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Appeal Challenges Gold Drilling in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
For Immediate Release March 29, 2023 Contact: Wendy Schneider, Friends of the Inyo, (310) 849-3662, wendy@friendsoftheinyo.org Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity, (323) 490-0223, ianderson@biologicaldiversity.org
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Lawsuit Targets Federal Deforestation Project Near Nevada National Park
For Immediate Release: March 23, 2023 Contact: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, (541) 595-8034, adam@westernwatersheds.org Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity, (702) 483-0449, pdonnelly@biologicaldiversity.org RENO,
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Western Conservationists Blast “Extinction Bills” Unveiled at House Resources Hearing
For Immediate Release March 23, 2023 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 660-0284, jbushyhead@wildearthguardians.org Roger Dobson, Protect the
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Conservation Groups Celebrate New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
For Immediate Release March 21, 2023 Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, (775) 764-1080, atomicquailranch@gmail.com SEARCHLIGHT, Nev.— Western Watersheds
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Conservation groups granted intervention to defend Utah national monuments
For Immediate Release – March 20, 2023 Contacts Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, 307-399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians, 206-417-6363, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org Stephen Bloch,
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Large Destructive Vegetation Project Opens for Public Review in Northeast Nevada
For Immediate Release, March 14, 2023 Contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, adam@westernwatersheds.org, (541) 595-8034 Laura Welp, Western Watersheds Project, laura@westernwatersheds.org, (435) 899-0204 ELKO, Nev.—
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Working for Wild Lives
March 10, 2023 Western Watersheds Project is well known for our work protecting wildlife, from grizzlies and wolves to desert tortoise and greater sage grouse.
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BLM Oil Exemptions Threaten Sage Grouse in Wyoming
Photo by Tom Koerner, USFWS For Immediate Release – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER, CRosenthal@peer.org, 202-265-7337 x501 Josh Osher, josh@westernwatersheds.org, 406-830-3099 Groups
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Federal Review Shows Continued Decline of ESA-listed Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
For immediate release: March 7, 2023 Media contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, (541) 595-8034; adam@westernwatersheds.org A new status report released by the U.S. Fish
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Petition Seeks to Protect Pygmy Rabbit Under Endangered Species Act
For immediate release March 6, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity (310) 779-4894; rspivak@biologicaldiveristy.org
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Ninth Circuit Green-lights Imminent Destruction of Thacker Pass
For Immediate Release: March 1, 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
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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,
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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