Political leaders at the Interior Department making one more run to allow garbaging for grizzly bears and black bears on lands in Alaska never meant for such reckless, unfair conduct Where bears are found across America’s public lands — whether managed by the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or … Read more
The agency will get people killed by allowing the feeding of black and grizzly bears on lands visited by hikers and other forest users. WASHINGTON — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today condemned a proposed rule from the National Park Service (NPS) to unwind a very conservative 2024 regulation banning the use … Read more
Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced legislation in Congress to forbid shooting bears with their heads in trash cans on our federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C. — As bear hunting seasons open in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Animal Wellness Action strongly criticizes the states for permitting the unsporting, unsafe, and reckless practice of bear baiting — where … Read more
More than 70 organizations endorse bill led by U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar to end unsporting and dangerous practice WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today celebrated the introduction of the “Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025” (H.R. 4422) by U.S. Representative Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), with original cosponsors … Read more
If you feed bears because you’re trying to photograph them, you’re likely to get busted. But feeding bears in twelve states and national forests in ten of those states is fine if you’re only trying to kill them. by Ted Williams Traditional, fair-chase bear hunting — i.e., tracking bears alone on foot — is way … Read more
But groups decry National Park Service, in a final rule, jettisoning other key provisions to reduce the state’s intensive management of bears, wolves on its lands Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded a provision in a final rulemaking action issued last week by the National Park Service … Read more