WWP News Releases

November 15, 2024
Conservation groups demand justice after Mexican wolf near Flagstaff found dead
November 13, 2024
Court Rules Bureau Failed to Take a “Hard Look” at Grazing Impacts on 24 Livestock Allotments in CO
November 12, 2024
Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Failure to Protect Endangered Springsnail
November 12, 2024
Court rules federal program that kills grizzly bears and other wildlife in Montana violated the law
November 8, 2024
Proposed Sage Grouse Amendments will continue Sage Grouse Extinction Spiral
October 28, 2024
Court Strikes Down WY Nat’l Grassland Plan to Kill Prairie Dogs, Eliminate Black-Footed Ferret Restoration
October 7, 2024
Flagstaff Wolf Removal Violates Endangered Species Act, Conservationists Warn
October 3, 2024
Government Goes After Flagstaff Wolf Family
October 2, 2024
Greens Sue BLM for Neglecting Livestock and Blaming Horses for Land Health Issues
September 30, 2024
Greens File Protest Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands
September 18, 2024
More Than 80 Conservation Groups Call on Members of Congress To Oppose New House Bill Targeting Endangered Species Act
September 16, 2024
Court ruling halts 5,000-well oil and gas drilling project in eastern Wyoming
September 16, 2024
Millions of Dollars to Benefit Sage Grouse, Other Wildlife Delivered by Caldwell Canyon Mine Agreement
September 10, 2024
New Transmission Line Ensures Destructive Energy Development on Great Basin’s Public Lands
September 9, 2024
Copper Creek Wolf family captured; one wolf dead, survivors taken into captivity
September 6, 2024
Bureau of Land Management Targets Crucial Desert Tortoise Habitat for Solar Development
August 28, 2024
Colorado’s only Wolf Pack to be Captured, Relocated after Coexistence Failure from Ranchers
August 21, 2024
Hollywood filmmaker, enviros and journalists urge PBS to Correct Errors in “Human Footprint” Episode
August 16, 2024
Wild Horse and Environmental Groups File Notice of Appeal to Challenge Court Decision Allowing Largest-Ever Eradication of Wild Horses
August 14, 2024
Lawsuit Launched to Protect World’s Smallest Rabbit in Eight Western States
August 8, 2024
Wolf Supporters to Rally Friday at Arizona Game Commission Meeting in Flagstaff
August 7, 2024
Montana’s Arctic Grayling Get New Shot at Endangered Species Protection
August 1, 2024
Letter Urges Agencies to Keep Mexican Wolves in Grand Canyon Ecosystem
July 31, 2024
USFWS Delays Decision on Grizzly Bear Protections, Casting Uncertainty on Future Conservation
July 30, 2024
Student Group Names Wandering Mexican Wolf “Hope”
July 29, 2024
Conservation Groups Request Protection from Solar Energy Sprawl in Nevada
July 25, 2024
USFWS: Mexican Wolf Asha denied freedom for failure to breed
July 25, 2024
Statement from Western Watersheds Project on Yellowstone Bison Management Plan
July 25, 2024
Data Analysis: Sage-Grouse Recovery Imperiled by Overgrazing
July 18, 2024
Wildlife advocates celebrate wolf dispersal, decry capture of female lobo
July 15, 2024
Advocates launch legal action to prevent grizzly bear deaths at bait stations
July 12, 2024
Western Watersheds Project Staff Announce Formation and Recognition of Western Watersheds Workers Union
June 28, 2024
House Committee Passes Spending Bill Attacking Public Lands and Wildlife
June 25, 2024
NGOs Urge USFWS to Release Mexican Gray Wolves as Families
June 24, 2024
Conservation Increased on Public Lands in NW California With New Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
June 20, 2024
Grizzly Bear Death at Bait Station Precisely What Conservation Groups’ Lawsuit Hoped to Prevent
June 13, 2024
Feds Urged to Strengthen Sage Grouse Protections to Prevent Extinction
June 4, 2024
Santa Fe Nat’l Forest sued for trespass livestock on Valles Caldera National Preserve
May 30, 2024
Oregon Conservation Coalition Requests Oregon Wildlife Commission Close Federal Lands to Beaver Trapping
May 22, 2024
Wildlife Activists Urge Continued Grizzly Bear Protections
May 21, 2024
Appeals Court Reverses USFS Approval of Gold Drilling in Calif. Eastern Sierra Nevada
May 21, 2024
CO Coalition Applauds Governor Polis’ Signing of Wolverine Reintroduction Bill
May 16, 2024
Much of U.S. Rangeland in Poor Ecological Condition
May 14, 2024
Conservation Groups Sue FWS Over Grazing at Red Rock Lakes Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
April 30, 2024
Greens applaud translocation of Mexican gray wolves to southeastern Arizona
March 14, 2024
CONSERVATION GROUPS GIVE A ‘THUMBS DOWN’ TO BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED SAGE GROUSE PLAN
February 14, 2024
BREAKING: Scientific report reveals livestock as the key factor in cheatgrass spread
February 7, 2024
Rare springsnail threatened by Thacker Pass Lithium Mine takes step toward ESA listing
February 7, 2024
Conservation Groups Initiate Legal Action Against Feds for Failing to Protect Wolves
February 2, 2024
Feds Find Western Wolves Unworthy of Endangered Species Act Protection; Conservation Groups Prepare for Legal Action
January 24, 2024
Pygmy Rabbit One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
January 10, 2024
Settlement parties urge feds to protect climate, wildlife with amendment of Trump-era oil, gas plan for SW Colorado
December 19, 2023
Court denies livestock industry attempt to immediately halt wolf reintroductions
December 14, 2023
Wildlife groups sue BNSF Railway over grizzly killings
December 12, 2023
Lawsuit seeks to delay wolf reintroductions, undermine Colorado voters
December 11, 2023
Asha the roaming Mexican gray wolf captured in New Mexico
November 29, 2023
Asha’s visit to northern New Mexico offers hope for recovery; Groups applaud agencies for letting Mexican gray wolf roam north of Interstate 40
November 28, 2023
Legal Petition Seeks Ban on Shooting Wolves From Helicopters in Idaho’s National Forests
November 16, 2023
Monitoring reveals hundreds of livestock trespassing in Valles Caldera National Preserve
November 9, 2023
Gunnison sage-grouse groups pan draft of preferred federal plan as “surprisingly weak”
November 7, 2023
Conservation Groups Formally Ask for Mexican Gray Wolf ‘Asha’ To Remain Free
November 6, 2023
Idaho poised to hire private contractor to shoot wolves from aircraft
November 2, 2023
Wildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming Mexican gray wolf “Asha” go where she needs
October 27, 2023
Federal Court Finds Biological Opinion Ignored How Climate Change Will Exacerbate Harm to Imperiled Frogs from Cattle Grazing in Oregon
September 29, 2023
Northern California plan released, must protect salmon, wolves, and wildlife connectivity
September 15, 2023
Greens Raise Concerns about Proposed Federal Rule for Wolf Recovery in Colorado
September 14, 2023
Conservationists challenge failure to deliver desert tortoise protections in southern Nevada
September 13, 2023
Lawsuit Demands BLM Step Up Range Health Protections
August 29, 2023
Feds strengthen requirements for determining Mexican gray wolf predation of livestock
August 28, 2023
Appeals Court Strikes Down Forest Service Approval of Gold Drilling in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
August 23, 2023
Court Order Sought to Block Clear-Cutting Project Near Nevada’s Great Basin National Park
August 22, 2023
New Information Shows Fewer than Four Collared Mexican Gray Wolves in the Wild in Mexico
August 21, 2023
More than 150,000 people called on Biden Administration to Fully Restore Endangered Species Act
August 21, 2023
NEW PLAN FOR IDAHO’S PUBLIC LANDS FAILS TO HALT HARMFUL LIVESTOCK AUTHORIZATIONS
August 10, 2023
Court Overturns Harmful Livestock Grazing Plan on Sonoran Desert National Monument
July 20, 2023
House Republicans Advance Bill to Gut Environmental Protections, Harm Wildlife, and Threaten Human Health
July 17, 2023
Congressional ‘Extinction Rider’ Seeks to Gut Imperiled Birds’ Protections
July 6, 2023
Conservation groups demand strengthening of Conservation Rule to achieve climate, biodiversity goals
June 14, 2023
Asha, wandering Mexican wolf captured near Taos last winter, returned to wild
June 13, 2023
New settlement aims to protect Washington’s iconic bighorn sheep herds from disease outbreaks
June 5, 2023
Federal Judge Nixes Approval of Idaho Phosphate Mine
June 1, 2023
Groups say Biden grouse plan must increase habitat protections
May 30, 2023
Proposed Greenlink Transmission Lines Would Industrialize Nevada’s Outback and Harm Sage Grouse
May 25, 2023
Court Overturns Federal Authorization to Kill 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone
May 24, 2023
New Report: Recent Forest Service Grazing Decision and Mismanagement in Yellowstone Ecosystem Promote Habitat Destruction
May 10, 2023
Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population
May 3, 2023
Wolf Advocates Praise Colorado’s Progress Towards Restoration, but Object to New Rules’ Unscientific Reliance on Killing Wolves
April 27, 2023
Bi-State Sage Grouse Get Another Chance for Endangered Species Act Protections
April 21, 2023
Wolf advocates cite continued concerns with reintroduction delays as Senate Bill 256 goes to the House
April 17, 2023
Government Agents Kill Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Father, Threatening Pack’s Survival
April 7, 2023
Federal Managers Authorize Cattle in San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
April 1, 2023
First-ever regenerative cattle unveiled at White Sands Missile Range
March 23, 2023
Lawsuit Targets Federal Deforestation Project Near Nevada National Park
March 23, 2023
Western Conservationists Blast “Extinction Bills” Unveiled at House Resources Hearing
March 21, 2023
Conservation Groups Celebrate New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
March 20, 2023
Conservation groups granted intervention to defend Utah national monuments
March 8, 2023
BLM Oil Exemptions Threaten Sage Grouse in Wyoming
March 7, 2023
Federal Review Shows Continued Decline of ESA-listed Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
March 6, 2023
Petition Seeks to Protect Pygmy Rabbit Under Endangered Species Act
March 1, 2023
Ninth Circuit Green-lights Imminent Destruction of Thacker Pass
February 28, 2023
CONSERVATION GROUPS CELEBRATE RECORD MEXICAN WOLF POPULATION BUT CAUTION AGAINST USING NUMBERS ALONE TO MEASURE RECOVERY
February 27, 2023
Conservation Groups Ask Ninth Circuit to Block Destruction at Thacker Pass
February 27, 2023
Large Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations, Scientists, and Advocates Call on President Biden to Protect Beaver on Federal Public Lands
February 22, 2023
Coloradans strongly support wolf restoration at Denver meeting
February 16, 2023
Proposed Federal Rule for Colorado Wolf Restoration Falls Short
February 10, 2023
New study shows National Park wolves suffer pack disruption from hunting, lethal control when allowed outside Park boundaries
February 7, 2023
Court rules the Bureau of Land Management broke the law in approving Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
February 6, 2023
Idaho unveils plan to kill two-thirds of the state’s wolf population
February 2, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success
February 1, 2023
Cheaper than ever: Federal public land grazing fees stay low despite inflation and climate costs
January 30, 2023
Lawsuit Seeks Lifesaving Protections for Montana’s Arctic Grayling
January 26, 2023
Federal Judge Finds BLM Imperiled Sage Grouse, Broke Environmental Laws in Approving Idaho Phosphate Mine
January 23, 2023
Conservation groups dismayed by agency removal of wandering wolf Asha
January 20, 2023
Feds Must Re-Analyze Impacts of Colville N.F. Cattle Grazing on Endangered Species
January 19, 2023
Conservation groups urge federal and state agencies to allow Mexican gray wolf “Asha” to continue her travels in northern New Mexico
January 18, 2023
Time’s up! Wolf Advocates Notify Feds of Upcoming Lawsuit Over Missed Deadline
January 18, 2023
Federal wildlife-killing program challenged in Montana
January 11, 2023
Conservationists celebrate northward-roaming Mexican gray wolf
January 5, 2023
Caught ignoring its own sage grouse scientists, BLM forced to withdraw grazing decision for massive 270,000-acre allotment in Southeast Idaho
January 3, 2023
Conservation and Public Accountability Groups to argue the Illegality of the proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
December 22, 2022
Bureau of Land Management Once Again Greenlights Harmful Grazing in San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
December 20, 2022
Congress doubles down on the politics of extinction
December 8, 2022
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS ASKED TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR STATEWIDE GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN
December 8, 2022
Conservation Groups Seek to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves by Listing Coyotes as Endangered in Parts of Arizona and New Mexico
December 1, 2022
Greens initiate lawsuit over harmful effects of Bundy cattle, solar farms on desert tortoises
November 30, 2022
Western conservation group hails Biden commitment to establish Avi Kwa Ame as a National Monument
November 22, 2022
Conservation groups intervene to protect Utah monuments, Antiquities Act
November 16, 2022
New Bureau of Land Management direction supports the protection of wildlife connectivity habitat in Idaho and across the West
November 11, 2022
Conservationists Blast Bureau of Land Management for Proposal to Reauthorize Cattle in Alvord Desert
November 4, 2022
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Denies Proposal for New Livestock Grazing Across 33,000 Acres in Big Win for Sage-Grouse, Other Wildlife
October 24, 2022
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Montana’s Arctic Grayling; Climate Change, Depleted River Flows Threaten Struggling Fish
October 21, 2022
Conservation Group Blasts Forest Service Decision that Puts Cows in the Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area
October 19, 2022
Conservation groups initiate legal action over trespass livestock grazing in Valles Caldera National Preserve
October 18, 2022
Mexican gray wolf found dead near Winston, New Mexico
October 7, 2022
Long-Term Protection Sought for Crucial Desert Tortoise Habitat in Nevada
October 3, 2022
Wildlife Advocates Challenge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Rule that Fails Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves
September 12, 2022
Lawsuit Aims to Protect Grizzlies from Expanded Grazing in Montana’s Paradise Valley
September 9, 2022
WWP petitions rare springsnail endangered by lithium mining for ESA listing
September 8, 2022
Groups challenge massive Wyoming drilling, fracking project on behalf of wildlife and communities
September 6, 2022
Court rejects Wyoming, industry challenge to Biden administration postponement of oil, gas lease sales
August 31, 2022
New Colorado poll: Don’t trophy hunt or trap gray wolves
August 25, 2022
Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration
August 12, 2022
Legal Agreement Blocks Oil, Gas Leasing on 2.2 Million Acres in Colorado; Bureau of Land Management to Reconsider Plan, Protect Gunnison Sage Grouse
August 9, 2022
Conservationists hail scientists’ western rewilding blueprint as “a major call to action” to the Biden Administration
August 5, 2022
Lawsuit Challenges Washington’s Failure to Enact Wolf Management Rules
August 2, 2022
New settlement seeks livestock reforms on the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
July 27, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management Walks Back Alvord Desert Grazing Plan
July 19, 2022
Wildlife advocates, hunters, anglers challenge Helena National Forest’s scrapping of longstanding wildlife protections
July 18, 2022
Conservationists, wildlife advocates put forward “Colorado Wolf Restoration Plan”
July 8, 2022
WA Fish and Wildlife Commission Fails to Regulate Wolf-Livestock Conflict Management
July 1, 2022
Lawsuit Launched to Challenge New Federal Rule that Fails to Recover Mexican Gray Wolves
June 30, 2022
New Legal Settlement Protects Coyotes, Wolves in Idaho
June 29, 2022
Lawsuit Challenges Biden’s Resumption of Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
June 10, 2022
Groups Appeal Wyoming Court’s Decision to Allow the Killing of 72 Grizzly Bears on the Bridger-Teton National Forest
June 1, 2022
Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds Plan Must Prioritize Phase-out of Artificial Feeding
May 24, 2022
Conservationists blast Bitterroot Front logging proposal
May 18, 2022
Legal Protests Target Biden’s Plans To Resume Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
May 17, 2022
Court Rules Federal Agency Wrongly Withdrew Bi-State Sage Grouse Protections
May 11, 2022
Anti-wildlife politicians demand removal of denning wolf family
May 10, 2022
Legal Appeal Aims to Defend Wyoming’s Path of the Pronghorn From Massive Fracking Project
April 20, 2022
Groups Support Proposal to Protect Wildlife and Rare Species in the California’s Eastern Sierra
April 1, 2022
Conservationists Demand End to Elk Confinement Under Tomales Point Area Plan
March 30, 2022
Mexican gray wolves see a small boost in numbers but still teeter on the brink of extinction
March 24, 2022
New StoryMap shows how the Bureau of Land Management is neglecting environmental reviews
March 16, 2022
Five Years After ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Injures Idaho Teen, Efforts Continue to Ban Deadly Devices
March 1, 2022
New Petition Seeks  Emergency Protections for Northern Rockies Wolves
February 10, 2022
Judge restores gray wolf protections, reviving federal recovery efforts
February 7, 2022
Green Groups Concerned for Iconic Desert Species as Fish and Wildlife Service Denies Federal Protections for Sonoran Desert Tortoise
February 1, 2022
PUBLIC LANDS GRAZING FEE ANNOUNCED; Biden Administration Continues to Subsidize the Destruction of the American West
January 13, 2022
Yellowstone bison get another shot at ESA listing after federal judge agrees with wildlife protection groups
January 13, 2022
$16,500 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Killed Illegally in Oregon’s Wallowa County
January 10, 2022
Lawsuit Challenges Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan
January 7, 2022
Mexican gray wolf “Anubis” killed on National Forest land in Northern Arizona
January 3, 2022
WOLF-KILLING RANCHER ORDERED BY COURT TO REMOVE COWS AND PAY TRESPASS FINES FOR UNLAWFUL FOREST GRAZING
December 6, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges Idaho Wolf Trapping Laws That Endanger Grizzlies, Lynx
November 30, 2021
Huge Rally for Point Reyes National Seashore & Tule Elk at San Francisco’s Crissy Field
November 19, 2021
Conservationists: New planning process offers chance for feds to “get sage grouse conservation right”
November 18, 2021
Groups sue over plan to poison prairie dogs and eliminate black-footed ferret habitat on Thunder Basin National Grassland
October 28, 2021
Lawsuit Launched Against Feds for Failure to Recover Black-Footed Ferret in Wyoming
October 27, 2021
MEXICAN GRAY WOLF “ANUBIS” RETURNS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA
October 21, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges Gold Drilling in Sage Grouse Habitat in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
October 8, 2021
President Biden Restores Protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
October 6, 2021
Biden Administration Defends Wildlife Services’ Killing of Wolf Pups in Idaho
September 22, 2021
Conservation Groups Win Against Elk-Harming Feedgrounds
September 16, 2021
BLM Withdraws Decision Allowing Grazing in California Area Protected for Desert Tortoises
September 15, 2021
WWP press statement on positive 90-day finding for western wolves
September 13, 2021
Point Reyes National Seashore Final Plan: Diversify Agriculture; Haze and Kill Tule Elk
September 2, 2021
Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Grazing Permit Denial
September 1, 2021
Bureau of Land Management Grazing Decision Endangers Colorado Bighorn Sheep Herds; imperiled Gunnison sage grouse are also at risk
August 18, 2021
Western Watersheds Project Wins Grazing Lease in Sawtooth Valley
August 11, 2021
Greens: Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Insufficient for Declining Sage Grouse
August 4, 2021
Conservation Groups Ask Secretary Vilsack to Stop Government Killing of Wolf Pups
August 4, 2021
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Prioritizing Livestock Over Wildlife in the Midst of Statewide Drought
July 29, 2021
70 groups formally petition to re-list wolves as “endangered” throughout the West
July 19, 2021
Groups File Promise to Challenge Idaho’s New Harmful Wolf Hunting Laws
July 19, 2021
Grazing permits on Colville National Forest threaten imperiled bull trout
July 16, 2021
Conservation Groups to Sec. Vilsack: Tell the Forest Service to Reduce Harmful Livestock Grazing in the Drought-stricken West
July 15, 2021
Controversial NPS Ranching Plan for Point Reyes Seashore Delayed; “Complications” in Washington D.C.
July 7, 2021
NEW: Indigenous-Directed Short Film Asks Interior Secretary Haaland to Return Federal Protections to Gray Wolves
June 29, 2021
Lawsuit Says Livestock Grazing Incompatible with Resource Protection on the Sonoran Desert National Monument
June 25, 2021
Federal court rejects crucial aspects of revised forest plan for Flathead National Forest
June 24, 2021
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT WON’T LET WOLVES BE WILD
June 23, 2021
Groups File Legal Notice Over Montana Wolf Trapping’s Threat to Grizzlies, Lynx
June 17, 2021
$15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Poaching in Stevens County; Shooting Death of Female Wolf Marks End of Washington’s Wedge Pack
June 15, 2021
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
June 10, 2021
Judge halts drilling on sage grouse leases from four Trump-era oil and gas auctions
June 10, 2021
Groups to Biden: Halt New Oil Drilling, Cancel Trump Leases on Public Lands
June 9, 2021
Conservationists seek Forest Service protections for wolves in ID, MT wilderness
June 8, 2021
News Release: Digging Further Delayed at the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Site
May 28, 2021
Feds Plan to Spray Insecticide on 30,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Oregon to Increase Forage for Private Livestock
May 27, 2021
Conservation and Public Accountability Groups Ask Court to Block Construction of the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
May 20, 2021
NEWS: Conservation organizations call for urgent grizzly bear protections
May 19, 2021
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Spent $67,000 in FY21 to Kill 22 Wolves—Average Cost of $3,000 per Wolf
May 11, 2021
Biden’s Bureau of Land Management resumes planning to protect sage grouse on millions of acres
May 7, 2021
Idaho Governor Signs Anti-Wolf Bill, Joining Montana in Race to Exterminate Wolves
April 23, 2021
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Move Sage Grouse Onto the State Endangered Species List
April 20, 2021
Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause; Motion backs the Biden administration’s legality in pausing federal onshore, offshore leasing
April 16, 2021
Judge Rules Against Federal Sheep Station Grazing in Idaho’s Centennial Mountains
April 9, 2021
Conservation Groups Petition Park Service to Tear Down Elk Fence at Point Reyes
April 6, 2021
Montana Survey Reveals Widespread Support for Grizzly Bears; Public misconceptions remain regarding conflict management
April 5, 2021
Energy Development Endangers Rare Plant, Agency Finds
April 2, 2021
ELK DEATHS MOUNT AT POINT REYES SEASHORE . CAUSE OF DEATH: POLITICS
March 26, 2021
Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep Public Land Grazing Permit
March 4, 2021
Water Contamination from Cattle Ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore Causes Outrage
March 1, 2021
Conservationists Seek Injunction to Halt Harm to Bighorns on Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
February 26, 2021
Bureau of Land Management Rescinds Illegal Grazing Decision Day After Conservationists Sued to Overturn It
February 26, 2021
Conservation and Public Accountability Groups File Legal Challenge to the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
February 22, 2021
Interior Board Overturns BLM Decisions to Use Non-Native Livestock Forage and Chaining within Historic Boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
February 16, 2021
Biden’s Forest Service Hits the Brakes on Review of Trump-era Livestock Directives for Public Lands
February 11, 2021
Federal Judge Overturns Trump Administration’s Gutting of Sage-Grouse Protections from Mining
January 26, 2021
Conservationists signal lawsuit over National Grassland prairie dog eradication plan
January 20, 2021
Western group applauds President Biden’s Day One commitment to revisiting Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
January 20, 2021
Trump Administration’s 11th Hour Approval of 2,000 Miles of Pipeline Corridors Puts Wildlife & Communities at Risk
January 19, 2021
Interior Secretary seizes control, grants revoked grazing permit to Hammond Ranches
January 19, 2021
Trump Administration Says Yes to Wildlife Extinction by Approving Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
January 14, 2021
Western wolf coalition challenges nationwide wolf delisting
January 13, 2021
Burlington Northern seeks federal permission to continue killing grizzly bears in Montana
January 12, 2021
Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Plan to Accelerate Clearcutting, Herbicide Spraying, Fuel Breaks Across Six Western States
January 12, 2021
Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Plan to Accelerate Clearcutting, Herbicide Spraying, Fuel Breaks Across Six Western States
January 11, 2021
Advocates secure new railroad proposal for grizzlies
January 7, 2021
WWP Statement on Yesterday’s Acts of Domestic Terrorism in Washington, DC
January 4, 2021
Trump administration reissues grazing permit to Oregon arsonist ranchers
December 18, 2020
New Documents: New Mexico Rancher Who Pleaded Guilty to Bludgeoning Endangered Wolf Admitted Trapping, Beating One More
December 7, 2020
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Colorado’s Critically Imperiled Gunnison Sage Grouse
November 30, 2020
Groups File Suit to Protect Half of Washington’s Bighorn Sheep; Domestic Sheep Grazing Places Bighorns at High Risk
November 25, 2020
Conservation Groups Protest Risky Plan for 2,000 Miles of New Oil, Gas, and CO2 Pipelines Across Wyoming
November 24, 2020
Conservationists: Yellowstone Grizzly Bear and Land Managers Should Adopt Stronger Measures to Prevent Conflicts, Protect People and Bears
November 19, 2020
Trump Administration Recycles Slashing of Sage-grouse Protections, Opening Habitat to Drilling, Fracking Across Seven Western States
November 16, 2020
Legal Protest Blasts Plan for 430 Square Miles of Fracking Leases in Wyoming
November 9, 2020
Wolf coalition launches challenge to nationwide wolf delisting
October 29, 2020
Gray Wolf Stripped of Federal Protections; Fish and Wildlife Service removes the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, halting wolf recovery
October 23, 2020
Bighorn Sheep from Two Herds are Sick and Dying Due to Disease Spread by Domestic Sheep
October 19, 2020
Judge Denies Motion, Opening Door to Lawsuits Challenging Pendley Decisions Spanning 30 Million Acres of Public Land
October 1, 2020
Park Service Chief’s Appointment As Illegal As Pendley’s Lawsuit Progresses Toward Removing “De Facto” Park Service Director
September 30, 2020
Lawsuit Aims to Compel Fish and Wildlife Service to Protect Bi-state Sage Grouse; Unique Dancing Bird in California, Nevada Needs Federal Protection
September 24, 2020
Tule Elk Continue to Die in Point Reyes National Seashore; Park Service Displays Indifference, Takes No Action
September 23, 2020
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Colorado’s Critically Imperiled Gunnison Sage Grouse; Immediate Protection From Livestock Grazing Needed to Prevent Extinction
September 18, 2020
Point Reyes National Seashore Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement; Cows Take Priority Over Wildlife
September 4, 2020
Gov. Inslee Orders Rework of Washington’s Wolf-killing Policies
August 31, 2020
Conservationists Ask South Dakota to List Sage Grouse under State Endangered Species Law
August 24, 2020
Drought and Wildfire Threaten Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore
August 19, 2020
Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Fossil Fuel Plan in Colorado ‘Climate Hot Spot’
August 17, 2020
WDFW Kills Remaining Members of Northeast Washington Wolf Pack
August 13, 2020
Appeal Forces Withdrawal of Destructive Grazing Project in Northern Arizona
August 13, 2020
Gov. Inslee Urged to Act After Washington Wolf Advisor’s Removal
August 6, 2020
Conservationists to Federal Agencies: Restore Protections for Imperiled Wildlife in the Flathead National Forest
August 3, 2020
Fish & Wildlife Service Agrees to Reverse Course, Reconsider Sonoran Desert Tortoise for Endangered Species Act Protection
July 23, 2020
Protections for Idaho’s Slickspot Peppergrass Trampled Again; Agency Proposes Major Cuts to Critical Habitat
July 8, 2020
Court Denies State, Federal Bid to Strip Yellowstone Grizzlies of ESA Protections
July 8, 2020
Court Denies State, Federal Bid to Strip Yellowstone Grizzlies of ESA Protections
July 7, 2020
Nevada Court Protects Bi-State Sage-Grouse From Off-road Vehicles
June 26, 2020
Washington Commission Rejects Petition for New Rules to Prevent Wolf Killing, Conflicts
June 17, 2020
Lawsuit Launched Challenging Endangered Species Act Denial for Imperiled Bi-state Sage Grouse
June 12, 2020
Trump Administration Plan to Graze 24 Million Acres in Nevada Could Worsen Wildfire Risk
May 28, 2020
Appeal Targets BLM’s Approval of Oil Wells in Designated Sage-Grouse Habitat in Nevada
May 11, 2020
BLM Fast Tracks Plan to Increase Livestock Use on the Sonoran Desert National Monument
May 11, 2020
Legal Petition Seeks New Rules to Reduce Washington Wolf-killing
May 8, 2020
Groups Seek Injunction to Block Grizzly Killing in Wyoming Livestock Case
May 7, 2020
Conservationists challenge taxpayer-funded wildlife-killing program in Idaho
April 7, 2020
Groups Sue Over Livestock in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
March 31, 2020
GROUPS SUE TO STOP KILLING OF 72 GRIZZLIES IN WYOMING
March 30, 2020
Trump Administration Denies Endangered Species Protection to Bi-state Sage Grouse
March 10, 2020
Conservation Groups Draft, Submit Grazing Regulation Package to Reform Livestock Mismanagement
March 9, 2020
Court Affirms Key Rulings to Prevent Further Illegal Helicopter Intrusions in Premiere Idaho Wilderness Area
February 10, 2020
Trump Administration’s Nevada Lease Sale for Oil and Gas on Public Lands Violates Court Order
January 21, 2020
Conservation Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue over Grazing Decision that Allows up to 72 Grizzly Bears to be Killed in Wyoming’s Upper Green River
January 17, 2020
Trump Administration Strips Public Participation, Environmental Safeguards from Public Land Grazing Program
January 9, 2020
Trump’s Proposed NEPA Rollbacks Hand Over Control of Public Lands to Ranchers
December 13, 2019
Tonto National Forest Releases Draft Resource Management Plan for Public Comment
November 27, 2019
Media Release: Wild Wolf Pup Dragging Leghold Trap in Gila
November 26, 2019
Conservationists: Massive fuel breaks proposal an ecological disaster
November 20, 2019
Forest Service Sued for Giving in to Hostile Utah Ranchers
November 14, 2019
Proposed Malheur legislation sacrifices land heath, elevates livestock above other land uses
November 13, 2019
BLM cancels Colorado oil and gas lease auction in response to court order
November 1, 2019
Federal plan endangers recovery for dwindling Gunnison sage-grouse in Colorado, Utah
October 22, 2019
Colorado’s Gunnison sage-grouse populations plummet to perilous lows
October 15, 2019
Forest Service Plan for Wyoming’s Upper Green River Pushes Overgrazing, More Grizzly Killings
October 2, 2019
Trump’s Forest Service Blasted for Plans to Weaken Protections for Imperiled Greater Sage Grouse
September 24, 2019
Conservation Group Sues For Information on Trump Administration’s Secret Grazing Program
September 23, 2019
Park Proposes to Shoot Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore in Plan to Make Room for Cows
September 17, 2019
Western group hails introduction of PAW and FIN Act
September 17, 2019
Interior Board Overturns BLM Decision to Replace Native Forests with Exotic Livestock Forage in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
August 28, 2019
FWS hires known wolf killer to help with removals
August 23, 2019
New Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Plan Allows Increased Mining, Grazing
August 8, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE Point Reyes National Seashore Proposes to Kill Native Elk and Keep Cows
August 1, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: Forest Service Announces Proposed Plan to Gut Sage-Grouse Protections on 5.4 Million Acres
August 1, 2019
Bureau of Land Management Greenlights Grazing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
July 31, 2019
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Reactivates Old Profanity Territory Wolf Kill Order
July 16, 2019
Court Partially Blocks Summer Grazing on Sensitive Oregon Public Lands
July 15, 2019
1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves
July 10, 2019
FOREST SERVICE UPHOLDS DECISION TO CANCEL GRAZING PERMIT OF CONVICTED WOLF KILLER
June 27, 2019
What’s eating the Pando Clone? Monitoring project shows two weeks of cattle is decimating the understory
May 13, 2019
Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Renewal of Oregon Ranchers’ Grazing Permit
May 8, 2019
Montana filmmaker presents documentary on M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’ across Idaho
April 23, 2019
APPEALS COURT REINSTATES IDAHO WOLF-KILLING CASE AGAINST GOVERNMENT
April 23, 2019
Conservationists put Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F. on Notice for Lahontan cutthroat trout ESA violations
April 22, 2019
Court Order Sought to Stop Destruction of Sage-grouse Habitat in Seven States
April 18, 2019
Local Film-maker to Show Documentary on M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’ in Missoula Friday, April 26.
April 15, 2019
Groups Seek to Stop Livestock Plan that Threatens Survival of Rare, ESA-listed Frogs
April 5, 2019
Groups ask Wyoming and Idaho authorities to require that hunters carry bear spray in grizzly territory
April 3, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE Groups Challenge Flathead Forest Plan’s Weak Wildlife Protections
March 28, 2019
Court Upholds Habitat Protection of 1.8 Million Acres for Endangered California Frogs
March 20, 2019
Feds Urged to Free Two Endangered Wolves Trapped in New Mexico
March 15, 2019
Motion Filed to Defend Bi-state Sage Grouse From Off-roaders’ Lawsuit
March 6, 2019
CONSERVATION GROUP BLASTS TRUMP’S MOVE TO PREMATURELY STRIP WOLVES OF ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS
February 21, 2019
Public Land Livestock Fees Hit Rock-Bottom
February 13, 2019
BANDAID TO BE APPLIED TO IDAHO’S SAGEBRUSH SEA; Newly approved vegetation “treatment” project is questionable, expensive
January 29, 2019
Conservationists file suit over biased Interior Department grazing decision
January 29, 2019
Lawsuit Targets Federal Wildlife-killing Program in Wyoming
January 17, 2019
During Shutdown, Trump Urged to Halt Fracking Permits, 2 Million-acre Lease Sale
January 7, 2019
Bureau of Land Management Still Accepting New Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Applications During Government Shutdown
January 4, 2019
Trump order fast-tracks the destruction of western public lands in the name of fire
December 19, 2018
Advocates target bear baiting in grizzly country in ID, WY
December 6, 2018
Interior Secretary Zinke to Slash Sage-grouse Protections in Seven Western States
December 3, 2018
Forest Service to Cancel Grazing Permit of Convicted Wolf Killer
November 29, 2018
Conservation Group Challenges Massive BLM Sagebrush Destruction Project
November 16, 2018
House votes to strip ESA wolf protections, block judicial oversight
November 15, 2018
BLM Plan would Strip Protections from Bears Ears National Monument; Western Watersheds Project among numerous conservationists opposing new plan
November 14, 2018
BLM Sued for Withholding Wyoming Endangered Species Information
October 31, 2018
Point Reyes National Seashore Releases Controversial General Management Plan Amendment for Public Comment
October 30, 2018
Federal Court Strikes Down Wyoming “Data Trespass” Laws as Unconstitutional
October 26, 2018
Feds Yank More Than 1 Million Acres From December Oil, Gas Lease Sales in Five States in Response to Lawsuit
October 8, 2018
National Park at Risk as Trump Administration Approves Expanded Livestock Grazing
October 5, 2018
Trump Administration Proposes to Cut Sage Grouse Protection Across 5 Million Acres
September 26, 2018
House Committee Targets Rare Native Wildlife for Extinction
September 24, 2018
Yellowstone Grizzlies Returned to Endangered Species List
September 22, 2018
Judge Blocks Trump Policy Cutting Public Out of Oil and Gas Leasing Decisions on Public Lands
September 17, 2018
Wyoming judge blocks approval for Alkali Creek elk feedground near Jackson Hole
September 13, 2018
Groups: M-44 “Cyanide Bombs” Must Be Eliminated in Oregon Before a Child Is Killed
September 13, 2018
Hunting Ban Extended for Yellowstone Grizzlies
September 6, 2018
Western Watersheds Project: Thunder Basin National Grasslands to Get Added Scrutiny to Ensure Success of Ferret Reintroduction
September 6, 2018
Trump Administration to Lease 4,200 Acres in Northern Arizona for Fracking
August 31, 2018
Rep. Huffman introduces bill to switch Point Reyes priority from public enjoyment to industrial agriculture
August 30, 2018
Groups Seek Restraining Order to Stop Grizzly Hunting in Idaho And Wyoming
May 15, 2018
Court: Agency Wrongly Denied Protection to Sage Grouse in California, Nevada
May 8, 2018
Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Allies Assert Right to Freedom of Speech
May 1, 2018
Conservationists appeal District Court ruling on livestock grazing in Idaho’s Copper Basin
April 30, 2018
Lawsuit Targets Trump Oil, Gas Leases Threatening Sage Grouse in Five States
April 13, 2018
Conservation Groups Renew Opposition to Trump’s Attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
April 4, 2018
Environmentalists host forum on “Returning the Wolf to the Mountains”
March 13, 2018
Conservationists Mark Anniversary of M-44 Tragedy with Film Screening
March 13, 2018
Public Records Sought on Plans to Gun Down Idaho Wolves
March 13, 2018
New Mexico Bighorns to be Killed to “Save Them” from Livestock Diseases Spread by Public Lands Grazing Operations
February 1, 2018
Court Overturns Political Decision to Deny Endangered Species Protection to Bison
January 31, 2018
The Price of Plundering Public Lands Just Went Down
January 30, 2018
Wolf advocates sue: ‘Recovery plan’ sets Mexican wolves on road to extinction
January 18, 2018
Feds Halt Idaho Oil, Gas Lease Sale After Conservation Groups Protest
January 10, 2018
Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Zinke to Round Up Bundy’s Trespassing Cattle
December 29, 2017
‘Year in Review’ Report Highlights Trump Administration’s Dismal 2017 Environmental Record
December 15, 2017
Legal Action Aims to Protect Endangered California Frogs’ Mountain Habitat
December 15, 2017
Yellowstone Conservation Groups: Focus on Livestock, Not Wildlife, to Manage Brucellosis
December 14, 2017
Greater Sage-grouse among Endangered Species Decisions Undercut by Politics
December 7, 2017
Lawsuit Digs into Taxpayer-Subsidized Grazing Projects in the Gila Box
December 7, 2017
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit after President Trump Illegally Axed Majestic Bears Ears National Monument
December 4, 2017
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit after President Trump Illegally Axed Dinosaur Treasure Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
December 4, 2017
Western Watersheds Project Media Statement on Trump’s Monumental Mistake
December 1, 2017
Groups Call for Stronger Measures to Conserve Sage-Grouse
November 29, 2017
Trump Administration Finalizes Deeply Flawed Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan
November 21, 2017
Northeast Idaho Sheep Grazing Stopped to Protect Wild Bighorns
November 8, 2017
SECURE Act is a Public Lands and Waters Giveaway to Dirty Industry
November 1, 2017
California Wildlife Win Protections from Federal Trapping, Gunning
October 31, 2017
Legal Action Aims to Block Fracking, Save Utah Sage Grouse
October 26, 2017
Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf, “Esperanza,” Applies to Join Arizona Game and Fish Commission
October 17, 2017
Lawsuit Filed Today to Protect Idaho Bighorn Sheep from Deadly Diseases
October 12, 2017
ONSHORE Act is a Public Lands Giveaway to Dirty Industry
October 5, 2017
Playing Chicken with Extinction
August 7, 2017
Administration Recommendations Seek to Undermine Sage-Grouse Conservation
January 10, 2013
News Release: Endangered Species Act Protection is Proposed for Gunnison Sage-grouse
November 28, 2012
Native fish benefit from decade of dogged advocacy on John Day River
June 13, 2012
Federal Judge Blocks Congressional Meddling in Forest Service Protections for Bighorn Sheep in Central Idaho
April 19, 2012
BLM Temporarily Halts Fence Construction On The “Fast Tracked” Ivanpah Solar Power Plant
April 18, 2012
The Path of the Pronghorn Protected
April 9, 2012
Suit to Save Idaho’s Bighorn Sheep Filed In Federal Court
February 22, 2012
Desert Tortoise Council Awards ‘James A. St. Amant Special Award’ to WWP
February 16, 2012
Obama’s Proposed Budget Moves In the Right Direction On Grazing Fee
February 7, 2012
“Grazing Must Yield”: Court Decision Protects Sage-Grouse Habitat in Idaho’s Owyhee Canyonlands
October 12, 2011
Court Slams Forest Service’s Refusal to Monitor Southwestern Endangered Species
October 3, 2011
Western Watersheds Project Sues to Protect Pygmy Rabbits
January 7, 2011
Federal Court Tosses BLM Grazing Decisions For immediate release
October 3, 2007
Success ! Judge Orders Pygmy Rabbit Endangered Species Consideration
April 9, 2007
WWP Files Litigation to Protect Slickspot Peppergrass

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