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
TAKE ACTION! Tell BLM to ensure the allotments abused by the Hammonds stay closed! Comments due January 3, 2022
Steens Mountain, photo by A. Bronstein/WWP December 20, 2021 The Bureau of Land Management has announced that it plans to prepare a full Environmental Impact
Take action and help protect 13,000 livestock-free acres in Bridger-Teton National Forest from cattle! Comments due December 27, 2021
Upper Gros Ventre, Photo by J. Rather/WWP December 15, 2021 In a classic example of the adage “Bad ideas never die,” the Bridger Teton National
Lawsuit launched to rein in federal wildlife-killing program on Nevada public lands
For Release: Monday, December 13, 2021 Contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (310) 923-1465, LLarris@wildearthguardians.org Jennifer Schwartz, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 780-8281, JSchwartz@wildearthguardians.org Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds
Lawsuit Challenges Idaho Wolf Trapping Laws That Endanger Grizzlies, Lynx
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2021 CONTACTS: Ben Scrimshaw, Earthjustice, bscrimshaw@earthjustice.org, 603-726-6370 Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org, 303-854-7748 Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, patrick@westernwatersheds.org,
Federal Process Could Reopen Vacant Hammond Grazing Allotments in Oregon
For Immediate Release, December 3, 2021 Contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, adam@westernwatersheds.org, (541) 595-8034 Chris Krupp, Wild Earth Guardians, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org, (206) 417-6363 Marc Fink,
Take action for Mexican wolves before January 27, 2022
Mexican Wolf at Minnesota Zoo, from Wikipedia Support WWP December 1, 2021 Critically-imperiled Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) are at a crossroads in their
Huge Rally for Point Reyes National Seashore & Tule Elk at San Francisco’s Crissy Field
For Immediate Release – November 30, 2021 Contacts: In Defense of Animals, Lisa Levinson, lisa@idausa.org, 415-879-6879 The TreeSpirit Project, Jack Gescheidt, jack@TreeSpiritProject.com, 415-488-4200 Turtle Island Restoration Network,
