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Minnesota tourist killed by an elephant in Zambia

Family members described an American tourist who was killed in Africa when a bull elephant charged the truck she was riding in as an adventurer who loved to travel.
They identified her as Gail Mattson, 79, of Minnetonka. She was with other tourists on a game drive in a Zambian national park when the animal charged, flipping over the vehicle, and killing her, a safari company said April 4.

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Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes wolf-hunt bill, antlerless ban

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on March 29 – rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting how many wolves may be hunted each year.
During more than five years as governor with a Republican-controlled Legislature, Evers has vetoed more bills than any governor in Wisconsin history.

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High court rules Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

Maine’s highest court has ruled that the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.
The court considered a lawsuit that asked whether the ban on hunting game animals such as deer, turkey and moose on Sundays was still necessary. Maine is one of a dwindling number of states that restricts hunting on Sunday.
The lawsuit concerned a claim that the state’s “right to food” amendment to its Constitution should allow hunters to pursue game on Sundays. The amendment was the first of its kind in the United States when it passed in 2021.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court was not swayed by the argument. The court ruled Thursday that under the definition of poaching, the right to hunt “exists in situations in which hunting is otherwise legal but does not extend to situations in which hunting is illegal.”
The court dismissed the complaint in a judgment that stated that “Maine’s longstanding Sunday hunting ban does not conflict with the Maine Constitution.”
Some 40 states have no prohibition on Sunday hunting. Maine and Massachusetts are the final states with full bans.

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Nevada plans state’s first moose hunt as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is planning its first-ever moose hunting season this fall.
Wildlife managers say explosive growth in Nevada moose numbers over the past five years, increasing to a population of more than 100, justifies the handful of harvests planned. Scientists say the experiment of sorts should also provide a real-time peek at how the complexities of climate change affect wildlife, and why these majestic mammals the size of a horse have unexpectedly expanded their range into warmer territory.

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Brothers tried to fight off mountain lion during fatal attack in Northern California, family says

Two brothers who were attacked, one fatally, by a mountain lion in Northern California over the weekend tried to scare the cougar away once they realized it was stalking them, and then fought with the animal after it pounced, according to a family statement Monday.
Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, was killed Saturday in a remote area northeast of Sacramento in the first fatal encounter with a mountain lion in the state in two decades. His 18-year-old brother, Wyatt Jay Charles Brooks, survived and is expected to recover after multiple surgeries.

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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on Montana reservation

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on March 20 to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.
Travis John Branson pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and two counts of trafficking federally protected bald and golden eagles, under a plea deal reached last month with government attorneys.

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Beyond Minnesota: ‘Stand Ground’ bill regarding bears headed to governor’s desk in Florida

So long as they don’t eat them, stuff them, or turn them into hats for the British royal guard, Florida residents will be allowed to kill black bears threatening them on their property with no consequences under a bill sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 7.

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