Rich East Asians spur demand for wildlife parts-
Organized Crime Is Wiping out Wildlife, Report Finds. Science Daily.
More enforcement effort is badly needed. Of course, the U.S. appears to be going the opposite direction and quickly.
Continue Reading →Serving as his own attorney, Rammell is convicted by a jury of his peers-
After many months and after getting charged with jury tampering (yet to go to trial), former Republican gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell was convicted of poaching an elk. He was fined $1000 (after the judge suspended $500) and will serve 5 days [...]
Continue Reading →Former gubernatorial candidate and outspoken anti-wolf activist Rex Rammel, charged with poaching an elk, added an alleged felony to his legal repertoire when he stood outside of the Bonneville County courthouse handing flyers out to potential jurors in his elk poaching case.
Following is a video taken when Rex Rammel called a press conference to explain [...]
Continue Reading →It’s been more than two years since the killing took place of two wolves from the Lookout Pack in Washington state near Twisp. Charges have now been filed against three people who federal agents say are responsible. These wolves came from British Columbia and were fully protected by the Endangered Species Act. They were also [...]
Continue Reading →Tony Mayer can’t hunt or fish in Idaho for poaching big elk-
Finally, and after a trial, Mayer lost his hunting and fish privileges for 3 years, was given a 220-day suspended jail sentence, got put on probation for six years, was ordered to pay $1585 in various court costs, fees, and ID Fish and [...]
Continue Reading →Blaine County prosecutors agree to dismiss a felony charge in the elk poaching case against anti-wolf activist Tony Mayer.
Felony dismissed in poaching case – Idaho Mountain Express
Nonetheless, 59-year-old Tony Mayer, a resident of Twin Falls and the founder of the anti-wolf website SaveElk.com, still faces three misdemeanor game charges related to the [...]
Continue Reading →Cougar wanders through ag country and is illegally shot-
Fish and Game looking for culprit who shot lion. Rexburg Standard Journal. By Joyce Edlefsen.
Continue Reading →I think that most people think that poaching should be punished. Rammell seems to think that most people feel just the opposite and that they might side with him. I doubt he’s right and I think that this will make thing much worse for him. He doesn’t seem to be getting much sympathy either.
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Continue Reading →Park bison killed by small arms fire-
It is redundant to call this sad and dangerous. Small arms are used not primarily to cause suffering, but to avoid a loud report from the gun attracting attention. Rural neighbors who are out to settle scores kill each others livestock this way.
Continue Reading →The saga continues of the case against anti-wolf activist Tony Mayer, who is accused of poaching a huge elk-
Judge doesn’t dismiss poaching charge. Trial rescheduled in felony case against anti-wolf activist. By Terry Smith. Idaho Mountain Express Staff [...]
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