Wild animal protection – defending wolves, coyotes, bears, and other native carnivores
Defend Native Carnivores
Nevertheless, native carnivores continue to face misguided persecution at the hands (and guns) of humans. Many state wildlife agencies hold little regard for the best available science and ignore most people’s values, which strongly favor native carnivore conservation.
We watchdog federal and Western state agencies to ensure their policies and practices allow healthy populations of native carnivores to thrive. We believe there are ways to share our Western home with carnivores that do not include trapping or shooting them, and we aim to cultivate coexistence with these incredible creatures.
Western Native Carnivores in Peril
Find out more about the West’s native carnivores, the threats they face, and how we work to defend them.

Black Bear

Grizzly Bear

Gray Wolf

Mexican Gray Wolf

Canada Lynx

Wolverine

Mountain Lion

Coyote
How You Can Help
Help protect the incredible, vulnerable wildlife of the West! Be a guardian for the wild by joining the conversation, learning about current issues, and making your voice heard. Together, we're a powerful force for nature.
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New Mexico public lands will be trap-free starting April 1
This victory took well over a decade of relentless pressure to achieve, and it belongs to everyone who took part in this campaign over the years.

New Mexico public lands will be trap-free starting April 1
This victory took well over a decade of relentless pressure to achieve, and it belongs to everyone who took part in this campaign over the years.

New Mexico public lands will be trap-free starting April 1
This victory took well over a decade of relentless pressure to achieve, and it belongs to everyone who took part in this campaign over the years.
Wildlife Press
Court rules federal agency wrongly withdrew bi-state sage grouse protections
Imperiled iconic dancing bird in California and Nevada again proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
Read more >New Mexico Teeters on Edge of a New Era of CoExistence: Trapping Ban on Public Lands Goes into Effect April 1
On April 1, Roxy’s Law—a ban on trapping on New Mexico public lands more than a decade in the making—goes into effect after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed it last year.
Read more >Judge: Trump administration illegally withdrew bird listing
A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an earlier proposal to list as threatened a hen-sized bird found only in the high desert along the California-Nevada line.
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