Conservation groups challenge federal decision to deny western wolves protections
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, nokes@westernlaw.org Suzanne Asha Stone,
Breaking News: Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Idaho Grizzly Bear Habitat
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 Greg LeDonne, Western Watersheds Project, greg@westernwatersheds.org, 208-779-2079 KC York,
Conservation Groups Ask Interior Department to Cancel Solar Project over Desert Tortoise Impacts
For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, 775-764-1080, atomicquailranch@gmail.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org March 18, 2024 Conservation Groups Ask Interior Department
CONSERVATION GROUPS GIVE A ‘THUMBS DOWN’ TO BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED SAGE GROUSE PLAN
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) 779-4894, rspivak@biologicaldiversity.org
Mexican Gray Wolf Populations Remain Dangerously Low Despite New Results, Greens Say
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 claire@gcwolfrecovery.org Regan Downey, Wolf
BLM 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 Amendment for Southeast Oregon
BREAKING: Scientific report reveals livestock as the key factor in cheatgrass spread
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
Rare springsnail threatened by Thacker Pass Lithium Mine takes step toward ESA listing
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
Conservation Groups Initiate Legal Action Against Feds for Failing to Protect Wolves
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, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org Suzanne Asha
Feds Find Western Wolves Unworthy of Endangered Species Act Protection; Conservation Groups Prepare for Legal Action
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, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org Suzanne Asha
Pygmy Rabbit One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
For immediate release January 24, 2024 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity (310) 779-4894;
Groups File Amicus Brief to Defend Right to Access Public Land Via Corner Crossing
For Immediate Release: January 12, 2023 Contacts: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, pwheeler@earthjustice.org, 202-792-6211 Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Tenth Circuit case could confirm public’s
Settlement parties urge feds to protect climate, wildlife with amendment of Trump-era oil, gas plan for SW Colorado
For immediate release January 9, 2024 Contacts: Natasha Léger, Citizens for a Healthy Community, 970-399-9700, natasha@chc4you.org Melissa Hornbein, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-708-3058, hornbein@westernlaw.org Peter
Court denies livestock industry attempt to immediately halt wolf reintroductions
For immediate release: December 15, 2023 Media contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, 720-468-0842, llarris@wildearthguardians.org Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org Allison Henderson, Center
Wildlife groups sue BNSF Railway over grizzly killings
For immediate release: December, 14, 2023 Contacts: Sarah McMillan, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-549-3895, mcmillan@westernlaw.org Pete Frost, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-543-0018, frost@westernlaw.org Erik Molvar, Western
Lawsuit seeks to delay wolf reintroductions, undermine Colorado voters
For Immediate Release: December 12, 2023 Media Contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, llarris@wildearthguardians.org, 720-468-0842 Tom Delehanty, Earthjustice, tdelehanty@earthjustice.org, 303-996-9628 Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, delaney@westernwatersheds.org,
Asha the roaming Mexican gray wolf captured in New Mexico
For immediate release: December 11, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org SANTA FE,
Asha’s visit to northern New Mexico offers hope for recovery; Groups applaud agencies for letting Mexican gray wolf roam north of Interstate 40
For immediate release November 29, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Claire Musser, Grand
Legal Petition Seeks Ban on Shooting Wolves From Helicopters in Idaho’s National Forests
For Immediate Release, November 28, 2023 Contacts: Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org Suzanne Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, (208) 861-5177,
Monitoring reveals hundreds of livestock trespassing in Valles Caldera National Preserve
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023 Media Contacts: Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Bjorn Fredrickson,
Gunnison sage-grouse groups pan draft of preferred federal plan as “surprisingly weak”
Photo courtesy of Noppadol Paothong For Immediate Release, November 9, 2023 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (310)
