Yahoo! Dotard’s new rules for National Wildlife Refuges include not only hunting the animals in the refuges where they have been safe, but also TRAPPING, where traps break and hold the legs of animals unfortunate enough to get caught…often catching domestic pets.

 

Interior Secretary poised to open over 95% of conservation lands to hunting, as game wardens have been decimated 

The Trump administration announced a sweeping proposal to open or expand hunting and fishing across 111 federal stations in 32 states, making over 92 million acres—more than 95% of the National Wildlife Refuge System—available for these activities. [1]

Overview of Federal Trapping Expansions

The Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, proposed the largest expansion of hunting and sport fishing in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The proposal aims to streamline federal regulations by deleting or revising over 500 duplicative provisions to align federal requirements with state frameworks. [1, 2, 3]

• Key Expansions: The plan introduces first-time hunting and sport fishing opportunities at 14 refuges and three national fish hatcheries. [1]
• Regulatory Rollbacks: In addition to the massive acreage additions, the administration issued executive directives to immediately relax or delete dozens 7of specific trapping restrictions at federal sites, where it had been banned for reasons of cruelty to animals.