Below is a press release of interest to our readers. Jackson, Wyoming: Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently reported that the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease was detected in a female […]
Federal Wildlife-killing Agency Agrees to Halt Use of M-44 “Cyanide Bombs” in Idaho
HAILEY, Idaho – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program – which kills thousands of predators across the country annually – announced today it has abandoned use of M-44 […]
Pet-killing “Cyanide Bomb” Placed Illegally by Wildlife Services
For Immediate Release March 21, 2017 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Brooks Fahy, Predator Defense, (541) 520-6003, brooks@predatordefense.org Talasi Brooks, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x208, tbrooks@advocateswest.org Pet-killing […]
Idaho Settlement Ensures Notification for Wildlife-killing Contests on BLM Lands
Cruel, Unethical Competitions Stopped for Last Two Years BOISE, Idaho— The Federal District Court of Idaho today approved a settlement agreement between six conservation groups and the Bureau of Land Management […]
Grazing Fee Drops in 2017, Further Undervaluing Public Lands
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The public lands management agencies announced the grazing fee for federal allotments today, which the federal government has decreased to a mere $1.87 per cow and her calf […]
Court Finds Livestock Grazing on Oregon National Forest Endangers Spotted Frog
In Victory for Conservation Groups, Court Orders Better Protections Before Reinstating Grazing Permits PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation groups scored a victory in federal court Tuesday on behalf of the Oregon spotted frog, which […]
Group Challenges Failure to Protect Sage Grouse, Rare Fishes in Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges
PORTLAND, Ore. – Western Watersheds Project, a nonprofit environmental group, has launched a legal challenge to a management plan for five National Wildlife Refuges in the Klamath Basin of Oregon […]
Court Rules That Forest Service Illegally Authorized Helicopter Intrusions in Premiere Wilderness Area
Idaho Must Destroy Data Obtained From Illegal Elk and Wolf Collaring POCATELLO, Idaho – A federal judge today ruled that the U.S. Forest Service illegally authorized the Idaho Department of […]