Watch the full Wildlife Killing Contests film here and read the media release here.
And read this interview with the film’s Director and Producer Filipe DeAndrade in the February 24 issue of National Geographic’s newsletter.
Project Coyote cofounded the National Coalition to End Wildlife Killing Contests comprised of more than 50 national and state wildlife conservation organizations working together to bring an end to cruel and senseless killing contests nationwide. Sign the petition to stop this unconscionable practice on our federal public lands. Watch and share the film and film trailer and help us Educate, Expose and End wildlife killing contests!
Here’s what to do next.
Step 1. Sign the petition.
Help us permanently abolish contests that promote the mass killing of coyotes, wolves, bobcats, foxes, prairie dogs, and other species for fun and prizes on our federal public lands. We strongly support a modern, evidence-based, and compassionate approach to coexistence with wildlife. With the goal of 500k signatures, we are encouraging policymakers to help us stop the killing.
Step 2. Share, Share, Share
Please help spread the word about the senseless, ecologically reckless, and ethically indefensible killing of native wildlife. Click here to find images and graphics that you can easily share on social media.
You can also use the circle badge we’ve created for your social media profile pictures, and/or add the square frame to your related posts on Instagram! You can either automatically add the circle badge to your Facebook profile photo, or manually download the graphics.
Step 3. Raise awareness and speak out.
Reach out to your state legislators and state wildlife agency commissioners and urge them to ban wildlife killing contests. Learn more here. Help expose this issue and raise public awareness by sharing the infographics, film trailer, and film link with friends, family, colleagues, and through social media; download these additional resources/graphics here.
Step 4. Support the Cause.
Click here to see how you can support Project Coyote and our campaign to end wildlife killing contests.
Wildlife killing contests are a blood sport and serve no wildlife management purpose. Yet countless native carnivores are targeted indiscriminately for fun and prizes in these senseless – and legal – events. To learn more about this horrific practice and why it must be abolished, watch “Wildlife Killing Contests” now.
Coyotes are essential to the ecosystem as rodent control, scavengers, and so much more. They are also the most targeted species in wildlife killing contests across the country. Watch and share this important film, “Wildlife Killing Contests”.
Did you know bobcats are important regulators of rabbits? Unfortunately, they are one of many species of native wildlife targeted in wildlife killing contests that are legal in more than 40 states. Watch “Wildlife Killing Contests” now.
Red foxes, like most wild canids, are monogamous and rely upon each other to survive. They are targeted in wildlife killing contests across the country that serve no scientific or ecological purpose. Watch “Wildlife Killing Contests” now.
Wolves are pack animals and depend on each other to make it through harsh, frigid winters. They are also targeted indiscriminately in wildlife killing contests which serve no scientific or ecological purpose. To learn more about this horrific practice and why it must be abolished, watch “Wildlife Killing Contests” now.
The beautiful and elusive cougar- also known as the mountain lion or puma- is one of many native carnivores targeted in barbaric wildlife killing contests. To learn more about this cruel and ecologically destructive practice and why it must be abolished, watch “Wildlife Killing Contests” now.
#STOPTHEKILL Champions
Filipe DeAndrade
Wildlife Filmmaker, Director, Producer
Wildlife Killing Contests (2021)
Brazilian born, Cleveland raised, filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade has a passion for wildlife and freely admits he is addicted to adventure. Filipe graduated from the University of Florida and started a production house with his best friend called Comfort Theory. In 2015 Filipe won National Geographic’s Wild to Inspire short competition at the Sun Valley Film Festival and is a 10 Time Emmy Award Winner as a producer and filmmaker. As a National Geographic Explorer, he travels the world documenting natural history wildlife stories, and human-animal conflicts. His cinematography career has also set him on a landmark series path with Disney and Netflix along with other major networks. Most recently, Filipe has become a Jaguar ambassador for Panthera in their efforts to link the last remaining intact ecosystems for the third largest cat in the world. Wherever wild animals exist on our beautiful blue planet, you can find Filipe pointing his camera at a beautiful subject.
Brian Moghari
Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Wildlife Killing Contests (2021)
Brian Moghari is a wildlife filmmaker and photographer who aims to spark an emotional connection with his visuals to inspire others to help protect our planet’s natural spaces and the wildlife we share it with. Born in the swamps of Florida, Brian grew up immersed in nature which ultimately inspired his love of the natural world. Since Graduating with a bachelors in Film from the University of Florida, he and his best friend created Comfort Theory, a production company that focuses on telling wildlife and conservation stories. Brian has worked as a cinematographer for National Geographic, Disney+, Toyota, AMC, History Channel, Direct TV, and many other television networks and brands. If he isn’t filming beneath the waves you can find him riding them up and down Costa Rica’s pacific coast.
Kim Frank
Writer & Editor
Kim Frank is a writer and editor crafting stories that highlight conservation, exploration, and adventure across the globe. Recent publications include writing and editing Born to Ice with National Geographic photographer, Paul Nicklen (Amazon Editor’s 2018 Art Book Pick), ghostwriting the book’s foreword, and co-writing and editing Amaze by SeaLegacy’s Cristina Mittermeier. A Fellow of The Explorers Club, Kim’s work is published in The Explorers Journal, Maptia, American Literary Review, Sidetracked Magazine, DuPont Registry, Blackbird Literary Journal, and in SVPN Magazine where she served as Editor. Current projects include a book in development about the human-elephant conflict along the Himalaya in north India.
Will & Pam Harte
Executive Producers
Will and Pam Harte, both graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees from Texas A&M University, then went on to practice business in the oil and gas, publishing, and medical fields. They have now come full circle and are ranchers, who love the land and truly believe that stewardship includes preservation of all species and proper animal protections. They live full time on a working ranch and open their ranch to scientific research and wildlife film production. Both are committed to various wildlife organizations and foundations, and hope that this film will change the way people perceive wildlife, which is owned not by a few but by everyone.
Camilla Fox
Founder & Executive Director
Camilla H. Fox is the founder and executive director of Project Coyote – a national non-profit organization based in northern California that promotes coexistence between people and wildlife and compassionate conservation through education, science, and advocacy. With more than 25 years of experience working on behalf of wildlife and wildlands and a master’s degree in wildlife ecology, policy, and conservation, Camilla’s work has been featured in several films, books, and national media outlets. A frequent speaker on these issues, Camilla has authored more than 70 publications and is co-author of Coyotes in Our Midst, co-editor and lead author of the book, Cull of the Wild, producer of the award-winning documentary Cull of the Wild ~ The Truth Behind Trapping and most recently, producer and director of the film KILLING GAMES: Wildlife in the Crosshairs.
Daniel Dietrich
Project Coyote Ambassador
Associate Producer
Wildlife Killing Contests (2021)
Daniel is an award-winning, internationally published wildlife and conservation photographer. His writings and images have been featured in Audubon, Sierra, Outdoor Photographer, ABC, Natural History, Bay Nature, Shutterbug, and many others. He founded the non-profit, Conservation Kids, connecting young adults to conservation through the use of photography. Daniel also sits on the ethics committee for the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), which featured Daniel and Project Coyote Wildlife Educator Sarah Killingsworth in this blog post about Choosing an Ethical Photography Workshop.
Dan Flores
Writer, Coyote America
A native of Louisiana, Dan Flores is a writer who presently lives in the Galisteo Valley outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the University of Montana-Missoula. He is the author of ten books, most recently the New York Times Bestseller, Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History (2016), and American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains (2016). Pulitzer-winning novelist Annie Proulx has written that “his work ranks with that of Thoreau, William Bartram, Aldo Leopold, John Muir, Peter Matthiessen.” Dr. Flores’s essays on the environment, art, and culture of the West have appeared in newspapers like the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and in magazines such as Texas Monthly, Orion, Wild West, Southwest Art, The Big Sky Journal, and High Country News. His work has been honored by the Western Writers of America, the Denver Public Library, the Western Heritage Center/National Cowboy Museum, the High Plains Book Awards, the Montana Book Awards, and the Oklahoma Book Awards, and by the Western History Association, the Montana Historical Society, and the Texas State Historical Association.
Stephanie Garcia Richard
Stephanie Garcia Richard is the first woman, the first Latina, and the first educator to serve as New Mexico’s Commissioner of Public Lands. Born in Tucumcari and raised in Silver City, Stephanie learned at a young age the importance of serving others. Her father, a WWII veteran, was a teacher and her mother was active in their church and community. Stephanie grew up in a family that operated ranches on the eastern plans and northern mountains of New Mexico, sparking the strong connection to our land that she holds today. During six years as a State Representative, she championed conservation laws as well as efforts to increase access to a quality education, transparency, along with investments in renewable energy, job training, and economic development. After being elected in 2018, Commissioner Garcia Richard’s first executive action was an order banning coyote killing contests on state trust land.