Feds Find Western Wolves Unworthy of Endangered Species Act Protection;...
For immediate release: February 02, 2024 Media contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center,...
View ArticleConservation Groups Initiate Legal Action Against Feds for Failing to Protect...
For immediate release, February 7, 2024 Media contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center,...
View ArticleRare springsnail threatened by Thacker Pass Lithium Mine takes step toward...
For Immediate Release February 7, 2024 Contact: Paul Ruprecht, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 421-4637, paul@westernwatersheds.org WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today...
View ArticleBREAKING: Scientific report reveals livestock as the key factor in cheatgrass...
For Immediate Release Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 Roger Rosentreter, BLM Botanist, retired, (208) 991-8815 Don Mansfield, Emeritus Professor of Biology, College of...
View ArticleBLM Releases Milquetoast Land-Use Plan Amendment for Southeast Oregon
For Immediate Release February 27, 2024 Contact: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, 541-595-8034, adam@westernwatersheds.org The Bureau of Land Management Releases Milquetoast Land-Use Plan...
View ArticleMexican Gray Wolf Populations Remain Dangerously Low Despite New Results,...
For Immediate Release Contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928) 202-1325...
View ArticleCONSERVATION GROUPS GIVE A ‘THUMBS DOWN’ TO BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED...
For immediate release March 14, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, (310)...
View ArticleConservation Groups Ask Interior Department to Cancel Solar Project over...
For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, 775-764-1080, atomicquailranch@gmail.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280,...
View ArticleBreaking News: Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Idaho Grizzly...
For Immediate Release March 20, 2024 Contacts: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, pwheeler@earthjustice.org, 202-792-6211 Dana Johnson, Wilderness Watch, danajohnson@wildernesswatch.org, 208-310-7003...
View ArticleConservation groups challenge federal decision to deny western wolves...
For immediate release April 8, 2024 Contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051,...
View ArticleNew public land rule is a major step forward but questions remain
(April 22, 2024) Last week, the Biden Administration released the new “Public Lands Rule,” which has some promising language that could allow for better management of 245 million acres of public...
View ArticleConservation Groups Defend Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument,...
For Immediate Release April 25, 2024 Contacts: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Caitlyn Burford, National Parks Conservation Association, 541-371-6452,...
View ArticleGreens applaud translocation of Mexican gray wolves to southeastern Arizona
For immediate release: April 30, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177,...
View ArticleNew Billboard in NM Promotes $105K Reward for Information About Illegal...
For Immediate Release Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373, regan@nywolf.org New...
View ArticleConservation Groups Sue FWS Over Grazing at Red Rock Lakes Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Conservation Groups Sue Fish and Wildlife Service Over Improper Grazing Management at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Agency repeatedly rubber-stamped livestock grazing despite acknowledging...
View ArticleMuch of U.S. Rangeland in Poor Ecological Condition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 15, 2024 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal [PEER] (303) 898-0798, crosenthal@peer.org Josh Osher [Western Watersheds Project] (406) 830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org...
View ArticleCO Coalition Applauds Governor Polis’ Signing of Wolverine Reintroduction Bill
(May 21, 2024) Denver, CO – Colorado Nature League (CNL) and Colorado Nature Action (CNA) celebrate Governor Jared Polis’ signing of SB24-171, Restoration of Wolverines. Wolverines, once native to...
View ArticleAppeals Court Reverses USFS Approval of Gold Drilling in Calif. Eastern...
For Immediate Release May 21, 2024 Contact: Wendy Schneider, Friends of the Inyo, (310) 849-3662, wendy@friendsoftheinyo.org Lisa Belenky, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 385-5694...
View ArticleWildlife Activists Urge Continued Grizzly Bear Protections
For Immediate Release: May 22, 2024 Contact: Adam Rissen, WildEarth Guardians, arissien@wildearthguardians.org Derek Goldman, Endangered Species Coalition, dgoldman@endangered.org Grace Kuhn,...
View ArticleWildlife Groups initiate legal action: Feds too slow to protect Sonoran...
For immediate release May 22, 2024 Contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, 520-272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177,...
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