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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 50m

@dec.ny.gov @governor.ny.gov Although killing contests were banned in 2023 (for which we are very appreciative), indiscriminate killing in NY is still alive an well.

Ban Wildlife Killing Contests Everywhere. @bankillcontests.bsky.social · 12h

Slob hunting in NY State: Part 4. "This little female couldn’t resist." Coyote-hunters are the worst. @dec.ny.gov

Picture: Bark at the Moon Coyote Club Facebook.

Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 20h

This is what happens when you appoint trappers to state legislatures. They only know one way to manage wildlife - to kill.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 1d

Some uplifting news! Colombia upholds bullfighting ban. Spain, we hope you can follow Colombia's example.

Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Colombia bans bullfighting and other violent practices. 🐂🐓🚫

👉 Learn more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/09/12/colombias-constitutional-court-not-only-upholds-bullfighting-ban-but-bans-more-animal-spectacles/

#colombia #southamerica #banbullfighting #animalrights #news

Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 1d

😂

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 2d

Since there isn't a single study in any reputable publication that justifies killing wolves, I wonder if this is all for optics.

Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 2d

Dems in TN District 7, vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social tomorrow!

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 2d

I AM HUMBLY ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TOMORROW

15 seconds explaining why you should vote for me tomorrow in the TN-7 Democratic Primary. I'm the only candidate who is not bankrolled or backed by corporate special interests, the only woman, and the only progressive. #LetsDoThis

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 2d

And what is there to celebrate?? You shot a powerless animal with a sophisticated rifle. Stunning ignorance.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 3d

@governor.ny.gov @senatorharckham.bsky.social @deborahjglick.bsky.social @dec.ny.gov Are we going to allow this gleeful indiscriminate killing?

Ban Wildlife Killing Contests Everywhere. @bankillcontests.bsky.social · 3d

Hunting for fun in NY State: Part 3. "3 puppy night!!! we love this time of year!! @governor.ny.gov @senatorharckham.bsky.social @deborahjglick.bsky.social

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 4d

Also, where are these hunts taking place. Public land?

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 4d

Alright. I'm going to contact each one the of the state assembly reps tagged above.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 4d

@governor.ny.gov There is a Facebook group that takes a tremendous amount of joy in killing coyotes. These are not New York values.

Ban Wildlife Killing Contests Everywhere. @bankillcontests.bsky.social · 6d

Hunting for fun in New York: "Four pack to start our season!! It was a fun night coyotes were definitely different from past October‘s but we definitely still seen a bunch and heard a bunch!" @governor.ny.gov @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @deborahjglick.bsky.social @senatorharckham.bsky.social

Photo & text: FAFO Predator Control Facebook.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 4d

What can we do to raise awareness. Whom do we talk to?

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 6d

I cannot believe people take joy in killing defenseless animals like this.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 12d

Signed. This was so sad. She didn't fear the hunter, because she was accustomed to non-violent humans. The hunter knew she was a protected park wolf, but shot her anyway. This is not hunting. This is slaughter. Such morally bankrupt people.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 13d

Utterly disgusting. Two lawmakers in WY tried to push provision that banned wolf whacking earlier this year, but their efforts failed. We have to keep the pressure up.

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 14d

@nywolforg.bsky.social, @team-wolf.bsky.social

Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 14d

Another Yellowstone wolf deliberately targeted and killed by a Montana hunter just outside park boundaries: cowboystatedaily.com/2025/09/23/f...

Just cruel and sad. Wolves have to be re-listed in the Northern Rockies. These states are simply not capable of managing their wildlife.

Fans are mourning the loss of another popular Yellowstone wolf, 1479F, a young female that was killed legally by a hunter in Montana last week. She also…

cowboystatedaily.com

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 16d

I have been calling congress members on this. We really need to scale up our opposition to wolf hunts. Wolf hunts are not only obscenely cruel, there is no scientific backing for them. Livestock losses due to wolf depredation are minimal, and non-lethal deterrents are very effective.

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 23d

Today marks the start of Montana’s general wolf hunt—and this year will be catastrophic.

The state set a quota of 558 wolves, gutted regional safeguards & made it easier to wipe out entire packs.

This isn’t management—it’s eradication.

Take action now: teamwolf.org

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you for the reminder. I made calls to reps in my state.

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 26d

New billboards in Colorado highlight the “Born to be Wild” license plate, funding nonlethal solutions to help ranchers and wolves coexist, already having raised ~$1M.

Learn more: bit.ly/3VIhD9P

Take action: teamwolf.org

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 25d

Here we go again: another reward for Big Oil for helping Donald Trump get elected.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters

www.nytimes.com

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · 26d

Please call your reps! The last time wolves were delisted (in 2021), Wisconsin hunters killed 218 wolves in less than 72 hours.

Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 27d

Congress is considering bills that could strip protections from gray wolves in 44 states. Losing these safeguards would leave wolves vulnerable to hunting and persecution.

Tell your Senators & Representative: oppose anti-wildlife riders. Take action: 👉 bit.ly/3VIlH9Z

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · Sep 4

They approved a quota of 458 wolves to be killed via trophy hunting and trapping during the 2025–2026 season — plus an additional 100 wolves authorized for “controlled removals” by govt agencies. That’s 558 wolves in total, nearly half the state’s entire population of about 1,100 animals.

Montana Sentenced Half Its Wolves to Die

Montana has turned back the clock to the era of extermination, approving the slaughter of half its wolves despite negligible livestock losses, taxpayer-funded reimbursements, and mounting evidence tha

westernwatersheds.substack.com

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Data Storyteller @data-storyteller.bsky.social · Aug 29

Wolf watching tourism generates a lot of money for local economies in the Greater Yellowstone area ($82million, in fact). Maybe we should rethink where we spend tourism $$. They need to realize there are financial consequences for anti-wolf policies.

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