The U.S. Forest Service recently started a process that could restrict #logging of old-growth forests and #trees in all 128 #NationalForests. This nationwide forest plan amendment will protect some climate-saving trees, but it leaves open #loopholes that could allow logging of many others. The agency's proposal also lacks safeguards for #MatureTrees, which it defines as "the stage of forest development immediately before old growth."
#Idaho is doubling down on its goal of slaughtering most of the state's #wolves.
This spring, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to approve a plan that calls for reducing the wolf population, from more than 1300 to as few as 500.1
If Idaho succeeds, it'll be a heartbreaking slaughter of #GrayWolves across the state.
Will it take the death of a child to ban M-44s, the indiscriminate poison land mines lurking in our great outdoors in at least 10 states? We fear it might. These cyanide-dispersing devices used by government agents to kill livestock predators have already poisoned people and killed countless dogs and nontarget wildlife. M-44s cannot be used safely, which makes them a public safety menace.
Diagram of M-44 cyanide device
M-44 devices--commonly called "cyanide bombs" or "coyote getters"--are spring-activated sodium cyanide ejectors that deliver a deadly dose of the poison when triggered. While these devices are not technically bombs, because no explosives are used, they shoot a cloud of cyanide powder up to five feet in the air, which is how they earned their nickname.
M-44s are intended to kill #coyotes, but they are indiscriminate. They have killed countless dogs and wild animals (including #EndangeredSpecies). They have also harmed a number of humans, even contributing to one man's death.
M-44s in the News
SECRETIVE FEDERAL AGENCY’S DAYS OF KILLING PETS WITH POISON BOMBS MAY FINALLY BE ENDING
The Endangered Species Act is under attack. In the last 60 days, 3 federal anti-wolf bills have gained traction in Congress with sponsors and co-sponsors across 15 different states. These are live bills which, if successful, continue a dangerous precedent of cherry-picking and legislatively delisting certain species and, in some cases, don't allow for judicial review.