White pelicans shot at fake lake in Kansas

Another big-time wildlife crime. Of course, that other anti-wildlife credo of sprawl development continues unchecked.

Now poachers going after ancient Coast Redwoods

This is a law enforcement issue, yes. But it's also indicative of just how some people view Wild Nature - as nothing more than a simple "resource." I always hated the language on Pennsylvania's "conservation" license plate, which asks passersby to "conserve wild resources" Nature is not a simple "resource," something to be harvested for human good and then trashed with other throwaways.
Read about the poaching of California's redwoods.

Why Redwood burl poaching is so destructive

The demise of the Coast Redwood trees continues, now due to nighttime poaching, as this article notes.

A lobo found shot to death in S.W. New Mexico

"Lobo," of course, is another name for the Mexican Gray Wolf. Read about the illegal killing of one right here. I took this photo of a lobo at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in N.M.