WWP press statement on positive 90-day finding for western wolves
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 15, 2021 Contact:Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910Talasi Brooks, Staff Attorney, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 336-9077Jocelyn Leroux, Montana Director, Western
WWP & BLM Win, Ending Grazing Privileges for Bad-Actor Ranchers!
Photo courtesy Idaho Department of Fish and Game September 14, 2021 On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the Idaho ranchers of
Point Reyes National Seashore Final Plan: Diversify Agriculture; Haze and Kill Tule Elk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2021 Media Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Diana Oppenheim, Founder, ForELK, Action@forelk.org POINT REYES, Calif.—In a long-awaited
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 Idaho State Grazing Lease in the Sawtooth Valley!
Photo courtesy of the US Forest Service/Bart Gammett August 24, 2021 Last week, Western Watersheds Project sent a team of bidders to an Idaho Department
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
TAKE ACTION! Tell Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to leave Wildlife Management Areas for wildlife! (Due 8/13/21)
Photo: Wikicommons Support WWP August 4, 2021 Comments Needed by August 13th Because of ongoing drought conditions in the state, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
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
TAKE ACTION! Ask Secretary Haaland to relist gray wolves!
Photo (c) Rain July 7, 2021 The Global Indigenous Council released “FAMILY,” a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous Nations share with
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
