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A group of local and regional wildlife advocates have submitted a petition to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners requesting the state’s trapping regulations be changed to better protect mountain lions inadvertently caught in traps. “The Nevada Wildlife...

RENO, Nev. — A coalition of wildlife advocates has submitted a petition to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners, urging changes to the state's trapping regulations to better protect mountain lions. According to the group, despite being classified as a...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Wildlife advocates want Nevada to change regulations on trapping to give better protection for mountain lions — the state’s apex predator. A petition submitted Tuesday to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners seeks a major change to...

The mountain lion is an apex species in Nevada. Given its status as such, a reasonable question to ask is whether the mountain lion is being managed in Nevada with recognition of its importance and in accordance with best available science? Unfortunately, answering in...

Nevada’s wildlife commission and its mining commission don’t reflect the state’s diversity and are dominated by industry insiders who profit from the decisions they render, say critics who want them revamped and funded in a more democratic manner. Patrick Donnelly,...

Wasn’t it but a decade or so ago when words had generally accepted meanings when facts were facts? Now we have ‘alternative facts, and words with fuzzy definitions. Perhaps it is no coincidence that controversy and bemusement exist about the meaning of conservation as...

Have you ever wondered if you are a Traditionalist or Mutualist, maybe a Pluralist? The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies with assistance from its regional branches and others recently looked at how the public values wildlife. For centuries, wildlife has been...

Nevada’s is among the most unique biodiversity of any state in the union – and it’s under assault by industry, mining, sprawl, and the ravages of climate change. Substantial reforms are needed to the state’s management of rare and imperiled species to avoid the...

Let’s start with a loose definition of an oxymoron, a contradiction of terms in the same word, sentence, or utterance. Take the word, ‘sportsman’ for example. A recent Sierra Nevada Ally piece by Kelsey Penrose centers on efforts by two hunters and a game warden to...

Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over the adequacy of an environmental review the government has said satisfies requirements to resume killing coyotes, mountain lions and other wildlife in federally protected wilderness areas in Nevada. The move comes...

The Nevada Wildlife Commission, dominated by hunting and ranching interests, has debated coyote killing contests to death during the last year with no resolution to a ban originally proposed by the Clark County Commission. Now, with the threat of state lawmakers...

Nevada’s Board of Wildlife Commissioners is intentionally designed to protect the entrenched interests of people who shoot wildlife. By promoting policies exclusively designed to improve opportunity for hunters, they have perpetuated an unjust system which benefits a...

In 1992, Nevada was suffering a multi-year drought. Governor Miller declared a drought disaster for several northern Nevada counties. Shortly after, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NBWC) was set to establish parameters for the upcoming waterfowl hunting...

When evaluating the worth of government bodies such as the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NVBWC) and the 17 county advisory boards set up to manage wildlife, the rational mind can only conclude they deserve to die a quick, bureaucratic death. During their...

Disgust with Nevada’s wildlife killing contests, which attract hunters from nearby states where the practice is illegal, is not drawn along the geographic lines that divide the state’s north and south, as the Reno City Council proved Wednesday when it voted six to one...

An interesting thing happened in Wyoming (of all places) the other day.  A member of the state’s Sage Grouse Implementation Team asked whether sage-grouse hunting in that state makes sense anymore.  He noted that sage-grouse hunters killed nearly 900 sage-grouse hens...

In 2018, the nation’s fish and wildlife agencies in conjunction with their own polling agency and a couple of universities conducted a national survey of public attitudes regarding a variety of wildlife management issues and values. Nearly 44,000 citizens were queried...