
Lawsuit launched to rein in federal wildlife-killing program on Nevada public lands
For Release: Monday, December 13, 2021 Contacts: Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (310) 923-1465, LLarris@wildearthguardians.org Jennifer Schwartz, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 780-8281, JSchwartz@wildearthguardians.org Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds

Lawsuit Challenges Idaho Wolf Trapping Laws That Endanger Grizzlies, Lynx
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2021 CONTACTS: Ben Scrimshaw, Earthjustice, bscrimshaw@earthjustice.org, 603-726-6370 Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org, 303-854-7748 Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, patrick@westernwatersheds.org,

Federal Process Could Reopen Vacant Hammond Grazing Allotments in Oregon
For Immediate Release, December 3, 2021 Contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, adam@westernwatersheds.org, (541) 595-8034 Chris Krupp, Wild Earth Guardians, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org, (206) 417-6363 Marc Fink,

Huge Rally for Point Reyes National Seashore & Tule Elk at San Francisco’s Crissy Field
For Immediate Release – November 30, 2021 Contacts: In Defense of Animals, Lisa Levinson, lisa@idausa.org, 415-879-6879 The TreeSpirit Project, Jack Gescheidt, jack@TreeSpiritProject.com, 415-488-4200 Turtle Island Restoration Network,

Conservationists: New planning process offers chance for feds to “get sage grouse conservation right”
For Immediate Release November 19, 2021 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878 WASHINGTON, D.C. –

Groups sue over plan to poison prairie dogs and eliminate black-footed ferret habitat on Thunder Basin National Grassland
For Immediate Release November 18, 2021 Contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild, (303) 579-5162 Jennifer Schwartz, WildEarth Guardians,

Lawsuit Launched Against Feds for Failure to Recover Black-Footed Ferret in Wyoming
For Immediate Release October 28, 2021 Contacts: Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 660-0284 Jennifer Schwartz, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 780-828 Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307)

MEXICAN GRAY WOLF “ANUBIS” RETURNS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA
For immediate release October 27, 2021 Media contacts: Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928)202-1325; emily@gcwolfrecovery.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Sandy

Lawsuit Challenges Gold Drilling in Sage Grouse Habitat in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
For Immediate Release, October 21, 2021 Contacts: Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, ianderson@biologicaldiversity.org Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Wendy Schneider Friends

President Biden Restores Protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
For immediate release Contacts: · Anna Peterson, Conservation Communications – Anna@ConservationCommunications.Org, 612-735-2402 · Suzanne Spencer, Full Court Press Communications – suzanne@fcpcommunications.com, 510-550-8172 · Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice

Biden Administration Defends Wildlife Services’ Killing of Wolf Pups in Idaho
For immediate release October 6, 2021 Media contacts: Suzanne Asha Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, (208) 861-5177; Suzanne@wildlifecoexistence.org Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, (208)336-9077; tbrooks@westernwatersheds.org

Conservation Groups Win Against Elk-Harming Feedgrounds
For immediate release September 22, 2021 Media contacts: Jonathan Ratner, Western Watersheds Project (877)746-3628; jonathan@westernwatersheds.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates (307) 413-4116; kristin@wyowild.org Connie Wilbert,

BLM Withdraws Decision Allowing Grazing in California Area Protected for Desert Tortoises
For Immediate Release, September 16, 2021 Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, ianderson@biologicaldiversity.org SAN FRANCISCO—

WWP press statement on positive 90-day finding for western wolves
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 15, 2021 Contact:Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910Talasi Brooks, Staff Attorney, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 336-9077Jocelyn Leroux, Montana Director, Western

Point Reyes National Seashore Final Plan: Diversify Agriculture; Haze and Kill Tule Elk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2021 Media Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Diana Oppenheim, Founder, ForELK, Action@forelk.org POINT REYES, Calif.—In a long-awaited

Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Grazing Permit Denial
For immediate release, September 2, 2021 Media contact: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878 BOISE, Ida. – The Ninth Circuit today affirmed that Idaho

Bureau of Land Management Grazing Decision Endangers Colorado Bighorn Sheep Herds; imperiled Gunnison sage grouse are also at risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2021 CONTACTS: Melissa Cain, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 392-2886 Greg Dyson, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 730-9242 GUNNISON, Colo. — The Bureau of

Western Watersheds Project Wins Grazing Lease in Sawtooth Valley
For immediate release: August 18, 2021 Media contact: Patrick Kelly, Western Watersheds Project, (208)576-4314; patrick@westernwatersheds.org HAILEY, Ida. – Western Watersheds Project was the high bidder today at a

Greens: Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Insufficient for Declining Sage Grouse
For immediate release, August 11, 2021 Media contacts: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, (928)322-8449; kfuller@westernwatersheds.org Michael Saul, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 915-8308, msaul@biologicaldiversity.org Steve Holmer, American

Conservation Groups Ask Secretary Vilsack to Stop Government Killing of Wolf Pups
For immediate release August 4, 2021 Media contacts: Suzanne Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network (208)489-5587 Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project (208)336-9077 Gary Macfarlane, Friends of

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Prioritizing Livestock Over Wildlife in the Midst of Statewide Drought
For Immediate Release—August 4, 2021 Contact: Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164; jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org, MISSOULA, Mont.—Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP) officials released a proposal