New Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Land-Use Plan has Improvements on Livestock Management, but Extends Deforestation
For Immediate Release: 1/10/2025 Contact: Laura Welp, Southern Utah Director, Western Watersheds Project laura@westernwatersheds.org 435-899-0204 WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management has released its
Colorado Rejects Livestock Industry Attempt to Stop Wolf Reintroduction
For Immediate Release, January 8, 2025 Contact: Alli Henderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (970) 309-2008, ahenderson@biologicaldiversity.org Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (720) 334-7301, llaris@wildearthguardians.org Delaney Rudy,
Historic Agreement on Cattle Ranching and Wildlife Management at Point Reyes National Seashore Ends Decades of Conflict
For Immediate Release, January 8, 2025 Contacts: Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, jmiller@biologicaldiversity.org Chance Cutrano, Resource Renewal Institute, ccutrano@rri.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Elizabeth Potter, Advocates
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Maintains Federal Protection for Grizzlies, But New Rule Raises Questions on Long-Term Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2025 Contact: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 576-4314, patrick@westernwatersheds.org Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced that
Reward Soars to Over $100,000 for Info on Killing of Colorado Wolf
For Immediate Release, January 7, 2025 Contact: Alli Henderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (970) 309-2008, ahenderson@biologicaldiversity.org Michael Saul, Defenders of Wildlife, (303) 915-8308, msaul@defenders.org Delia Malone, Colorado
Latest Report on Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Shows Ongoing Problems
For immediate release December 20, 2024 Media contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Claire Musser,
On Anniversary of Reintroduction, Colorado Urged to Proceed with 2025 Wolf Releases
For Immediate Release, December 18, 2024 Contact: Alli Henderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (970) 309-2008, ahenderson@biologicaldiversity.org Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (720) 334-730, llaris@wildearthguardians.org Delaney Rudy,
‘Grizzly Bears Not Recovered’ Says Leading Biologist, 15 Regional & National Groups Petition for New Recovery Vision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2024 Media Contact: Maggie Caldwell, 347-527-6397, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org ‘Grizzly Bears Not Recovered’ Says Leading Biologist, 15 Regional & National Groups Petition
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,