Mexican gray wolves see a small boost in numbers but still teeter on the brink of extinction
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2022 Contacts: Kelly Burke, Executive Director, Wild Arizona, (928) 606-7870; kelly@wildarizona.org Greta Anderson, Deputy Director, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878;
New StoryMap shows how the Bureau of Land Management is neglecting environmental reviews
Western Watersheds Project has prepared an analysis of the public lands grazing permit renewals across the western U.S. and determined that the Bureau of Land
Five Years After ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Injures Idaho Teen, Efforts Continue to Ban Deadly Devices
For Immediate Release, March 16, 2022 Contact: Brooks Fahy, Predator Defense, (541) 520-6003, brooks@predatordefense.org Collette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, (651) 955-3821, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org Carson Barylak,
FY2022 BUDGET PUTS ALL OF THE SAGE GROUSE EGGS IN GROUSE PLAN BASKET BY BLOCKING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTIONS
For immediate release: March 9, 2022 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy (202)744-6549; sholmer@abcbirds.org WASHINGTON, D.C.
New Petition Seeks Emergency Protections for Northern Rockies Wolves
For immediate release March 1, 2021 Contact: Suzanne Asha Stone, executive Director, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, Suzanne@WildlifeCoexistence.org (208) 861-5177 Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, tbrooks@westernwatersheds.org;
Take Action! Yellowstone Bison need your voice!
February 9, 2022 The National Park Service (NPS) has initiated the Yellowstone National Park (YNP) Bison Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement to guide management of the Park’s
Judge restores gray wolf protections, reviving federal recovery efforts
Wolves in Northern Rockies still face brutal slaughter For immediate release: February 10, 2022 Contacts: Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds
Federal judge restores protections to gray wolves, reviving federal recovery efforts
Photo courtesy NPS February 10, 2022 Today, we won our lawsuit to overturn the Trump administration’s nationwide removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray
Green Groups Concerned for Iconic Desert Species as Fish and Wildlife Service Denies Federal Protections for Sonoran Desert Tortoise
For immediate release February 7, 2022 Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project; (520) 272-2454; cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth Guardians; (505) 660-0284; jbushyhead@wildearthguardians.org TUCSON, Ariz. – The U.S.
PUBLIC LANDS GRAZING FEE ANNOUNCED; Biden Administration Continues to Subsidize the Destruction of the American West
For immediate release: Feb. 1, 2022 Media contacts: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project; 406-830-3099; josh@westernwatersheds.org HAMILTON, Mont. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management and the
Press Release – Judge Blocks Simplot Grazing Permit in Southern Idaho
For Immediate Release January 18, 2022 Contact: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 576-4314 George Nickas, Wilderness Watch, (406) 542-2048 (ext. 4) SALT LAKE
Yellowstone bison get another shot at ESA listing after federal judge agrees with wildlife protection groups
Photo by TuckerH586 courtesy of Flickr For immediate release: Jan. 13, 2022 Contacts: Jennifer Best, director, Wildlife Law Program, Friends of Animals; 720.949.7791; jennifer@friendsofanimals.org James
$16,500 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Killed Illegally in Oregon’s Wallowa County
For Immediate Release, January 13, 2022 Contact: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613, aweiss@biologicaldiversity.org Brooks Fahy, Predator Defense, (541) 520-6003, brooks@predatordefense.org Adam Bronstein,
Another court win for Yellowstone bison!
Bison in the snow at Yellowstone National Park. NPS/Jacob Frank photo (cropped) January 13, 2022 For the second time, Western Watersheds Project, Buffalo Field Campaign
We’re suing the Park Service over ranching on Point Reyes
Photo of Tule elk on Point Reyes by Erik Molvar/WWP January 11, 2022 When you think of federal land-management agencies, the National Park Service is
Lawsuit Challenges Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan
For Immediate Release, January 10, 2022 Contact: Deborah Moskowitz, Resource Renewal Institute, (415) 613-9675, dmoskowitz@rri.org Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185, jmiller@biologicaldiversity.org Laura
Mexican gray wolf “Anubis” killed on National Forest land in Northern Arizona
For immediate release: January 7, 2022 Media contacts: Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928)202-1325; emily@gcwolfrecovery.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Endangered Mexican
January 6th: From Standoff to Siege and Back Again
January 6, 2022 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the ignoble assault on our nation’s Capitol Building and, indeed, an assault on U.S. democracy itself,
WOLF-KILLING RANCHER ORDERED BY COURT TO REMOVE COWS AND PAY TRESPASS FINES FOR UNLAWFUL FOREST GRAZING
For immediate release January 3, 2022 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Robin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity (602) 799-3275; rsilver@biologicaldiversity.org SILVER CITY, NM – Last week,
An End of Year Message from WWP
Little Wood River, Idaho. WWP Photo December 31, 2021 Seizing Opportunities to Expand Conservation Successes in the Year Ahead As we turn the page on
Act Now: Tell Governor Inslee that it is Time to Appoint Commissioners Who Value Conservation and Science!
Comments due January 7, 2022 The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is in great need of reform. It has been dominated by people who serve
