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.
Grizzlies stay protected! Tribes, Conservationists Win; States, Feds Lose
Photo credit: Flickr/Fidelis Oroszco When the Fish and Wildlife Service announced in 2017 that it planned to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the Yellowstone
WWP sues to protect San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
WWP sues to protect San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area April 8, 2020 WWP and our allies filed a new lawsuit yesterday challenging the
Good news! New Agreement Restricts Wolf-killing and ‘Cyanide Bombs’ in Idaho
Phantom Hill wolf/ Photo by Randy Flood March 11, 2020 We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve reached an important new legal agreement with USDA’s Wildlife Services which
HUGE WIN for Sage-grouse! Nearly 1 million acres of sage grouse habitat saved from the oil and gas industry!
View this email in your browser Photo Ken Cole/WWP Score another one for the sage-grouse and the American public! Yesterday, Western Watersheds Project and our
Nationwide Grazing Lease Retirement Bill Introduced in Congress
January 31, 2020 At Western Watersheds Project, we are always looking for opportunities to reduce or eliminate the impacts of livestock grazing on public
There’s Still Time to Support WWP in 2019!
Photo Courtesy Flickr Creative Commons. December 27, 2019 Western Watersheds Project is well-known as a hard-hitting conservation group that scores big wins for wildlife and
Court Smacks Down BLM for Renewing Hammonds Permits
View this email in your browser Photo of Steens Mountain by BLM December 20, 2019 From the very minute we learned about this last year, Western
Forest Service Sued for Giving in to Hostile Ranchers
November 21, 2019 Yesterday, Western Watersheds Project sued the U.S. Forest Service in Utah for allowing ongoing overgrazing on Monroe Mountain by a handful of non-compliant permittees.
Lawsuit by WWP and Friends Blocks Weakening of Sage Grouse Plans!
View this email in your browser Photo Courtesy FWS October 16, 2019 Today, with our allies at Advocates for the West, Center for Biological
WWP Stops New Livestock Water Development on Agua Fria National Monument!
View this email in your browser The Agua Fria National Monument near Phoenix, Arizona is renowned for its richarcheological history and the extraordinary biodiversity it
A 30,000-acre Win on Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument!
September 17, 2019 In a great win for the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Western Watersheds Project, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), The Wilderness Society, and
The Slow and Steady Fight for the Sonoran Desert Tortoise
September 6, 2019 Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit yesterday demanding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service do its job and protect the Sonoran
We’re Going to Court for Capitol Reef!
Photo Courtesy Mark Bailey August 23, 2019 Western Watersheds Project filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service today for allowing damaging and illegal livestock grazing and trailing
