the Mansfield family achieved a first--they prevailed in holding the government accountable for one of countless incidents in which indiscriminate, poisonous land mines, planted in our great outdoors for "predator control," have killed wild animals, dogs, and potentially a child. #WildlifeServices admitted it was negligent. This sets a very important precedent indeed.

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/idaho_boys_cyanide_exposure_fo.html

11/15

#WildlifeServices - the secretive #USDA wildlife killing program* - killed 56,089 #coyotes; 26,371 #beavers; 2,432 #foxes; 515 #bobcats; 450 #BlackBears; 219 #GrayWolves; 205 #MountainLions + 7 federally protected #GrizzlyBears in 2022.

*Paid for by taxpayers

- Wolf Conversation Center 🐺

https://wildearthguardians.org/press-releases/usdas-wildlife-services-slaughters-over-384300-native-animals-in-2022/

#WildlifeServices is a taxpayer funded, federal program that targets and kills tens of thousands of native species in the #US each year, including... #wolves, #mountainlions, black #bears, & even threatened #GrizzlyBears, largely to protect private agriculture & #livestock interests. 🐻 🌿🐺

#RelistWolves #ProtectOurWildlife #BanHunting #BanTrapping #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals

https://wildearthguardians.org/press-releases/federal-wildlife-killing-program-challenged-in-montana/