Senators Steve Daines of Montana and Diane Feinstein of California have once again introduced legislation, the “Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020” that is based upon misguided assumptions […]
WildEarth Guardians Scores Big Protections for Wildlife in Montana
Agreement with USDA’s Wildlife Services curbs killing of grizzles, wolves, other native wildlife Sarah McMillan, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 549-3895, SMcMillan@wildearthguardians.org Missoula, Montana—In a major win for Montana’s wildlife, WildEarth Guardians settled […]
Greater Yellowstone Coalition: Wildlife Friendly or Rancher Friendly?
Stream dried up for irrigation of livestock forage. Photo by George Wuerthner Recently the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) announced they were working to reduce the wildlife impacts of fences. Not […]
Alternatives to Wilderness?
In recent years it has become fashionable for conservationists to substitute and promote other land classification in place of wilderness designation. Wilderness is “passé” so we are told, even though […]
Killing bears, wolves, and coyotes in Alaskan Parks
Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke has directed the National Park Service to reverse Obama-era directives implemented in October of 2015 that prohibited certain “hunting” practices in Alaskan national park units. […]
Wilderness or Game Farm?
The Forest Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) are conspiring to weaken the 1964 Wilderness Act. They propose to use helicopters to capture and radio-collar exotic mountain goats […]
4th Annual Speak for Wolves July 27-29, 2017
The 4th Annual Speak for Wolves will take place on July 27-29, 2017 in the Historic Union Pacific Dining Lodge in West Yellowstone, Montana. This annual wildlife advocacy conference in […]
Groups Ask Court to Halt Federal Wildlife Killing in Idaho
New Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Wildlife Services From Exterminating Native Wildlife BOISE, Idaho – Conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]