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Press Releases
Activists pushing for a regional adaptation starring the prairie dog
Contact: Tom Sharpe The New Mexican
For the past four years conservation organizations, led by WildEarth Guardians, have been giving Punxsutawney Phil's western cousins their due by making February 2nd a day to celebrate prairie dogs.
Contact: WildEarth Guardians
Illegal Political Interference Cited in Lawsuit
Contact: WildEarth Guardians
Gunnison's prairie dog decision based on 'junk science'
Contact: Santa Fe New Mexican
A coalition of scientists, spiritual leaders, and conservation groups filed this Complaint in federal court because of the Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) refusal to conduct a full review over whether to list the Gunnison's prairie dog under the ESA
Contact: WildEarth Guardians
Forest managers have allowed cattle to destroy grass that harbors rodents crucial for the survival of Mexican spotted owls
Contact: Leslie Linthicum Albuquerque Journal
WildEarth Guardians Files Suit Against Forest Service
Contact: WildEarth Guardians
The Complaint, filed by WildEarth Guardians in federal district court, contends that the Forest Service is failing to comply with the Endangered Species Act by allowing continued livestock grazing in Mexican Spotted Owl habitat on the Sacramento Allotment
Contact: WildEarth Guardians
Grazing permits renewed without adequate studies
Contact: Albuquerque Journal
Impact of cattle grazing in wolf recovery area ignored
Contact: Santa Fe New Mexican