U.S. Wildlife Services Is Killing Millions Of Animals With No Accountability To The American Public

According to that federal agency's own figures, more than 22 million animals have been killed since 1996, including at least 13 endangered species. These aerial killings, traps, and poisons are being used without public oversight, all in the name of helping corporate agribusiness. The Center for Biological Diversity and other environmental groups have petitioned the Obama Administration to hold Wildlife Services accountable, and develop regulations to ensure the ethical treatment of targeted animals. Camilla Fox, the executive director of Project Coyote, said, "We call on the USDA to clean house and bring Wildlife Services into the modern era of predator conservation and stewardship by adopting rules that justify their actions and allow for public input and the integration of ethics, economics, and science-based ecology."