For Immediate Release: May 5, 2020

Contact: 
Camilla Fox, cfox@projectcoyote.org, (415) 690-0338
media@aldf.org, (707) 364-8387
Tom Wheeler, tom@wildcalifornia.org, (707) 822-7711
Collette Adkins, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org, (651) 955-3821
Marjorie Fishman, margie@awionline.org, (202) 446-2128
Lindsay Larris, llarris@wildearthguardians.org, (310) 923-1465
Debra Chase, dchase@mountainlion.org, (916) 442-2666

Humboldt County Agrees to Prioritize
Nonlethal Solutions to Urban Wildlife Conflict

Reforms emphasize coexistence with coyotes and other wildlife

EUREKA, Calif. – In response to advocacy by a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Humboldt County today approved a new contract with the federal wildlife killing program, Wildlife Services, that will result in far fewer native species being killed. The contract requires that Wildlife Services implement numerous reforms to reduce its killing of wildlife involved in conflicts by — among other reforms — prioritizing non-lethal mitigation measures in urban and suburban areas and prohibiting killing of beavers.

Advocates began working with county officials after notifying the county that its existing…