From mass shoots to killing contests, a veteran hunter examines how the treatment of crows reveals a deeper moral failure in modern wildlife culture. by Ted Williams Bird hunting is one of my passions, so related and tangentially related articles trickle into my inbox from friends. Today, for example, I unearthed a piece from Wyoming’s … Read more
Rolling back roadless protections would trade intact habitat for more roads, more killing, and fewer wild places. by Ted Williams On June 23, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the Administration’s decision to abolish the rule that provides protection for 58.5 million acres of roadless areas, only 30.3% of the 193 million acres managed by the … Read more
Are prairie dogs endangered? Prairie dogs are not federally listed as endangered, but their numbers have collapsed across the West. More than 95% of black-tailed prairie dogs — the most widespread of the five species—have been eliminated by habitat loss, poisoning campaigns, recreational shooting, and sylvatic plague. In 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Read more
How myths, politics, and poisons like Rozol are pushing prairie dogs — and the wildlife that depend on them — toward collapse. by Ted Williams I have spent decades trying to understand America’s war on prairie dogs, a keystone species whose colonies support more than 150 other animals on the Great Plains. Varminters, who call themselves “hunters,” shoot … Read more