By Tessa Archibald
Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 | 2 a.m.
More than 40% of Nevada is classified as being in an “exceptional drought,” the definition of which states that “ecosystem viability is threatened.”
While Nevada has the third-most species at risk of extinction in the United States, wildlife managers continue to allow the unlimited trapping of vulnerable and critical species such as beavers, otters and bobcats — not to mention all the non-target animals trapped.
Wildlife have endured unprecedented drought for years, and it is my expectation that the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) do all that it can to maintain populations under such stress. Instead, motivated by a small population of trappers and outdated values, NDOW ignores evidence of population declines and continues to promote reckless killing on over 59 million acres of public land. There are no arguments for economic contributions to conservation — trappers contribute less…
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