Groups say Biden grouse plan must increase habitat protections
For immediate release: June 1, 2023 Media contacts: Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy (202)744-6459; sholmer@abcbirds.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project (307)399-7910; emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead,
Proposed Greenlink Transmission Lines Would Industrialize Nevada’s Outback and Harm Sage Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30th, 2023 Contact: Kevin Emmerich, Basin & Range Watch, 775-764-1080, emailbasinandrange@gmail.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Reno, NV —
WWP and Our Allies Win One for Native Wildlife in Wyoming
Photo: Erik Molvar May 25, 2023 Today, Western Watersheds Project and our allies won our case on livestock grazing and livestock-related grizzly bear killings in
Court Overturns Federal Authorization to Kill 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone
For Immediate Release, May 25, 2023 Contacts Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org Megan Backsen, Western Watersheds Project, (719) 297-2493; megan@westernwatersheds.org
New Report: Recent Forest Service Grazing Decision and Mismanagement in Yellowstone Ecosystem Promote Habitat Destruction
May 15, 2023 Contacts: Jonathan Ratner, (877) 746-3628, Western Watersheds Project; jonathan@westernwatersheds.org John Carter, (435) 881-5404, Yellowstone to Uintas Connection; jcoyote23@gmail.com A report just
WWP Defends Path of the Pronghorn, Scientists Expose the Industry’s Lies
May 23, 2013 Western Watersheds Project has long been a leader in trying to protect the Path of the Pronghorn migration — the longest land
Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population
For Immediate Release May 10, 2023 Media Contacts: Grace Kuhn, AWHC, grace@americanwildhorseampaign.org, (804) 218-4252 Marjorie Fishman, Animal Welfare Institute, margie@awionline.org, (202) 446-2128 Erik Molvar, Western
Wolf Advocates Praise Colorado’s Progress Towards Restoration, but Object to New Rules’ Unscientific Reliance on Killing Wolves
For Immediate Release – May 3, 2023 Media Contact – Michael Saul, Western Watersheds Project, 303-915-8308; michael@westernwatersheds.org, DENVER, Co. – Today, the Colorado Parks
Bi-State Sage Grouse Get Another Chance for Endangered Species Act Protections
For Immediate Release, April 27, 2023 Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, ianderson@biologicaldiversity.org Lindsay
Wolf advocates cite continued concerns with reintroduction delays as Senate Bill 256 goes to the House
For Immediate Release – April 21, 2023 Media contacts: Lindsay Larris, llarris@wildearthguardians.org, 720-334-7636 Michael Saul, michael@westernwatersheds.org, 303-915-8308 Even amended version could set back ‘paws-on-the-ground’ date
Government Agents Kill Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Father, Threatening Pack’s Survival
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Maggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, (914) 763-2373; maggie@nywolf.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith,
Federal Managers Authorize Cattle in San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
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First-ever regenerative cattle unveiled at White Sands Missile Range
For immediate release – April 1, 2023 ALAMAGORDO, NM – Look! Up in the sky – it’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … a
Appeal Challenges Gold Drilling in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
For Immediate Release March 29, 2023 Contact: Wendy Schneider, Friends of the Inyo, (310) 849-3662, wendy@friendsoftheinyo.org Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, ianderson@biologicaldiversity.org
Lawsuit Targets Federal Deforestation Project Near Nevada National Park
For Immediate Release: March 23, 2023 Contact: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, (541) 595-8034, adam@westernwatersheds.org Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity, (702) 483-0449, pdonnelly@biologicaldiversity.org RENO,
Western Conservationists Blast “Extinction Bills” Unveiled at House Resources Hearing
For Immediate Release March 23, 2023 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 660-0284, jbushyhead@wildearthguardians.org Roger Dobson, Protect the
Conservation Groups Celebrate New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
For Immediate Release March 21, 2023 Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, (775) 764-1080, atomicquailranch@gmail.com SEARCHLIGHT, Nev.— Western Watersheds
Conservation groups granted intervention to defend Utah national monuments
For Immediate Release – March 20, 2023 Contacts Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians, 206-417-6363, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org Stephen Bloch,
Large Destructive Vegetation Project Opens for Public Review in Northeast Nevada
For Immediate Release, March 14, 2023 Contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, adam@westernwatersheds.org, (541) 595-8034 Laura Welp, Western Watersheds Project, laura@westernwatersheds.org, (435) 899-0204 ELKO, Nev.—
BLM Oil Exemptions Threaten Sage Grouse in Wyoming
Photo by Tom Koerner, USFWS For Immediate Release – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER, CRosenthal@peer.org, 202-265-7337 x501 Josh Osher, josh@westernwatersheds.org, 406-830-3099 Groups
Federal Review Shows Continued Decline of ESA-listed Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
For immediate release: March 7, 2023 Media contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, (541) 595-8034; adam@westernwatersheds.org A new status report released by the U.S. Fish