Preservation of America's Wildlife

Tag: animals

  • Trapping – Sociopathic & Psychotic Behaviors – Are Not Heritage

    Written / Researcher – John Cox, M.A. C/M

    I reviewed a Social Media page today; whereas, a Trapper, who also runs a fishing store, was watching a Coyote, die a slow death. He was speaking calmly, although irrationally as if he assumed it normal, and I observed so many symptoms of Sociopathic Behaviors, that it amazed me he is not in prison, or a mental institution. His name and Social Media Page is filled with advertising his toxic chemicals, to quite frankly, entertain his supporters, and in turn they also derive the same satisfaction, of torture and abuse via toxic-chemicals, by watching Wildlife Die a Slow, Painful, Death.

    This is not just a simple Anti-Trapping Article. This is pointing out Human-Sociopaths-Behaviors, being, no doubt, harmful to present itself upon a Social Media Platform, as if an acceptable practice and way to treat animals. But the debate moves on, and hopefully, we can subject these types of people to prison, or mental institutions, rather than allow them to run slip-shod within our Wilderness areas.

    The necessity of trapping and poisoning wildlife is a subject of intense debate in America, with a significant shift toward non-lethal, science-based coexistence strategies. While some stakeholders argue that trapping remains a crucial tool for wildlife management, predator control, and public health, others contend that these methods are archaic, inhumane, and often counterproductive to ecological balance. 

    Arguments Against Continued Use (The Case for Non-Lethal Management)

    • Ineffectiveness: Decades of research suggest that trapping and poisoning (such as rodenticides) often fail to reduce wildlife conflicts, frequently disrupting family structures and leading to faster population rebound.
    • Environmental Damage & Unintended Victims: Poisons like rodenticides and M-44 cyanide bombs are indiscriminate, affecting hundreds of thousands of non-target, native species (including pets and endangered species) annually.
    • Non-Lethal Alternatives: Effective alternatives exist, including livestock protection dogs, fladry (colored flagging), better fencing, and habitat management.
    • Disease Control Concerns: Experts, including researchers cited by Born Free USA, indicate that killing animals does not control disease transmission and can sometimes increase the spread of diseases like rabies by disrupting stable populations. 

    Arguments For Continued Use (The Case for Management)

    • Population Control & Safety: Proponents argue that trapping is needed for managing raccoon populations, preventing damage, and managing wildlife in suburban areas.
    • Conservation and Disease Management: Some wildlife agencies view trapping as a tool for protecting livestock from predators and managing diseases. Wildlife Services has been taken to task many times, for Abusive Behaviors toward Wildlife, and yet . . .
    • Protecting Infrastructure: Trapping is used in facility management to protect infrastructure and property from damage.  Yet, humane methodology ignored, and science placed upon a back-burner, becoming a shallow phrase of necessity, when the abuse becomes obvious.

    Recent Trends
    Several areas are taking steps to ban or restrict the use of poisons and traps on public lands. For instance, California has implemented restrictions on using certain poisons and traps, prioritizing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts. Additionally, the use of lead ammunition is heavily debated due to its role in poisoning scavenging wildlife.

    It is way [past time to keep looking away, or ignoring Trapping and abusive behaviors toward our Nation’s Wildlife.  It is, as we observe, simply getting worse, daily. . .

    (Filed 03-25-2026)

  • Co-Exist With All Wildlife and Forests — Evolution

    Article by
    John Cox, M.A. C/M

    “Coexisting with nature involves fostering a reciprocal, sustainable relationship where humans and wildlife thrive together by respecting shared habitats.  Shoveling money to conservation efforts, yearly, to situations that never reach resolution, is not Conservation – Often, when we see no results, we wonder where our taxpayer dollars and donations went.  It sure never went to improvements as claimed. . .  Thereby, Honest Actions include restoring ecosystems, creating wildlife corridors, adopting sustainable agricultural practices, and fostering a cultural shift toward valuing nature for mental and environmental health. 

    Studies to provide hones and proper management, should maintain the status Quo of each Ecological Habitat (i.e. a hands-on beneficial approach non-commercialized & non-special-interest-driven).  Priority given to Diversity, the why and how effects of the Predator – Prey Relationships, through hones research and observation – not from previous science of supposed interactions – obtained from antiquated references.  Essential obtaining the knowledge of how Predator’s & Prey go about their living ways, and means, daily, within their own environments – and how human’s impose on their daily coming and going activities.  Antiquated research need not apply – as things have changed of the years – Evolution has taken place, and we ignore it.  Evolution continues to take place, and we have no idea where, how, or when . . . 

    Agricultural Science is stuck on commercialized profit based remedies, rather than coexistent paradigms that can work, and improve human – wildlife relationships.  Killing Wildlife is more profitable, but antiquated.  Population controls are antiquated, as well, as many are simply untrue, and often human generated.

    Action-Based Strategies for Coexistence (i.e. we have many, here are a few):

    • Support Biodiversity: Plant native species, leave wild patches in gardens, and create wildlife corridors to help animals move freely.
    • Sustainable Land Use: Utilize farming methods that encourage natural pest control (e.g., hedge rows, wildflower strips) rather than chemicals.
    • Habitat Protection: Protect existing natural areas and restore degraded habitats to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
    • Intentional Interaction: Actively engage with nature through volunteering, hiking, or conservation efforts to build a stronger, respectful connection.
    • Systemic Change: Shift consumption patterns to align with ecological limitations, recognizing nature as a partner rather than a resource to exploit.
    • Social Change: Combat ignorance, bigotry, and selfishness, as being inappropriate tools to achieve co-existence. 

    Implementing these changes helps mitigate climate change, as nature-based solutions can provide over a third of necessary carbon capture.”  —  John Cox, M.A. C/M