The new restrictions on wolf snares and the M-44 ban will remain in place until the federal Wildlife Services program finishes a detailed study of the environmental impacts of killing wolves.
Gray-wolf - David-Williss-Flickr
We're celebrating a key victory for wildlife this week.
The Center for Biological Diversity and allies finalized an agreement
setting strict limits on how and where federal agents can kill wolves in
Idaho. It also bans the use of M-44 "cyanide bombs" statewide and outlaws
using snares to kill wolves on public lands.
The new restrictions on wolf snares and the M-44 ban will remain in place
until the federal Wildlife Services program finishes a detailed study of the
environmental impacts of killing wolves.
"Cyanide bombs and traps are vicious and indiscriminate. Often they bring
tremendous suffering to wildlife and pets they're not meant for," said the
Center's Andrea Santarsiere. "This victory is a step forward in reducing the
suffering of animals at the hands of our federal government."
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