Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Grazing Permit Denial
For immediate release, September 2, 2021 Media contact: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878 BOISE, Ida. – The Ninth Circuit today affirmed that Idaho
Bureau of Land Management Grazing Decision Endangers Colorado Bighorn Sheep Herds; imperiled Gunnison sage grouse are also at risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2021 CONTACTS: Melissa Cain, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 392-2886 Greg Dyson, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 730-9242 GUNNISON, Colo. — The Bureau of
Western Watersheds Project Wins Grazing Lease in Sawtooth Valley
For immediate release: August 18, 2021 Media contact: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, (208)576-4314; patrick@westernwatersheds.org HAILEY, Ida. – Western Watersheds Project was the high bidder today at a
Greens: Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Insufficient for Declining Sage Grouse
For immediate release, August 11, 2021 Media contacts: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, (928)322-8449; kfuller@westernwatersheds.org Michael Saul, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 915-8308, msaul@biologicaldiversity.org Steve Holmer, American
Conservation Groups Ask Secretary Vilsack to Stop Government Killing of Wolf Pups
For immediate release August 4, 2021 Media contacts: Suzanne Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network (208)489-5587 Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project (208)336-9077 Gary Macfarlane, Friends of
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Prioritizing Livestock Over Wildlife in the Midst of Statewide Drought
For Immediate Release—August 4, 2021 Contact: Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164; jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org, MISSOULA, Mont.—Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP) officials released a proposal
70 groups formally petition to re-list wolves as “endangered” throughout the West
For Immediate Release July 29, 2021 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 70 groups formally petition to re-list wolves as
Groups File Promise to Challenge Idaho’s New Harmful Wolf Hunting Laws
BOISE, Ida. — Citing risk to federally protected species, today eleven groups filed a notice of intent to sue the state of Idaho in response to the
Grazing permits on Colville National Forest threaten imperiled bull trout
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 19, 2021 Contacts: Amanda Parrish, The Lands Council, (509) 838-4912, aparrish@landscouncil.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Marla Fox,
Conservation Groups to Sec. Vilsack: Tell the Forest Service to Reduce Harmful Livestock Grazing in the Drought-stricken West
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2021 CONTACTS: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, josh@westernwatersheds.org, 406-830-3099 Mary O’Brien, Project Eleven Hundred, maryobrien10@gmail.com, 541-556-8801 George Nickas, Wilderness Watch,
Controversial NPS Ranching Plan for Point Reyes Seashore Delayed; “Complications” in Washington D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 15, 2021 CONTACTS: Chance Cutrano, Resource Renewal Institute, ccutrano@rri.org, 312-403-3702 Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org,775-513-1280 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological
NEW: Indigenous-Directed Short Film Asks Interior Secretary Haaland to Return Federal Protections to Gray Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Contact: Courtney Bourgoin, Sierra Club, 248-214-6682, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org Montana— The Global Indigenous Council today released “FAMILY,” a short
Lawsuit Says Livestock Grazing Incompatible with Resource Protection on the Sonoran Desert National Monument
For Immediate Release – June 29, 2021 Media Contacts: Laurie Rule, Advocates for the West, (503)914-6388; lrule@advocateswest.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Sandy
Federal court rejects crucial aspects of revised forest plan for Flathead National Forest
For Release: Friday, June 25, 2021 Contacts: Marla Fox, WildEarth Guardians, (651) 434-7737, mfox@wildearthguardians.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Kelly Nokes, Western
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT WON’T LET WOLVES BE WILD
For immediate release: June 24, 2021 Media contacts: Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928) 202-1325 Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project (520) 272-2454 Jeff
Groups File Legal Notice Over Montana Wolf Trapping’s Threat to Grizzlies, Lynx
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : June 23, 2021 Media Contacts Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, (347) 527-6397, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org Bonnie Rice,
$15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Poaching in Stevens County; Shooting Death of Female Wolf Marks End of Washington’s Wedge Pack
For Immediate Release, June 17, 2021 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613, aweiss@biologicaldiversity.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Brooks
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
Media contacts: Sharon Selvaggio, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (503) 704-0327 | sharon.selvaggio@xerces.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project (406) 960-4164 |
Judge halts drilling on sage grouse leases from four Trump-era oil and gas auctions
For Immediate Release, Thursday, June 10, 2021Contact:Laird Lucas, Advocates for the West, 208-342-7024 ext. 201, llucas@advocateswest.orgErik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.orgMichael Saul, Center
Groups to Biden: Halt New Oil Drilling, Cancel Trump Leases on Public Lands
For Immediate Release, Thursday, June 10, 2021 Contact: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, (575) 770-1295, eriksg@westernlaw.org Carol Davis, Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, (928) 679-5045, carol.davis@dine-care.org
Conservationists seek Forest Service protections for wolves in ID, MT wilderness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2021 Media Contacts: Maggie Caldwell, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org, 347-527-6397 Andrea Zaccardi, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org, 303-854-7748 Rodi Rosensweig, rrosensweig@humanesociety.org, 202-809-8711 Erik Molvar, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org, 307-399-7910 Gary Macfarlane, gary@friendsoftheclearwater.org, 208-882-9755 Jake Bleich, jbleich@defenders.org,
