Arizona’s long-standing practice of using dog packs to hunt mountain lions, bears, bobcats, and foxes faces a potential ban as conservation groups and hunters clash over its future. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is set to consider a petition from several conservation organizations at their April 11 meeting in Phoenix that could end this controversial hunting method. “The science is clear, packs of hunting dogs let loose on public lands cause significant harm to native ecosystems and wildlife. Their prohibition in Arizona is long overdue,” said Russ McSpadden, Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. The Numbers … Continue reading Arizona Dog Pack Hunting Ban Could Follow 748 Lion and 323 Bear Kills in Just 3 Years