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

Press Releases

May 3, 2023

Parks and Wildlife Commission approves wolf plan for Colorado

Discretion, lack of detail leaves conservationists wary about wolves being killed

Wildlife

#PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife

May 2, 2023

Forest Service clearcutting plan next to Yellowstone National Park threatens grizzlies and old growth trees

Groups object to the South Plateau project

Public Lands, Wildlife

#Climate Forests, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife

Apr 27, 2023

Two rare riparian plants receive Endangered Species Act protections

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues final rules listing Wright’s marsh thistle and South Llano springs moss

Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement

Apr 17, 2023

Government agents kill endangered Mexican gray wolf father threatening pack’s survival

Rusty the wolf was killed on April 12, leaving behind his likely pregnant mate and several yearling pups

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife

Mar 30, 2023

Wildlife groups urge Governor Lujan Grisham to sign bill to stabilize Game Commission

Bi-partisan legislation is supported by sportsmen, conservationists, animal advocates, and outfitters

Wildlife

#PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife

Mar 23, 2023

USDA’s Wildlife Services slaughters over 384,300 native animals in 2022

Tax-payer funded Wildlife Services’ death toll includes 219 gray wolves, 7 federally protected grizzly bears, 205 mountain lions, and 26,371 beavers

Wildlife

#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife

Mar 23, 2023

Western Conservationists Blast “Extinction Bills” Unveiled at House Resources Hearing

Wolves, Grizzly Bears Targeted for De-Listing

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction

Mar 8, 2023

Feds deny protections for climate-imperiled Joshua tree

USFWS once again ignores science, law in failing to protect iconic desert plant

Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature

Mar 6, 2023

Petition seeks to protect pygmy rabbit under Endangered Species Act

Groups petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting protection of the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered Species Act.

Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #WildlandsForWildlife

Feb 28, 2023

Conservation groups celebrate record Mexican wolf population but caution against using numbers alone to measure recovery

There are signs of progress for the wolf recovery program, and a 23 percent increase over last year is remarkable, but the genetic diversity of the wild population still needs improvement.

Wildlife

#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife