| Reno, NV — The Reno City Council voted 6 to 1 in favor of a resolution condemning wildlife killing contests and calling on the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners to ban contests at the September 8th meeting, much to the relief of local residents, scientists, activists, and national wildlife conservation organizations. Reno will join a growing number of states and counties that have formally criticized these contests, which award participants with cash, guns, or other prizes for killing the most, largest, or smallest of the target species.
Naomi Duerr of the Reno City Council and a devoted leader of the effort to pass the resolution, introduced the resolution in honor of the late Norm Harry, a lifelong advocate for Nevada’s precious wildlife. “I initiated this resolution as I feel strongly about the detrimental effects these inhumane contests have on our native wildlife,” Councilwoman Duerr said.Fauna Tomlinson, Project Coyote Program Associate and… |
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