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Letters Urge Federal Agencies to Prohibit Killing of Wildlife With Snowmobiles
WASHINGTON— More than 60 conservation groups from across North America filed letters today urging the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to immediately prohibit the use of snowmobiles or other vehicles to run down, injure or kill wildlife on all federal lands they manage.
Today’s letters were spurred by a recent incident in which a man from Daniel, Wyoming, ran over a yearling female wolf with his snowmobile. This is a hunting practice that states like Wyoming and Idaho authorize for wolves and other predators.
Instead of immediately putting the wolf out of her misery, media reports indicate that the man took her to his home and then to a bar. Shocking photos, videos and witness statements resulted in him being convicted of a misdemeanor under state law for possession of a live wolf. The penalty was a $250 fine.
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Media director: Patrick Sullivan, psullivan@biologicaldiversity.org, (510) 844-7116
Climate: Nyshie Perkinson, Media Specialist – nperkinson@biologicaldiversity.org, (718) 928-5148
Endangered species, carnivore conservation: Aaron Kunkler, Media Specialist – akunkler@biologicaldiversity.org, (206) 949-5353
Energy justice: Mary K. Reinhart, Deputy Media Director – mkreinhart@biologicaldiversity.org, (602) 320-7309
Oceans and international wildlife: Natalie Jones, Media Specialist – njones@biologicaldiversity.org, (510) 418-0179
Pesticides, toxics, air pollution, industrial agriculture and environmental health: Andy Parker, Media Specialist – aparker@biologicaldiversity.org, (503) 310-5569
Population and sustainability: Kim Dinan, Media Specialist – kdinan@biologicaldiversity.org, (513) 535-1306
Public Lands, national monuments: Mary K. Reinhart, Deputy Director of the Media Program – mkreinhart@biologicaldiversity.org, (602) 320-7309
Southwest, borderlands, New Mexico, Southern Rockies, Northern Rockies and Great Basin: Vanessa Barchfield, Senior Media Specialist – vbarchfield@biologicaldiversity.org, (520) 867-6686
Urban wildlands, government affairs: Wendy Leung, Senior Media Specialist – wleung@biologicaldiversity.org, (818) 625-3128
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