Advocates target bear baiting in ID, WY grizzly country

Dec 19, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Today, wildlife advocates notified the federal government they plan to legally challenge its authorization of bear baiting on National Forest System lands in Idaho and Wyoming for violations of the Endangered Species Act, citing harms to protected grizzly bears and...

Yellowstone grizzlies: Court reinstates protections, blocks ID, WY trophy hunts

Sep 24, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Today, a U.S. District Court judge ruled against the Trump administration, reversing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2017 decision to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of vital Endangered Species Act protections. The court ruled that...

Yellowstone grizzlies: Court blocks ID, WY trophy hunts for 14 more days

Sep 13, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

MISSOULA, Mont. —Today, a U.S. District Court judge extended a temporary restraining order to block planned grizzly bear trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming for 14 more days while he prepares a ruling. The judge may only renew a temporary restraining order such as this...

Yellowstone grizzlies: Court blocks ID, WY trophy hunts

Aug 30, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

MISSOULA, Mont. —Today, a U.S. District Court judge granted wildlife advocates’ motion for a temporary restraining order to block planned grizzly bear trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming for at least 14 days. This came after a hearing regarding a high-profile case...

Battle begins to restore protections for Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears

Aug 30, 2017 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

MISSOULA, Mont. —Today, WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging the agency’s flawed rule stripping grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s premature removal of crucial...

Fight begins to maintain protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears

Jun 30, 2017 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Conservationists Signal Impending Legal Challenge Over Removal of Federal Safeguards Today, WildEarth Guardians notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it will sue the agency over its flawed decision to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of...

Conservationists Condemn Premature Stripping of Protections for Yellowstone’s Grizzlies

Jun 22, 2017 | News Release, Protecting Grizzly Bears

Planned Trophy Hunts Would Fundamentally Undermine Grizzly Recovery Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is finalizing its flawed proposal to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections despite...