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

Press Releases

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

Jul 20, 2004

Rally for New Mexico Wildlands, Wildlife, and Water – Majority of New Mexicans Support Environmental Protections from Oil and Ga

Come Rally to Protect New Mexico Wildlands and Otero Mesa from Oil and Gas Drilling

Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife

Jul 19, 2004

Roadless Areas and Wildlife At Risk Under Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Bureau of Land Management Leasing in Rawhide Canyon & Other Areas Challenged

Climate + Energy, Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #KeepItInTheGround

Jul 13, 2004

Groups File Appeal to Halt Largest Commercial Logging Operation on National Forests in New Mexico

The Agua Caballos logging project on the Carson National Forest would violate NFMA, ESA, and NEPA and harm the Northern Goshawk and Abert's squirrel

Public Lands, Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jul 12, 2004

Bush Administration Stranglehold on Endangered Species Information: Conservation Groups Push Forward on Release of Mountain Plover

While the Service has estimated there are at least 36,000 pages of documents responsive to WildEarth Guardians' requests, not one document has yet been provided to the organization

Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct

Jul 12, 2004

Bingaman on Administration’s Roadless Rule Flip-Flop

The Bush Administration today proposed undoing a regulation that protects parts of our national forests from road construction, logging, mining and other commercial activity.

Public Lands

#Rewilding

Jul 8, 2004

New Mexico Endangered Species List Comes Up Short – Report Underscores Inadequacy of State Wildlife Conservation Program

The NM Game and Fish is not adequately protecting the state's unique natural heritage, according to a report released today by WildEarth Guardians

Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct