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Press Releases
Sep 27, 2004
Restraining Order Sought to Prevent Massive Prairie Dog Poisoning – Effort Aimed at Preserving the Only Successful Ferret Recove

Today, a coalition asked a federal judge in Denver to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent poisoning of prairie dogs in South Dakota's Conata Basin.

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Sep 22, 2004
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief to Halt Shooting and Poisoning of Prairie Dogs

Federal agency plans shoot and poison thousands of acres of prairie dogs in violation of this Nation's flagship environmental protection statute, the National Environmental policy Act (NEPA)

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Sep 22, 2004
Government Plan to Destroy Black-footed Ferret Habitat in South Dakota’s Conata Basin

The Conata Basin in South Dakota' s Buffalo Gap National Grassland hosts the only successful black-footed ferret recovery site in the world.

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Sep 7, 2004
WildEarth Guardians Appeals Sacramento Grazing Allotment Plan – Grazing Harms Mexican Spotted Owl and Two Endangered Plants

Plan would continue to pollute and degrade streams and wetlands and further imperil the endangered Mexican spotted owl and two rare plants, the Sacramento Mountain thistle and the Sacramento prickly poppy.

Public Lands, Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #WildlandsForWildlife
Aug 15, 2004
Editorial – Too Many Dip Into River Supply

The recent controversy about the status of flows in the Santa Fe River below the wastewater treatment plant is emblematic of a growing problem in New Mexico

Rivers
#RethinkRivers
Aug 12, 2004
Conservation Groups Decry Removal of Black-tailed Prairie Dog from Candidate List

Bush Administration Rejects Protection for Imperiled Prairie Dog

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Aug 12, 2004
Notice of Intent to Sue Concerning ‘Not Warranted’ Black-tailed Prairie Dog Petition Finding

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog continues to suffer an onslaught of threats, including poisoning, shooting, habitat destruction, and sylvatic plague

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Aug 9, 2004
Santa Fe River Preserve Restoration Project Completed: Cleaner Water Provided, Habitat Restored

The restoration project included over two miles of the Santa Fe River downstream of the city wastewater treatment facility

Rivers
#RethinkRivers
Jul 29, 2004
Endangered Species Bottleneck Continues

Scientists & Conservation Groups Pressure Feds for Prairie Dog Petition Finding; impacts to cultural values

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Jul 22, 2004
Bureau of Land Management Ignores Mandate to Protect Rare Plants in Critical Areas from Livestock Trampling

Waterflow Grazing Allotment Plan Allows Cattle in Hogback ACEC

Public Lands
#EndangeredSpeciesAct