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October 3, 2009
What to Do About Starlings
European starlings are widespread across North America. They eat a wide variety of foods and use a wide variety of places to nest and roost.
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October 3, 2009
What to Do About Crows
Crows may be intelligent because they are very social, living as extended families who share food and look out for each other.
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October 3, 2009
What to Do About Black Bears
More bears are being seen in the suburbs. Run-ins with bears don’t happen that often, but a chance meeting one could be serious. It is important to teach people how to behave in bear country, and—when necessary—teach bears to avoid people.
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October 3, 2009
What to Do About Foxes
Foxes are well adapted to urban life, and use a wide range of habitats, exploit a wide range of natural and human-produced foods, and alter their activity schedules, if necessary, to be primarily active when humans are not.
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October 2, 2009
What to Do About Beavers
The most common problems associated with beavers are the flooding and the damage to trees. Flooding can become a crisis after heavy rain or snow brings on water that has and there is nowhere to go.
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October 2, 2009
What to Do About Deer
Like other wild animals deer now thrive in some of the densest human settlements. Some say that deer populations have expanded gone beyond acceptable limits, damaging yards and gardens, affecting forests, and posing hazards to drivers. But deer cannot be reduced to the inconveniences their presence may cause.
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September 25, 2009
Yellowstone Bison Hazing and Slaughter
Hazing, capturing and slaughtering buffalo is not the answer to preventing brucellosis. The National Park Service and Montana Department of Livestock must find other ways to stop it.
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August 21, 2009
Conservation Groups Challenge Wolf Hunting
Conservation groups have asked a federal district court to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.
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July 29, 2009
The HSUS Calls on Congress to Pass Protect America's Wildlife Act
The HSUS calls on Congress to work quickly to pass the Protect America's Wildlife Act, which will close a loophole in federal law that allows the shooting of wolves and other wildlife using airplanes and helicopters.
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July 2, 2009
The HSUS Calls for More Humane, Effective Animal Management Methods
After a report that Wildlife Services, a division of USDA addressing conflicts with wildlife, killed twice as many animals in FY 2008 as in FY 2007, The HSUS urges the Obama administration and states to do more to implement non-lethal alternatives.
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June 30, 2009
Thousands Petition Gov. O'Malley to End Killing of Mute Swans in Md.
The HSUS delivered thousands of petition signatures and comments to Maryland Gov. O'Malley asking for an immediate moratorium on the killing of mute swans.
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June 29, 2009
Settlement Restores Endangered Species Act Protections To Great Lakes Wolves
A coalition of wolf advocates led by The HSUS has reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Great Lakes region.
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June 24, 2009
The HSUS Urges Mayor Bloomberg to Consider Humane Geese Solutions
In the wake of news that New York City has contracted with USDA Wildlife Services to kill up to 2,000 Canada geese, The HSUS calls for more effective and humane solutions to resolve problems with geese.
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June 15, 2009
Wildlife Protection Groups Challenge Great Lakes Wolf Delisting
Five wildlife protection groups filed a complaint in federal District Court challenging the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region. The nonprofit organizations —The Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity, Help Our Wolves Live, Friends of Animals and Their Environment, and Born Free USA — have also asked the court to issue an immediate injunction to halt the killing of wolves pending resolution of the case.
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June 15, 2009
The HSUS Calls for More Effective, Humane Goose Control for New York City Airports
The best and most lasting solution to secure the safety of air travelers as well as preserve wildlife is to reduce the attractiveness of airport-vicinity open space to animals such as waterfowl and to limit access to other creatures.
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June 2, 2009
Conservation Groups Challenge Northern Rockies Wolf Delisting
Conservation groups today filed their challenge to the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Idaho and Montana.
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May 14, 2009
The HSUS Condemns Md. Plan to Eradicate Mute Swans from Chesapeake Bay
The HSUS denounced a report calling for reducing the mute swan population of Chesapeake Bay to "as few as possible."
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May 8, 2009
Md. Department of Natural Resources Continues to Slaughter Mute Swans
The HSUS criticizes the decision by the Md. Department of Natural Resources to continue to kill mute swans in Chesapeake Bay, despite having convened an advisory committee to discuss management of mute swans.
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May 5, 2009
Victory For Seals!
The European Union has banned the trade in seal products, closing a major market for the fur and saving the lives of untold hundreds of thousands of seals.
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May 5, 2009
The HSUS Urges Navy to Halt Deer Culls at Annapolis Naval Station
The HSUS urged the U.S. Navy to call off a series of deer culls at Naval Support Activity in Annapolis, Md.
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May 4, 2009
Montel Williams Joins The HSUS to Call for End to Mute Swan Killing
Montel Williams has joined The HSUS to call upon Md. Gov. Martin O'Malley to end the killing of mute swans on the Chesapeake Bay.
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April 28, 2009
Maryland's Mute Swans are in Trouble
Maryland is scapegoating mute swans for human caused destruction to the Chesapeake Bay. Governor O'Malley can stop this killing.
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April 22, 2009
Hawaii Urged to Stop Cruel Aerial Killing
The HSUS is urging the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to halt the aerial killing of feral cattle at Honua'ula Forest Reserve on the slopes of Hualalai.
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April 16, 2009
City of Spokane Urged to Halt Killing Squirrels
The HSUS urges Spokane, Wash. to immediately halt the inhumane killing of ground squirrels at a city park.
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April 1, 2009
Conservation Groups Will Challenge Removal of Federal Protections of Wolves
Conservation groups respond to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove Endangered Species Act protection for gray wolves.
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