MEDIA RELEASE | Petition Urges Forest Service to Ban ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Project Coyote joined over 60 conservation groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity and Predator Defense, in petitioning the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to ban M-44 “cyanide bombs” on all USFS managed lands.
Wolf Awareness Week 2024
Join us in Celebrating Wolf Awareness Week! This week, we're hosting events and sharing engaging social media posts all week to honor wolves and highlight the intense threats and misunderstandings that this exceptional keystone species faces. This opportunity to...
MEDIA RELEASE | Nationwide Survey Reveals Strong Public Support for Greater Wildlife Protection
Results of a national public survey published today by the Animal-Human Policy Center at Colorado State University, in collaboration with Project Coyote, show broad public support among U.S. citizens for addressing animal protection issues, including policy solutions aimed at protecting wildlife.
MEDIA RELEASE | Project Coyote Announces New Campaign to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests in Michigan
August 30, 2024 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.326.4110 Project Coyote Announces New Campaign to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests in Michigan WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Project Coyote announced a new campaign aimed at ending wildlife killing contests across...
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).
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 | 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....
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.
Media Release | Oregon Becomes Ninth State to Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests
Today, we achieved a momentous VICTORY for Oregon’s wildlife! The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission just voted (X-X) to ban wildlife killing contests statewide, which makes Oregon the ninth state to ban these egregious and ecologically destructive contests.
Media Release | Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Condemn Wisconsin Wolf Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 12, 2023 Media Contacts: Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, 608.285.2738, fran@projectcoyote.org Melissa Smith, 608.234.8860, msmith@wiwolvesandwildlife.org Paul Collins, 608.566.9850, paul@animalwellnessaction.com Wildlife Advocacy...
MEDIA RELEASE | Only Four Collared Wild Mexican Gray Wolves Survive in Mexico
Conservationists sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today warning about the severely low numbers of Mexican gray wolves in Mexico. The agency relies on the Mexican population of wolves as a buttress against extinction in the United States.
MEDIA RELEASE | More Than 150,000 Americans Call on Biden Adminstration to Fully Restore Endangered Species Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 21, 2023 Media Contacts: info@projectcoyote.org, 415.945.3232 More than 150,000 people call on Biden Administration to Fully Restore Endangered Species Act Public comment period concludes for proposed rulemakings on how Fish and Wildlife...