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Press Releases
Aug 1, 2007
Conservationists file petition to protect Lynx in New Mexico

Conservationists argue that the Canada lynx, a native predator and threatened wildcat protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in southern Colorado, should also be protected in northern New Mexico

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Aug 1, 2007
Petition to List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as an Endangered or Threatened Species Under the Endangered Species Act

Groups petition US Fish & Wildlife Service to list the Black-tailed prairie dog

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Aug 1, 2007
Feds Issue Habitat Protection Proposal for Devils River Minnow

Groups Concerned Final Designation for Rare Fish Will be Slashed

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio
Jul 29, 2007
Catron County: Groups aim to overturn wolf law

Environmentalists say ordinance violates Endangered Species Act

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndangeredSpeciesAct
Jul 28, 2007
Moratorium on killing wolves a good start, John Horning op-ed from the Santa Fe New Mexican

John Horning reflects on the Mexican wolf recovery effort's victories and challenges

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Jul 27, 2007
Gov. Richardson speaks out against Desert Rock coal power plant

Desert Rock Energy Project would harm air quality and scarce water resources

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Jul 26, 2007
Catron County Ordinance Threatens Mexican Wolf

Conservation Groups Challenge Local Law

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Jul 25, 2007
Complaint to Invalidate Catron County Ordinance Regarding Wolf Kills

WildEarth Guardians and Sinapu filed suit in federal district court to invalidate a Catron County ordinance that seeks to ratchet up wolf kills by authorizing county officials to remove wolves in ways and for reasons strictly prohibited by the ESA

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Jul 24, 2007
Petition to List 206 Critically Imperiled or Imperiled Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region under the Endangered Species Act

Using an innovative strategy, WildEarth Guardians seeks federal protections for 206 western endangered species in the second in a series of mass listing petitions.

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Jul 24, 2007
Mountain-Prairie Endangered Species Act Listing Petition Questions & Answers

Find out how and why are mass listing petitions different from typical petitions.

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct