The groups allege that new rules, which were approved in December, do not go far enough to protect people and pets from risks associated with two activities: trapping and hunting coyotes with dogs.

The government has announced a ban on trail-hunting to prevent the activity being used as a cover for foxhunting. Any ban will raise questions over the future of the approximately 170 hunt packs in ...

"Trophy hunting is leading to the extinction of a number of species. Scientific studies have demonstrated the links between trophy hunting and population declines. Yet exports of hunting trophies ...