Western wolf coalition challenges nationwide wolf delisting

Jan 14, 2021 | Nationwide Wolf Delisting, News Release

Today, a coalition of Western wolf advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to prematurely strip wolves of federal protections in the contiguous 48 states, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The most recent data from the U.S. Fish...

USFWS cuts northern spotted owl critical habitat by 42% in likely death sentence for species

Jan 13, 2021 | News Release, Northern Spotted Owl

Today, with six days remaining in the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule eliminating 3.4 million acres of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in Washington state, Oregon, and California. This decision comes one...

USFWS: Northern spotted owls are endangered, but we’re too busy to help

Dec 14, 2020 | News Release, Northern Spotted Owl

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a finding on the northern spotted owl’s listing status, spurred by a lawsuit filed last week by wildlife advocates. The finding states “reclassification of the northern spotted owl from a threatened species to an...

Wolf coalition launches challenge to nationwide wolf delisting

Nov 9, 2020 | Nationwide Wolf Delisting, News Release

On Friday, Nov. 6, a coalition of Western wolf advocates filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, launching a challenge of the agency’s decision to prematurely strip wolves of federal protections in the contiguous 48 states, in violation of...

Wolves: Groups will challenge Trump admin removal of endangered species protections in lower 48

Oct 29, 2020 | Nationwide Wolf Delisting, News Release

Today, the Trump administration will announce its decision to prematurely remove endangered species protections for wolves in the lower 48 states, in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The most recent data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its...

VICTORY! Helping Lynx Recover Nationwide

Jul 17, 2020 | Wildlife

VICTORY! Helping Lynx Recover Nationwide The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is entrusted with the important duty of helping threatened species like Canada lynx recover to healthy levels. Recovery plans are one of the most important tools for ensuring the survival and...

Advocates deal Trump another loss: Yellowstone Grizzlies to stay on endangered list

Jul 8, 2020 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration and state of Wyoming’s appeal of a 2018 decision restoring endangered species protections for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears. The original decision halted...

Mexican wolf population up by 32 in 2020 count

Mar 18, 2020 | News Release, Protecting Mexican Wolves

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed that at least 163 Mexican gray wolves survive in the wilds of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The annual count shows an increase of 32 individuals since last year’s total documented count of 131. The...

Grizzly advocates prepare to sue over trains killing bears

Oct 28, 2019 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Wildlife advocates have notified Burlington Northern Railway Company (BNSF) of their intent to sue the business over its role in trains in Montana killing numerous grizzly bears, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act. In the most recent and sad example,...

Protecting the Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Sep 5, 2019 | Wildlife

Protecting the Sonoran Desert Tortoise The Sonoran Desert tortoise is a newly recognized tortoise species found in desert scrub habitats in Arizona and Mexico, east and south of the Colorado River. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found in a preliminary...