wolves were found dead from poisoning, according to the authorities.

#endangered-and-extinct-species, #hunting-and-trapping, #oregon, #poisoning-and-poisons, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #wolves

The New York Times 11:18 pm on December 5, 2021
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900 Bison at Yellowstone Are Targeted for Removal

The bison will be slaughtered, shot by hunters or relocated under a plan to address a booming population in the national park that has led to overgrazing.

#bison, #brucellosis, #cattle, #hunting-and-trapping, #montana, #national-park-service, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #yellowstone-national-park

The New York Times 12:21 pm on November 24, 2021
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Meat Is Hard for Hungry Families to Come By. Enter These Deer Hunters.

Hunters in New Jersey have shared 2.2 million meals since 1997. “This provides a source of protein that we wouldn’t otherwise have,” a food bank manager says.

#deer, #food-banks-and-pantries, #hunting-and-trapping, #new-jersey

The New York Times 4:13 pm on November 2, 2021
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Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says

The analysis by Penn State and Iowa researchers strongly indicates that deer are getting the virus from humans, worrying experts about a deep wild reservoir for the virus.

#animals, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deer, #hunting-and-trapping, #minks-animals, #pennsylvania-state-university, #research, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 11:41 pm on September 16, 2021
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Stop the Bison Hunt in Grand Canyon National Park

The National Park Service should stop a planned cull of these animals in Grand Canyon National Park.

#arizona, #bison, #gosar-paul-1958, #grand-canyon-national-park, #haaland-deb, #hunting-and-trapping, #interior-department, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #national-rifle-assn

The New York Times 5:24 pm on September 15, 2021
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1,400 Dolphins Were Killed in Faroe Islands. Even Hunting Supporters Were Upset.

Graphic images of the animals raised ire among activists, and some locals said the killings undermined the work of whale hunters who follow a centuries-old tradition that helps feed local people.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #dolphins-and-porpoises, #faroe-islands, #hunting-and-trapping, #whales-and-whaling

The New York Times 8:14 pm on August 23, 2021
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‘Totally Surprising and Rather Horrifying’: Giant Tortoises Eat Baby Birds

For the first time, scientists in the Seychelles captured footage of one of the hulking reptiles stalking and killing a helpless chick.

#animal-behavior, #anna-zora, #birds, #current-biology-journal, #galapagos-islands, #hunting-and-trapping, #justin-gerlach, #research, #seychelles-islands, #turtles-and-tortoises, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 24, 2021
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The Perilous Hunt for Coconut Crabs on a Remote Polynesian Island

On Makatea, an uplifted coral atoll marred by decades of mining, searching for crabs often requires gambling with the treacherous terrain.

#coconuts, #crabs, #french-polynesia-france, #hunting-and-trapping, #islands, #mines-and-mining, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 7:59 pm on May 15, 2021
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Leigh Perkins, Who Built Orvis Into a Lifestyle Brand, Dies at 93

In 28 years at the company’s helm, he turned a small mail-order fishing tackle shop into a sporting brand with stores all over the country.

#deaths-obituaries, #fashion-and-apparel, #fishing-sport, #hunting-and-trapping, #orvis-inc, #perkins-leigh, #shopping-and-retail

The New York Times 8:01 pm on May 7, 2021
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Liechtenstein Royal Is Accused in Bear Killing in Romania

The unauthorized killing of a bear called Arthur in the Carpathian Mountains has set off a wave of anger in Romania.

#bears, #hunting-and-trapping, #romania, #royal-families

The New York Times 2:49 am on April 28, 2021
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Video of N.R.A. Chief Wayne LaPierre Shooting an Elephant Draws Criticism

The footage was taken during a 2013 hunting trip in Botswana for an N.R.A.-sponsored television series, but it never aired. It was obtained by The Trace and The New Yorker.

#africa, #botswana, #conservation-of-resources, #deaths-fatalities, #elephants, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #everytown-for-gun-safety, #firearms, #gun-control, #hunting-and-trapping, #international-union-for-conservation-of-nature, #lapierre-wayne, #mass-shootings, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #national-rifle-assn, #new-yorker, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 13, 2021
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Taiwan Hunters Contend With Taboos, and Trials, to Uphold Tradition

The island’s Indigenous hunting cultures are circumscribed by ancient rituals and modern legal restrictions. We join a hunt as Taiwan’s constitutional court considers a case on Indigenous rights.

#hunting-and-trapping, #indigenous-people, #land-use-policies, #taiwan

The New York Times 11:14 pm on March 28, 2021
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In Montana, Bears and Wolves Become Part of the Culture Wars

The politics of predators seem poised to enter a new chapter in the state, which now seems intent on reviving some of the practices of a century ago that virtually exterminated wolves from Montana.

#bears, #daines-steve, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #gianforte-greg-1961, #hunting-and-trapping, #montana, #republican-party, #wolves

The New York Times 1:05 am on March 24, 2021
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Montana Governor Gets Written Warning After Killing a Wolf

Greg Gianforte did not complete a trapping certification course before trapping and killing a black wolf last month, a state wildlife official said.

#gianforte-greg-1961, #hunting-and-trapping, #montana, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #wolves, #yellowstone-national-park

The New York Times 8:26 pm on March 17, 2021
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Endangered Gazelles Make a Comeback on the Edge of a War Zone

Hunted nearly to extinction worldwide, a wild mountain gazelle finds a helping hand on the Turkish-Syrian border.

#antelopes, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #hunting-and-trapping, #international-union-for-conservation-of-nature, #syria, #turkey, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching

The New York Times 8:31 pm on March 15, 2021
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The Making of a ‘European Yellowstone’

A major conservation effort is underway in Romania. The goal is a new national park that will rival its American counterparts.

#bears, #forests-and-forestry, #hunting-and-trapping, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #travel-and-vacations, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching, #wolves

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 22, 2021
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On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai

Deep in the Altai Mountains, where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles.

#children-and-childhood, #eagles-birds, #horses, #hunting-and-trapping, #kazakhs-ethnic-group, #mongolia, #photography, #rural-areas, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 16, 2021
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Meet America’s 63rd National Park

The New River Gorge in West Virginia got the federal government’s highest protection, thanks, in part, to the latest pandemic relief bill.

#capito-shelley-moore, #coal, #geology, #hunting-and-trapping, #land-use-policies, #mines-and-mining, #national-park-service, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #parachutes-and-parachute-jumping, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #travel-and-vacations, #west-virginia

The New York Times 4:00 pm on January 14, 2021
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Electric Eels Hunt in Packs, Shocking Prey and Scientists

The behavior, used by wolves and orcas to run down fast prey, is rarely seen in fish.

#amazon-jungle, #animal-behavior, #brazil, #ecology-and-evolution-journal, #eels, #electric-light-and-power, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #hunting-and-trapping, #research, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 8:32 pm on January 1, 2021
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The Problem With Problem Sharks

A marine biologist’s ideas for singling out sharks that attack humans have prompted objections from other shark scientists.

#animal-behavior, #animal-cognition, #clua-eric, #conservation-of-resources, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #french-polynesia-france, #hunting-and-trapping, #indian-ocean, #marine-biology, #research, #reunion-island, #sharks, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 3:43 pm on November 13, 2020
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Using Wolves as First Responders Against a Deadly Brain Disease

Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer.

#chronic-wasting-disease, #deer, #elk, #environment, #hunting-and-trapping, #research, #wolves, #yellowstone-national-park, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 7:45 pm on November 4, 2020
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Ancient Remains in Peru Reveal Female Big-Game Hunter

Scientists are divided on broader implications of the find for ancient gender roles.

#andes-mountains, #archaeology-and-anthropology, #hunting-and-trapping, #peru, #puno-peru, #research, #women-and-girls, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:00 pm on October 19, 2020
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Romans Want to Get Rid of Wild Boars, but Killing Them? That’s Another Matter

The euthanizing of a boar and her six piglets on a playground near the Vatican has aroused fury in Rome, a city that has long complained about the often aggressive animals.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #animals, #hunting-and-trapping, #italy, #pigs, #raggi-virginia-1978, #roads-and-traffic, #rome-italy

The New York Times 1:05 pm on October 13, 2020
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What Makes a Good Duck Painting? The Government Suggests Some Hunting

A new rule in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, requiring artists to include hunting themes in their submissions, has raised eyebrows and objections in the duck painting community.

#art, #audubon-society-national, #connecticut, #conservation-of-resources, #delaware, #ducks, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #friends-of-animals, #hunting-and-trapping, #north-america

The New York Times 3:01 pm on August 28, 2020
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France Prohibits a Bird Hunting Technique, 41 Years After an E.U. Ban

The country has suspended the use of glue traps, which conservationists say are cruel to animals and harm the environment.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #birds, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #france, #hunting-and-trapping, #wildlife-trade-and-poaching

The New York Times 4:11 pm on August 10, 2020
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When Bugs Crawl Up the Food Chain

We usually think of insects as meals for vertebrates such as frogs. But arthropods may turn the tables more often than you think.

#animal-behavior, #beetles, #conservation-of-resources, #frogs, #global-ecology-and-biogeography-journal, #hunting-and-trapping, #insects, #research, #spiders, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 6:30 am on June 30, 2020
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Elk Return to Kentucky, Bringing Economic Life

After a concerted reintroduction effort two decades ago, the state is now home to the largest population of elk east of the Mississippi. The animals’ home: reclaimed coal mines.

#animals, #appalachian-region, #coal, #conservation-of-resources, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #hunting-and-trapping, #kentucky, #land-use-policies, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #patton-paul-e, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 11:41 am on June 19, 2020
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A Soft-Handed Predator Masquerading in Manliness

How we treat animals tells us something about how we treat one another.

#alaska, #animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #bears, #hunting-and-trapping, #trump-donald-j, #trump-donald-j-jr, #wolves

The New York Times 5:27 pm on June 9, 2020
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Trump Administration Undoes Rules That Restrict Bear Hunting in Alaska

The move reverses an Obama-era ban on hunting methods like baiting bears with doughnuts and shooting swimming caribou.

#animal-abuse-rights-and-welfare, #bears, #environment, #federal-lands, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hunting-and-trapping, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #trump-donald-j, #trump-donald-j-jr, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 14, 2020
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Praying Mantises: More Deadly Than We Knew

New research shows these ferocious insects don’t just hunt like robots.

#biology-letters-journal, #hunting-and-trapping, #insects, #praying-mantis, #rossoni-sergio, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:25 am on May 5, 2020
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In Japan, the ‘Murder Hornet’ Is Both a Lethal Threat and a Tasty Treat

Long before the insects found their way to American shores, some Japanese prized them for their numbing crunch and the venomous buzz they add to liquor.

#hornets-insects, #hunting-and-trapping, #invasive-species, #japan

The New York Times 3:37 pm on April 22, 2020
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Throwing Stick Hints at Ancient Ancestors’ Hunting Techniques

Archaeologists in Germany found a throwing stick that might have been used by a species that preceded Neanderthals.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #germany, #hunting-and-trapping, #nature-ecologyevolution-journal, #neanderthal-man, #paleontology, #wood-and-wood-products, #your-feed-science