Wildlife Services – Michael Broad

U.S. Wildlife Services tries to maintain a harmonious coexistence between people and wildlife

April 6, 2024 by Michael Broad

Harmonious existence between people and wildlife. This is fictional as reality is far less ideal in the 21st century. In fact, it is a bit of a failure very often.

Below is a poignant quote from a famous and seriously committed animal advocate, America’s Nathan Winograd, about the US Wildlife Services. Below the quote there is a list of US Wildlife Services goals. And below that there is my assessment. What is yours? I finish with some examples of conflicts between nature and human …

Advice on what to do if you find an injured or orphaned small wild cat in America

January 30, 2024January 27, 2024 by Michael Broad

This is specifically about finding a wild cat that’s been injured. I make that clear because Google can sometimes get mixed up between feral cats and wild cats. There will be a completely different approach to meeting a feral cat that’s been injured and a wild cat that’s been injured. Contact the professionals: first …

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service kills 200 animals per HOUR

April 2, 2022March 25, 2022 by Michael Broad

NEWS AND COMMENT: The Guardian newspaper tells us that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service a.k.a. ‘Wildlife Services’ (a euphemism) killed 1.7 million animals across the US in 2021 at a rate of 200 per hour. This is a reduction to their normal attrition rate which reached 5 million animals in 2008 …

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