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
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
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,
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
A Thanksgiving Message from WWP
Gould’s Wild Turkey in Arizona, photo by Ben Parsons November 25, 2021 Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates the rescue of European pilgrims from starvation
Infrastructure Act includes major funding for native seed program
Castilleja pallescens inverta (cropped), photo by Matt Lavin/WikiCommons November 9, 2021 WWP got a key provision for native plants into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Celebrating a major victory at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments!
Cottonwood Canyon in GSENM, photo by Erik Molvar October 26, 2021 Earlier this month, President Biden issued new proclamations for Bears Ears National Monument and
A win for the Mojave Desert tortoise!
Photo courtesy Bureau of Land Management September 20, 2021 One might think that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management would actually refrain from putting livestock
Wolves move towards restored federal protections!
Photo courtesy Idaho Department of Fish and Game September 17, 2021 This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Western Watersheds Project’s petition,
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
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
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
WWP sends BLM back to the drawing board in Idaho
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must have been shaking in its boots about Western Watersheds Project and Wilderness Watch‘s recent appeal of its decision
Sonoran desert tortoise wins fresh opportunity for Endangered Species Act protection
Good news! Yesterday, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians, represented by our attorneys at Western Environmental Law Center, filed a stipulated settlement agreement with the U.S.