Media Release | Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Lawsuit Against U.S. Fish & Wildlife Over Wolves
Following an earlier Notice of Intent to Sue, a coalition of organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for their refusal to give Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to the Western gray wolf, in violation of the ESA and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
Help prohibit killing contests on 500 million acres of public lands
Just last month we shared the exciting news that H.R.8492, the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2024, sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), was introduced in the House of Representatives. This act would prohibit wildlife killing contests on more than 500 million acres of U.S. public lands!
MEDIA RELEASE | House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands
Today, more than 14 members of the House of Representatives introduced legislation that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting or participating in wildlife killing contests on more than 500 million acres of U.S. public lands.
MEDIA RELEASE | New Bill Introduced to Protect Wolves in New York
Senator Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Member Carroll introduced legislation
to require DEC to collect and analyze data about large canids in New York
MEDIA RELEASE | Animal welfare conservation groups sue in Wyoming
April 23, 2024 Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue in Wake of Wolf’s Killing in Wyoming Rundown and torture of Wyoming wolf a reminder the nation that state politicians are calling the shots and cannot be trusted to responsibly handle wolves in...
MEDIA RELEASE | Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue in Wake of Wolf’s Killing in Wyoming
April 23, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.945.3232 Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue in Wake of Wolf’s Killing in Wyoming Rundown and torture of Wyoming wolf a reminder the nation that state politicians are calling the shots...
Wyoming Wolf Action Hub
A young wolf’s torture and death in Wyoming has sparked national outrage. we’ve set up this Action Page to channel your voices into collective action, so that this wolf may live on in the calls for justice, and inspire fundamental and systemic change for the lives of all wolves.
Protect Wyoming Wolves!
Join us to demand justice for this wolf and all wild wolves. Like many of you, we’ve been distraught over the Wyoming wolf incident that has made national headlines over the last few weeks.
MEDIA RELEASE | 2023 Wildlife Services Report: Taxpayer Dollars Used to Kill Over 70,000 Wild Carnivores
April 15, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.326.4110 2023 Wildlife Services Report:Taxpayer Dollars Used to Kill Over 70,000 Wild Carnivores LARKSPUR, CA — Wildlife Services, often known as the killing arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),...
Film Release: KILLING GAMES ~ Wildlife In The Crosshairs
April 04, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.326.4110 Film Release: KILLING GAMES ~ Wildlife In The Crosshairs LARKSPUR, CA — Project Coyote is thrilled to announce the full public release of our documentary KILLING GAMES ~ Wildlife In The Crosshairs,...
MEDIA RELEASE | First Ever Coyote Awareness Week
March 17, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.945.3232 Project Coyote Launches First Annual Coyote Awareness Week to Celebrate America's Song Dogs March 17-23, 2024 LARKSPUR, CA—Project Coyote is thrilled to launch the first annual Coyote Awareness Week....
May 6th Deadline ~ Support Protections for Predators in National Wildlife Refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed a rule that would limit predator control across the millions of acres that encompass the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Media Release | Billboards Opposing Wildlife Killing Contests Rise In Illinois
Starting this week, drivers in Illinois will see new billboards along the Interstate 55 corridor (in Logan and Montgomery Counties). Created and funded by Project Coyote,
Media Release | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deny Endangered Species Act Protections for Northern Rockies Wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it would not restore Endangered Species Act protections for our nation’s most persecuted wolves in the Northern Rockies.
Media Release | New Film Short: Ecosystem Allies
February 01, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.945.3232 New Short Film: Ecosystem Allies: Large Carnivores and How They Benefit Us All LARKSPUR, CA — Project Coyote is thrilled to debut a new short film — Ecosystem Allies: Large Carnivores & How...
Media Release | Gov. Hochul signs historic bill to end wildlife killing contests
Today Gov. Kathy Hochul signed critical legislation ending wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows and other species in New York. New York is the tenth state to end these gruesome competitions after Oregon took action to do so in September.
Media Release | Bureau of Land Management Bans Use of Cyanide Bombs
Project Coyote welcomed a decision announced on November 22nd by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will stop the use of M-44 devices – also known as cyanide bombs – on 245 million acres of BLM managed lands.
Media Release | Legal Petition Urges USDA to Adopt Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Wildlife Services Program
Project Coyote, alongside coalition allies, submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), urging the agency for a comprehensive regulatory framework to govern the Wildlife Services program to ensure consistency with all relevant laws and policies.