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
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