Current work in wildlife, rivers, public lands, and climate

Press Releases

Dec 5, 2023

Massive petition delivery seeks freedom for lobos

WildEarth Guardians will deliver a petition—signed by over 8,500 people who want to see Asha the lobo continue to roam freely in northern New Mexico—to Governor Lujan Grisham.

Wildlife

#DefendCarnivores, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife

Nov 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

Wildlife

#ForceForNature, #PressStatement

Nov 29, 2023

Wolverines listed as “threatened” under Endangered Species Act after 20-year conservation effort

“The wolverine has been clawing for survival for far too long,” said Lindsay Larris, wildlife program director with WildEarth Guardians

Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction

Nov 21, 2023

Conservation groups express support for the community of Sweet Home, clean water, and native fish in Willamette River Basin

We strongly support efforts to provide relief for impacted communities

Rivers, Wildlife

#PressStatement

Nov 21, 2023

Court grants temporary relief for threatened grizzly bears

Judge issues interim ban on wolf trapping in Montana grizzly bear habitat while lawsuit proceeds

Legal Victory, Wildlife

#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife

Nov 7, 2023

Advocates urge agencies to let Mexican gray wolf ‘Asha’ roam free

Female lobo is currently in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement

Nov 2, 2023

Wildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming wolf “Asha” go where she needs

Dispersal to southern Rocky Mountains is supported by leading scientists

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement

Oct 26, 2023

WildEarth Guardians supports new bill advancing public participation and transparency in public lands management

Bipartisan Transparency in Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Act would require public input in decisions regarding funding for restoration projects on National Forests

Wildlife

#EcosystemRestoration, #ForceForNature, #Rewilding

Sep 28, 2023

Federal wildlife killing agency advisory committee to meet in D.C.

Announcement states that “the public will not be allowed to participate in the discussions.”

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife

Sep 25, 2023

Conservation groups file for injunction to halt Montana wolf trapping to protect grizzly bears

Advocates seek stop to Montana’s 2023 wolf trapping season pending a court decision on alleged Endangered Species Act violations

Public Lands, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement