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Urging O’Halleran to fight for BEARS Act
The Bears Ears region is a precious natural and cultural resource, not only to those who use it recreationally, but to the native peoples who inhabited the land ancestrally. Numerous endemic and threatened plant and animal species inhabit the region as well. And as a matter of personal importance to me and other rock climbers […]
Continue readingAppalled by coyote calling contest
As a lover of wildlife and the natural world, I was dismayed to read in Sunday’s paper (02/10/19) about an event planned in this community as highlighted in Letters to the Editor. As per Sally Evans’ article she had seen a flyer advertising a “coyote calling contest” to be held out by Leupp Road in […]
Continue readingNo place in Flagstaff for contests killing animals for fun
I just came across a flyer advertising a Coyote Calling Contest to be held out by Leupp Road in early March. This contest involves using manufactured calls to attract animals to an area where a team of shooters waits. The goal of the contest is to kill as many animals as possible in the shortest […]
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