This woeful situation is not without significant costs. With nearly 1,000 Vermont species designated as species of greatest conservation need, the extreme institutional bias at Fish & Wildlife detracts from delivering on meeting the challenges presented by those species.
Tag: hounders
Brenna Galdenzi: Rural and urban Vermonters want better wildlife protections
There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for the pro-wildlife bills from all kinds of people, including rural residents, farmers, small business owners and hunters.
Alana Stevenson: Care about wildlife? Look to your governor
Those who care about animals are traumatized by the lack of laws in Vermont and how terribly wild animals are treated. Those who want to help wildlife are limited or prohibited from doing so. Yet for hounders, trappers and hunters, it’s the Wild West.
