Caring for Wolves
Dear Friend of Wildlife, Ongoing, rampant persecution and killing of wolves persists despite the February 10, 2022 federal court decision to restore Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the U.S. That decision excludes wolves in the Northern Rocky...
Urge the House Committee on Natural Resources to Support H.R. 7398 to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests
Contact your Representative if they serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources (HNRC) to support support of H.R.7398, which would prohibit wildlife killing contests across America.
Mexican Gray Wolves Are Under Attack!
A report in The Intercept was published this week detailing three years of investigative work by Western Watersheds Project in coordination with an agency whistleblower, uncovering systemic fraud and corruption by the federal Wildlife Services program, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Join our Campaign to Protect America’s Wolves
Join our #ProtectAmericasWolves advocacy campaign and take weekly targeted actions to increase public pressure on our representatives, and demand the wolves of the Northern Rockies be relisted as endangered before it’s too late.
How Killing Wildlife in the United States Became a Game
Calls for a ban escalate as controversial hunting contests kill more than 60,000 animals a year. Hunting competitions to kill wild animals such as coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes for money and prizes are increasingly controversial. Eight states have outlawed them, and legislation introduced recently in Congress aims to ban them on public lands.
Help Ban Wildlife Killing Contests Across America!
Contact your U.S. Representative to ask them to support and co-sponsor HR 7398 to ban wildlife killing contests on public lands!
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...
Protect Mexican Gray Wolves: Speak Up By May 16
Speak up before May 16 to comment on the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan!
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.
Vote in the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ 2022 Spring Hearing!
Support resolutions banning wildlife killing contests and promoting coexistence by Monday, April 14!
End the Killing of Black Bears in California
The California grizzly was hunted to extinction nearly a century ago. Now, the state is failing to protect California black bears from hunting, despite bear killing being unethical and relying on dubious claims about the health of the population.