Group asks court to stop lion trapping

The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity filed briefs last week in federal court seeking to prevent the Arizona Game and Fish Department from trapping mountain lions in areas where jaguars have been known to reside. Michael J. Robinson, a conservation advocate for the center, explained the briefs are part of a lawsuit seeking to stop the Game and Fish from taking actions that it says are likely to injure or kill other jaguars in the future. “This legal action is necessary, because the Arizona Game and Fish Department continues to claim it has the right to capture jaguars and continues to take actions that risks capturing, injuring or killing a jaguar,” Robinson said. The brief was filed in response to a motion previously filed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department to have the center's original lawsuit dismissed...read more