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Groups Ask eBay to Ban Auctions of Guided Trophy Hunts

Alex Felsinger — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:28:30 +0000

The Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Big Wildlife, and the Alaska Wildlife Alliance have asked eBay to stop the sale of guided trophy hunts for top predators like bears, wolves, cougars, and wolverines.

While most guided hunts currently listed on eBay are for animals like deer, elk, and geese, some auctions for predators are available, including a hunt for Alaskan brown bears with a going price of $5,100 with four days to go.

The Saga Continues: Ashley Judd Responds to Sarah Palin on Larry King [Video]

Alex Felsinger — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:10:37 +0000

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The debate over the aerial killing of wildlife in Alaska rages on with Ashley Judd and Defenders of Wildlife president Rodger Schlickeisen appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live last night.

Judd discusses why she so vehemently opposes aerial hunting (and later name-drops Van Jones and the Green Collar Economy) while Schlickeisen responds to Palin’s labeling of Defenders of Wildlife as a “fringe group.”

You can find part 2 after the break.

Obama Freezes Pending Bush Regulations, Good News for Wolves

Andrew Williams — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:13 +0000

In one of his first moves upon taking office, President Obama has ordered a freeze on all new or pending regulations from the Bush administration. The bold action could delay, and possibly even prevent, the removal of gray wolves from endangered species lists in more than a dozen states.

In a memorandum released by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Obama has informed all department and agency heads that “…no proposed or final regulation should be sent to the Office of Federal Register for publication unless and until it has been reviewed and approved by a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President after noon on January 20, 2009.”

According to Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity, the hiatus will give President Obama and new Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar the chance to reconsider the Bush administration’s plans to remove wolves from the endangered species list.

The Bush Administration Actually Saves a Species: Gray Wolves Remain on Endangered Species List

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:28:41 +0000

In an uncharacteristic move, the Bush administration announced today they are withdrawing attempts to remove gray wolves living in the Northern Rockies from the endangered species list. Such a rule would have opened the way for public hunting of wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming this fall.

Via: Seattle PI

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