Here's a roundup of some of the latest news about predator hunting, regulations and events.

A potentially devastating situation has been confirmed in multiple states with the discovery of viral Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and a variant of the virus that causes it. The ramifications on wild populations of rabbits, along with predators that feed on them, could be huge.

Bigger than a cicada and sporting a quarter-inch barbed stinger that pumps painful venom, the Murder Hornet has arrived in the United States from Japan. What's the best caliber to use for this new invader?

A handful of states have banned coyote hunting contests. Proponents say they're helpful. Opponents hate them. Is anyone right?

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A proposal by the U.S. Department of Interior to delist gray wolves from endangered species protection is drawing mixed reactions.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided to harvest a wolf pack after a continually high rate of dead calves have been discovered.

The measure, one of only a couple of its kind in the nation, adds $25 to the price of each firearm sold in the city, plus 2 or 5 cents per round of ammunition, depending on the type.

Wolves were hunted to extinction in Washington at the turn of the last century. But they started migrating into Washington from neighboring areas in the early 2000s and there are an estimated 16 wolf packs in the state.

In April, a commission increased the cougar harvest rate in 14 areas of the state as a way to ease tensions in communities over the state's growing wolf population. Gray wolves are endangered in Washington and cannot be hunted.