
CONSERVATION GROUPS CELEBRATE RECORD MEXICAN WOLF POPULATION BUT CAUTION AGAINST USING NUMBERS ALONE TO MEASURE RECOVERY
For immediate release: February 28, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michelle Lute,

Conservation Groups Ask Ninth Circuit to Block Destruction at Thacker Pass
For Immediate Release: February 27, 2023 Media Contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch (775)348-1986; john@gbrw.org Kevin Emmerich,

Large Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations, Scientists, and Advocates Call on President Biden to Protect Beaver on Federal Public Lands
For Immediate Release, February 27, 2023 Contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, adam@westernwatersheds.org, (541) 595-8034 Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, csmith@wildearthguardians.org, (505) 395-6177 Dr. Suzanne Fouty,

Coloradans strongly support wolf restoration at Denver meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2023 Media contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, llarris@wildearthguardians.org, 720-334-7636 Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org, 575-313-7017 Michael Saul, Western

A Call to Action: Help Support Successful Wolf Recovery in Idaho
Photo by Doug Smith, National Park Service. Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Will you speak up for Idaho’s wolves? Idaho’s Department of Fish and Game

Conservation Groups Seek Emergency Halt of Destructive Lithium Mine Pending Court Appeal
For immediate release: February 21, 2023 Media contacts: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project (208)336-9077; tbrooks@westernwatersheds.org John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, (775)348-1986; john@gbrw.org Kevin Emmerich,

Proposed Federal Rule for Colorado Wolf Restoration Falls Short
Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, courtesy of Flickr For Immediate Release: February 16, 2023 Contacts: Michael Saul, Western Watersheds Project, 303-915-8308, michael@westernwatersheds.org Michelle

New study shows National Park wolves suffer pack disruption from hunting, lethal control when allowed outside Park boundaries
For Immediate Release February 10, 2023 Contact: Roger Dobson, Protect the WolvesTM, (714) 750-6878, roger@protectthewolves.com Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org HAILEY,

Court rules the Bureau of Land Management broke the law in approving Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
For immediate release – February 7, 2023 Media contacts: John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, 775-348-1986; john@gbrw.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, 775-553-2806; basinandrange@gmail.com Katie Fite,

Idaho unveils plan to kill two-thirds of the state’s wolf population
For Immediate Release: February 6, 2023 Media Contacts: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, 208-576-4314, patrick@westernwatersheds.org Suzanne Asha Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, 208-861-5177, suzanne@wildlifecoexistence.org Derek

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Consider Removing Endangered Species Act Protections for Montana and Wyoming Grizzlies
For immediate release: February 3, 2023 Contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 660-0284, jbushyhead@wildearthguardians.org Agency Makes

Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success
For Immediate Release, February 2, 2023 USFWS Image Contacts: Stephanie Kurose, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 849-8401 x 103, skurose@biologicaldiversity.org Derek Goldman, Endangered Species Coalition,
A Big Win for Sage Grouse in Idaho Phosphate Mining Suit
February 2, 2023 Photo by Erik Molvar Western Watersheds Project and our co-plaintiffs, Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians, have just notched a major

Cheaper than ever: Federal public land grazing fees stay low despite inflation and climate costs
For Immediate Release: February 1, 2023 Media Contacts: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project (406) 830-3099; josh@westernwatersheds.org Chandra Rosenthal, PEER (303) 898-0798, crosenthal@peer.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The

Lawsuit Seeks Lifesaving Protections for Montana’s Arctic Grayling
For Immediate Release, January 30, 2023 Contact: Kristine Akland, Center for Biological Diversity, (406) 544-9863, kakland@biologicaldiversity.org Pat Munday, Butte resident, (406) 565-1826 Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice,

Federal Judge Finds BLM Imperiled Sage Grouse, Broke Environmental Laws in Approving Idaho Phosphate Mine
For Immediate Release, January 26, 2023 Contacts: Sarah Stellberg, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x 209, sstellberg@advocateswest.org Hannah Connor, Center for Biological Diversity, (202)

Conservation groups dismayed by agency removal of wandering wolf Asha
For immediate release: January 23 , 2023 Media contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Michael

Feds Must Re-Analyze Impacts of Colville N.F. Cattle Grazing on Endangered Species
For Immediate Release: January 20, 2023 Contacts: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org Tim Coleman, Kettle Range Conservation Group, (509) 775-2667, tcoleman@kettlerange.org Adam

Conservation groups urge federal and state agencies to allow Mexican gray wolf “Asha” to continue her travels in northern New Mexico
For immediate release: January 19 , 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians Maggie Howell,

Time’s up! Wolf Advocates Notify Feds of Upcoming Lawsuit Over Missed Deadline
For immediate release: January 18, 2023 Media contacts: Michael Saul, Western Watersheds Project (303) 915-8308; michael@westernwatersheds.org Suzanne Asha Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network (208) 861-5177;

Federal wildlife-killing program challenged in Montana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lizzy Pennock, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 830-8924, lpennock@wildearthguardians.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org KC York, Trap Free Montana, (406)