MEDIA RELEASE | Proposed Federal Rule for Colorado Wolf Restoration Falls Short
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday unveiled its proposed rule to designate the soon-to-be-reintroduced wolf population in Colorado as a “nonessential experimental” population under the Endangered Species Act.
MEDIA RELEASE | Conservation groups dismayed by agency removal of wandering wolf Asha
Female Mexican gray wolf 2754, named Asha by schoolchildren, was captured in northern New Mexico by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, to be held in captivity with potential for re-release into the wild at a later date.
MEDIA RELEASE | Conservation groups urge federal and state agencies to allow Mexican gray wolf “Asha” to continue her travels in northern New Mexico
Today, conservation advocates asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to allow a wandering female Mexican gray wolf, named “Asha” by schoolchildren, to continue on her journey outside of the designated recovery area.
MEDIA RELEASE | Montana Gov. Gianforte orders Wolf Plan overhaul
Conservation groups’ lawsuit sparks updating of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ 2002 Wolf Plan
MEDIA RELEASE | Conservationists celebrate northward-roaming Mexican gray wolf
This week a young female Mexican gray wolf ran into northern New Mexico, passed over the arbitrary Interstate 40 boundary, and is continuing on her way toward Colorado, breaking records for the recovery program’s geographic extent and giving conservation groups a reason to celebrate.
MEDIA RELEASE | Wolf advocates find flaws yet promise in Colorado Parks and Wildlife draft plan
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its draft Wolf Restoration and Management Plan to the public today. While it holds some promise, conservationists say that it falls short in its statutory mandate to base decisions on the “best scientific data available.”
MEDIA RELEASE | Conservation Groups Seek to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves by Listing Coyotes as Endangered in Parts of Arizona and New Mexico
Conservation groups are urging the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to provide better federal protection for Mexican gray wolves by listing its look-alike species, the coyote, within the wolves’ recovery area. Illegal wolf killing is the leading cause of death for Mexican gray wolves, and the similarity of appearance with coyotes is a common excuse for wolves being unlawfully killed.
MEDIA RELEASE | Court refuses to limit Montana’s unscientific wolf hunting and trapping season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Contact: Michelle Lute, Project Coyote, (406) 848-4910, mlute@projectcoyote.org Court refuses to limit Montana’s unscientific wolf hunting and trapping season Montana’s efforts to kill 40% of the state’s wolf...
MEDIA RELEASE | Court grants temporary reprieve for Montana’s wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Thursday, November 16, 2022 Contact: Michelle Lute, Project Coyote, (406) 848-4910, mlute@projectcoyote.org Court grants temporary reprieve for Montana’s wolves Judge issues temporary restraining order, requiring Montana Fish, Wildlife and...
MEDIA RELEASE | Wildlife advocates sue to immediately halt Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Thursday, November 10, 2022 Contact: Michelle Lute, Project Coyote, (406) 848-4910, mlute@projectcoyote.org Wildlife advocates ask court to immediately halt Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season Motion seeks to prevent “irreparable” wolf...
MEDIA RELEASE: Wildlife advocates sue to stop unscientific, senseless wolf slaughter in Montana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — October 27, 2022 Wildlife advocates sue to stop unscientific, senseless wolf slaughter in Montana Lawsuit alleges State actors flouted law, relied on outdated, unscientific data Helena, MT — Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians and Project...
MEDIA RELEASE | Wildlife Advocates Score a Victory in Plumas and Sierra Counties in Restricting USDA’s “Wildlife Services” Killing Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — October 19, 2022 Wildlife Advocates Score a Victory in Plumas and Sierra Counties in Restricting USDA's "Wildlife Services" Killing Program Counties agree to suspend wildlife-killing contract comply with CEQA and analyze the ecological impacts...
MEDIA RELEASE | Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan Revision Draws Mixed Reviews from Wildlife Advocates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OCTOBER 5, 2022 Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan Revision Draws Mixed Reviews from Wildlife Advocates TUCSON, Ariz. – Wildlife advocates expressed mixed feelings about the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan, Second Revision that was released by the U.S. Fish...
MEDIA RELEASE | Dozens of Conservation Groups, Scientists Call on New York to Protect Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 Dozens of Conservation Groups, Scientists Call on New York to Protect Wolves ALBANY, N.Y.— Nearly 40 regional and national conservation groups and leading independent scientists sent a letter today urging the New York State...
MEDIA RELEASE | Project Coyote and the National Animal Care & Control Association join forces for wildlife coexistence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JULY 6, 2022 Project Coyote and the National Animal Care & Control Association join forces for wildlife coexistence New partnership provides resources to inform, educate and empower animal control officers and the public about wildlife...
MEDIA RELEASE | California Fish & Game Allows Bear Hunting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - APRIL 22, 2022 California Fish & Game Commission Allows Bear Hunting Petition to Enact a Hunting Moratorium Fails Despite Strong Public Support Sacramento, Calif. — The California Fish and Game Commission (CFGC) voted 3-0 yesterday to...
USDA’s Wildlife Services wastes $124 million in taxpayer dollars to slaughter wildlife
In the midst of catastrophic biodiversity collapse and the climate crisis, Wildlife Services, a federal program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, killed over 1.76 million animals last year, including more than 400,000 native animals.
MEDIA RELEASE: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Another Inadequate Revision to Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan
Today, the USFWS released a revised Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan that once again fails to adequately address the most immediate threat facing the critical recovery needs of the most imperiled wolf subspecies in the world: illegal killings.
MEDIA RELEASE | Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands
Today, more than 15 members of Congress introduced legislation that would prohibit wildlife killing contests on more than 500 million acres of U.S. public lands.
MEDIA RELEASE | Washington Wildlife Commission Cancels Spring Bear Hunt
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-5 today to oppose a permanent spring black bear hunting season.
MEDIA RELEASE | Public Interest Groups Sue Plumas and Sierra Counties Over Taxpayer-Funded Wildlife Killing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 2, 2022 Public Interest Groups Sue Plumas and Sierra Counties Over Taxpayer-Funded Wildlife Killing Environmental Violations, Animal Cruelty and Threat to Wolves Cited in New Lawsuit Quincy, Calif. — Feather River Action! and Project...