Conservation groups demand justice after Mexican wolf near Flagstaff found dead
For immediate release November 15, 2024 Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, 520-272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter, 602-999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org
Court Rules Bureau Failed to Take a “Hard Look” at Grazing Impacts on 24 Livestock Allotments in CO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2024 Media Contact: Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org Court Rules Bureau of Land Management Failed to Take a “Hard
Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Failure to Protect Endangered Springsnail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2024 Contact: Paul Ruprecht, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 421-4637, paul@westernwatersheds.org People of Red Mountain, Peopleofredmountian@gmail.com, PeopleOfRedMountain.com Conservation Groups File
Court rules federal program that kills grizzly bears and other wildlife in Montana violated the law
For Immediate Release: November 12, 2024 Media Contacts Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center, (406) 422-9866, bishop@westernlaw.org Lizzy Pennock, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 830-8924, lpennock@wildearthguardians.org Patrick
Proposed Sage Grouse Amendments will continue Sage Grouse Extinction Spiral
For immediate release: November 8, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy (202) 888-7490, sholmer@abcbirds.org Randi
Court Strikes Down WY Nat’l Grassland Plan to Kill Prairie Dogs, Eliminate Black-Footed Ferret Restoration
For immediate release: October 28, 2024 Media contacts: Megan Backsen, Western Watersheds Project, (719) 207-2493, megan@westernwatersheds.org Jennifer Schwartz, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 780-8281, jschwartz@wildearthguardians.org Matt Sandler,
Flagstaff Wolf Removal Violates Endangered Species Act, Conservationists Warn
For immediate release: October 7, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017,
Government Goes After Flagstaff Wolf Family
For immediate release: October 3, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373; regan@nywolf.org Claire Musser,
Greens Sue BLM for Neglecting Livestock and Blaming Horses for Land Health Issues
For Immediate Release October 2, 2024 Contact Theresa Barbour, Oregon Wild Horse Organization, 541-315-6650, tjbarbour.owho@gmail.com Grace Kuhn, Western Watersheds Project, 804-218-4252, grace@westernwatersheds.org Gayle Hunt,
Greens File Protest Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2024 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER, (303) 898-0798, crosenthal@peer.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, (775) 764-1080, atomicquailranch@gmail.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org
DC Rally to Celebrate Newly Introduced Legislation to Protect America’s Wolves, Bison, and Grizzly Bears
For Immediate Release Contacts: Osvaldo Cabral, Huichol/Zacatecos, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Cuetlachtepetl Wolf Mountain Education Center , cwmecnonprofit@gmail.com 720.636.3896 Dallas Gudgell – Yankton Dakota, Wildlife and Tribal
More Than 80 Conservation Groups Call on Members of Congress To Oppose New House Bill Targeting Endangered Species Act
For Immediate Release More Than 80 Conservation Groups Call on Members of Congress To Oppose New House Bill Targeting Endangered Species Act Proposed bill would
Court ruling halts 5,000-well oil and gas drilling project in eastern Wyoming
For Immediate Release September 16, 2024 Contact: Maria Katherman, Powder River Basin Resource Council, (307) 359-8604, redjacket12@hotmail.com Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Sarah Stellberg,
Millions of Dollars to Benefit Sage Grouse, Other Wildlife Delivered by Caldwell Canyon Mine Agreement
For Immediate Release, September 16, 2024 Contact: Sarah Stellberg, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x 209, sstellberg@advocateswest.org Lori Ann Burd, Center for Biological Diversity,
New Transmission Line Ensures Destructive Energy Development on Great Basin’s Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 10, 2024 CONTACT Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin & Range Watch, 775-764-1080, emailbasinandrange@gmail.com Chandra Rosenthal, Public Employees
Copper Creek Wolf family captured; one wolf dead, survivors taken into captivity
For Immediate Release: September 9, 2024 Contact: Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Young wolf family was implicated
Bureau of Land Management Targets Crucial Desert Tortoise Habitat for Solar Development
For Immediate Release September 6, 2024 Contact: Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, atomicquailranch@gmail.com, 775-764-1080 Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org, 775-513-1280 LAS VEGAS – Today, the Bureau
Colorado’s only Wolf Pack to be Captured, Relocated after Coexistence Failure from Ranchers
For Immediate Release Contact: Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org August 28, 2024 Colorado’s only Wolf Pack to be Captured, Relocated after Coexistence Failure
Hollywood filmmaker, enviros and journalists urge PBS to Correct Errors in “Human Footprint” Episode
September 4, 2024 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Ed Winters, Wild Beauty Foundation edward@winterstonepictures.com Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Vickery Eckhoff, 917-439-8748 or veckhoff@rcn.com Hollywood filmmaker,
Wild Horse and Environmental Groups File Notice of Appeal to Challenge Court Decision Allowing Largest-Ever Eradication of Wild Horses
Wild horses in Salt Wells HMA, SW Wyoming. Photo by Jay D’Ewart, BLM courtesy of Flickr For Immediate Release: August 16, 2024 Contact: Amelia Perrin,
Lawsuit Launched to Protect World’s Smallest Rabbit in Eight Western States
For immediate release: August 14, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org Michael Freeman, Earthjustice, (720) 989-6896, mfreeman@earthjustice.org Randi Spivak, Center