Wildlife advocates celebrate wolf dispersal, decry capture of female lobo
For immediate release July 18, 2024 Media contacts: Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928) 202 1325 claire@gcwolfrecovery.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177,
Advocates launch legal action to prevent grizzly bear deaths at bait stations
For immediate release July 15, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg LeDonne, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 779-2079, greg@westernwatersheds.org Lizzy Pennock, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 830-8924, lpennock@wildearthguardians.org Dana Johnson,
Western Watersheds Project Staff Announce Formation and Recognition of Western Watersheds Workers Union
For Immediate Release, July 11, 2024 Contact: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Workers Union, 520-272-2454, westernwatershedsworkers@gmail.com Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, erik@westernwatersheds.org Kelley Weston, WWP
Anderson: Let Caldera wolf pack roam together
By Greta Anderson, OpEd for the Santa Fe New Mexican (June 22, 2024) Most New Mexicans know about Asha, the Mexican gray wolf who made
House Committee Passes Spending Bill Attacking Public Lands and Wildlife
For immediate release : Jun 28, 2024 Media contact: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the “Fiscal Year 2025
NGOs Urge USFWS to Release Mexican Gray Wolves as Families
For Immediate Release, June 25, 2024 Contact: Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra
Conservation Increased on Public Lands in NW California With New Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
For Immediate Release, June 21, 2024 Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Conservation Increased on Public Lands in Northwestern California With New
Grizzly Bear Death at Bait Station Precisely What Conservation Groups’ Lawsuit Hoped to Prevent
For immediate release: June 20, 2024 Media contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Lizzy Pennock, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 830-8924, lpennock@wildearthguardians.org Dana Johnson,
Feds Urged to Strengthen Sage Grouse Protections to Prevent Extinction
For Immediate Release, June 13, 2024 Contact: Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, (310) 779-4894, rspivak@biologicaldiversity.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, erik@westernwatersheds.org Steve Holmer, American
Santa Fe Nat’l Forest sued for trespass livestock on Valles Caldera National Preserve
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 CONTACTS: Andrew Rothman, WildEarth Guardians, (608) 556-2979, arothman@wildearthguardians.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Tom Ribe,
Oregon Conservation Coalition Requests Oregon Wildlife Commission Close Federal Lands to Beaver Trapping
For Immediate Release May 30, 2024 Contacts Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, 541-595-8034, adam@westernwatersheds.org Paul Engelmeyer, Bird Alliance of Oregon, 541-547-4097, pengelmeyer@peak.org Jess Helsley, Wild Salmon
Wildlife Groups initiate legal action: Feds too slow to protect Sonoran desert tortoise
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, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Maggie Fusari, Tucson Herpetological Society, tucsonherps@gmail.com, and Desert
Wildlife 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, Western Watersheds Project, grace@westernwatersheds.org Ian
Appeals Court Reverses USFS Approval of Gold Drilling in Calif. Eastern Sierra Nevada
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 lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org
CO 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.
Much 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 Livestock Leading Cause
Conservation 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
New Billboard in NM Promotes $105K Reward for Information About Illegal Mexican Gray Wolf Killing
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 Billboard in New Mexico Promotes
Greens 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, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Regan Downey,
Conservation Groups Defend Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, Antiquities Act
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, cburford@npca.org Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological
New 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
