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Press Releases
Nov 14, 2006
State To Revise Species List

New Mexico Endangered Species List Comes Up Short say Guardians
Contact: Albuquerque Journal

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Nov 14, 2006
San Miguel County Leads Coalition Challenging Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered Species Failure

Wildlife agency fails to list the Gunnison Sage-grouse as 'threatened' or 'endangered'
Contact: San Miguel County

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Oct 30, 2006
Smoking Gun Emails Reveal Decision to Not List Gunnison’s Prairie Dog under the Endangered Species Act Is Entirely Politically-M

Emails obtained by WildEarth Guardians by FOIA request show that the Gunnison's Prairie Dog was on track to be listed under the ESA until Julie McDonald at the DOI explicitly forced the Mountain-Prairie Regional office of the F&WS to reverse the decision
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Oct 30, 2006
Bush Administration Political-Appointee Reverses Endangered Species Protections for Wildlife

Conservation Groups Call for Investigation of Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald
Contact: WildEarth Guardians Center for Native Ecosystems

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Oct 13, 2006
Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary to Ensure Protections for Wolves and Lynx

Conservationists urged Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to take immediate steps to ensure that predator control activities in Colorado and Utah do not threaten wandering wolves and Canada lynx, both of which are species protected under the ESA
Contact: WildEarth Guardians Sinapu

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Oct 13, 2006
Traps, Poisons and Guns Put Wolves and Lynx at Risk

Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary to Ensure Protections
Contact: WildEarth Guardians Sinapu

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Sep 25, 2006
Jeremy Rohrlich: Citizen Speaks Up for Clean Water, Wild Forests

Testimony of Jeremy Rohrlich
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife
Sep 19, 2006
Featured Guardian: Lucy McDermott Wins a Contest and Protects the Environment

An Albuquerque native, Lucy was chosen out of about 2,000 girls from across the country to be a spokesperson
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife
Sep 13, 2006
Groups File Suit Over Endangered Falcon Protections

'Nonessential experimental'' designation removes many Endangered Species Act protections
Contact: Santa Fe New Mexican

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Sep 12, 2006
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief for a ”nonessential and experimental” population of Northern Aplomado Falcons

This complaint opposes a reintroduction rule which removes most habitat protections under the Endangered Species Act for Aplomado Falcons in New Mexico and Arizona - all falcons within the two-state area were designated ''experimental, non-essential''
Contact: Jay Tutchton Robin Cooley and Richard Mietz, Counsel for Plaintiffs

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct