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48 Species Will Finally Get Protection – in President’s Home State
Endangered Species Act Rises from the Dead
3/10/2010
Clean Air Suit Against Xcel’s Comanche 3 Coal-fired Boiler Gets Green Light
Federal Judge Refuses to Throw out WildEarth Guardians’ Challenge of Xcel’s Failure to Keep Toxic Pollution in Check
3/10/2010
Greater Sage-grouse Warranted…but Precluded from ESA Protection
3/5/2010
Mono Basin Area Sage Grouse Need Federal Protection
Feds Determine Bi-State Population “Warranted but Precluded” from Listing
3/5/2010
Friends of Animals and WildEarth Guardians Sue to Protect Free-Living Cockatoos, Parrots and Parakeets
3/2/2010
WildEarth Guardians Seeks to Safeguard Clean Air, Climate from Xcel’s Pawnee Coal-fired Power Plant
Petition Filed with EPA to Rein in Illegal Air Pollution from Coal Plant in Brush, Colorado
2/23/2010
Conservation Groups Ask Federal Agencies to Require Nation's Biggest National Park Polluter to Clean up
Four Corners Coal Plant Causes Haze in Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde and Other National Parks
2/17/2010
Moby Dick Versus the Federal Government
Timeless Tale Warns of Dangers of Exploiting Nature
2/16/2010
Federal Court Rules New Mexico Clean Air Lawsuit Can Move Forward
Oil and Gas Drilling Increasing Smog, Endangering Public Health
2/12/2010
Welcome Back, Wolves!
Conservation Group Urges Celebration & Coexistence with Long-lost Carnivore
2/8/2010
Valentine’s Day is Not Just About Roses
Conservation Group Advocates for Bouquet of Endangered Wildflowers
2/8/2010
Conservation Groups Move to Protect Rare Coastal Moth From Washington and British Columbia
Only ten populations of the Sand Verbena Moth remain
2/4/2010
WildEarth Guardians Grades Governments on Prairie Dog Protection
Annual Report Card Celebrates Prairie Dog Day – Groundhog Day for the West
2/2/2010
Groups Press Feds for Protection of Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Rapidly Declining Desert Icon Still in Legal Limbo
2/2/2010
Protections Sought for Borderland Species
Tortoise & Hare Among Featured Animals
2/1/2010
Protection Sought for Sagebrush Sea Inhabitants
Fifth Week of BioBlitz Focused on Vast, Neglected Sagebrush Grasslands
1/25/2010
Shark Petition Could Result in First Federally Protected Shark
Porbeagle Shark Effort Part of “On the Prowl Week” by WildEarth Guardians
1/20/2010
Species Protections Sought for Wolf, Cat, Monster, and Shark
Fourth Week in BioBlitz Features Carnivores
1/19/2010
Conservation Group Seeks a Prairie Home for Imperiled Critters
BioBlitz Celebration Hopes to Inspire Protection for Species of the Great Plains
1/11/2010
48 Species in President’s Home State Remain in Legal Limbo
Group Takes Feds to Court Over Failure to Protect Endangered Species on Kauai
1/4/2010
Conservation Group Continues BioBlitz Celebration of Year of Biodiversity
Second Week is “E.O. Wilson” Week, Honoring Harvard Entomologist &
“The little things that run the Earth”
1/4/2010
Bloody December in Greenwood Village War Against Coyotes
Residents Urge the City to Adopt Coexistence Plan for Native Carnivore
12/30/2009
Conservation Group Celebrates Year of Biodiversity With “BioBlitz”
First Week to Focus on Animals Endangered By Climate Change
12/28/2009
WildEarth Guardians Files Suit Against Lamar, Colorado Coal-fired Power Plant
Lawsuit to Protect Citizens from Toxic Air Pollution
12/22/2009
Lynx in New Mexico Warrant Listing But Remain in Legal Limbo
Feds Cite “Higher Priorities” As Excuse Not to Protect Wild Cat
12/17/2009
Feds to Consider Over 100 Species For Federal Protection
Group Cheers Potential Safeguards for Species on the Brink
12/16/2009
Mussels Inch Toward Federal Protection
Mussels’ Endangerment Signals Decline of River Ecosystems
12/15/2009
Environmental Groups and EPA Reach Agreement on Updating Nationwide Limits on Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Drilling
Clean Air, Climate, Communities on Track for Greater Protection Throughout U.S.
12/8/2009
Coal Mines Pass on Natural Gas Profits
Experts Criticize Coal Company’s Approach to Methane Gas at Western Colorado Coal Mine
12/8/2009
Prairie Dogs Lose Out in Fight for Federal Protection
Fish and Wildlife Decision Puts Prairie Wildlife at Risk
12/3/2009
Prairie Songbird One Step Closer to Federal Protection
Dwindling Grasslands and Inadequate Protections Among Threats to Sprague’s Pipit
12/3/2009
Group Calls for End to the War on Wildlife
WildEarth Guardians Seeks End of Aerial Gunning & Poisoning of Wildlife on Public Lands
11/27/2009
Presidential Pardon Requested for Endangered Western Grouse
Obama Administration will Announce Listing Decisions for Three Grouse in 2010
11/24/2009
Report: Coal Mining in West’s Powder River Basin Largest Contributor to Global Warming in U.S.
Sham Coal Leasing Program Derailing Efforts to Address Global Warming; WildEarth Guardians Petitions Interior Secretary Salazar to Reform Coal Leasing
11/24/2009
Coloradans Tell Ritter to Stop Clowning Around on Climate Change
Citizens call on Governor to Replace North Denver’s Cherokee Coal-fired Power Plant with Clean Energy, Live up to Climate Goals
11/18/2009
Federal Protections for Endangered Species Still At All-Time Low
Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Yearly Report on Candidate Species
11/6/2009
New Study Chronicles Declining Populations, Major Threats to Sage-Grouse
Feds Considering ESA Listing for Greater and Mono Basin Sage-Grouse
11/4/2009
Injunction Sought to Keep Coal-fired Boiler from Poisoning the Air
WildEarth Guardians Moves Federal Court to Halt Xcel’s Plans to Illegally Operate Comanche 3 Coal-fired Boiler in Pueblo
10/29/2009
Conservation Groups Join State Agency to Offer $4,800 Reward for Information on Killing of Canada Lynx
Lynx Found Shot with Arrow Near Silverton, CO
10/28/2009
U.S. Health and Environmental Groups Call on 32 States to Protect Clean Air from Oil and Gas Drilling
Air Quality Directors Must Follow Landmark EPA Ruling Limiting Air Pollution
10/27/2009
Cattle Growers Support Endangered Species Protection for Prairie Dogs
Pledge to Defend Federal Government’s Decision to List Gunnison's Species
10/15/2009
WildEarth Guardians' Petition Ruling Promises to Protect Clean Air in the West from Oil and Gas Drilling
EPA Reverses Bush-era Rollbacks: Rules Pollution from Oil and Gas Operations Must be Aggregated and Assessed Cumulatively, Rejects State of Colorado-Issued Air Permit
10/15/2009
Watchdog Calls for New Strategy at Interior
Public Meeting Scheduled for October 16
10/15/2009
Climate Change Treaty Risks Inaction; Scientists Say Action Needed Now
New Mexicans Participate in Global Action Pushing for ‘350’
10/14/2009
Secretary Salazar Urged to Consider Strategy to Manage Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
Grazing Permit Retirement Effective Tool for Resolving Grazing Conflicts
10/8/2009
WildEarth Guardians Applauds EPA Move to Control Global Warming Pollution from Power Plants, Other Large Sources of Air Pollution
Groundbreaking Proposal Would Require the Use of Best Pollution Controls to Safeguard the Climate
10/1/2009
Valles Caldera Wildlife Receives Boost in Collaborative Restoration Effort
WildEarth Guardians Works with Valles Caldera Trust to Remove Fence Hindering Movement of Deer and Elk
9/22/2009
Suit Filed to Halt Development Along New Mexico’s Rivers
Rio Grande Bosque, Rare Wildlife, Endangered by Growth
9/16/2009
Conservation Group Calls Upon Jessica Simpson to Have a Heart for Coyotes
Group Calls for Singer to Promote Wildlife Co-Existence
9/16/2009
Landowners Should Benefit from Hosting Endangered Wildlife
Group Encourages Conservation Easements to Enhance Protection for Utah Prairie Dogs
9/16/2009
Feds To Consider Rare Southwestern Thistle for Endangered Species Act Listing
Group Applauds Finding for Vanishing Wetlands Wildflower
9/10/2009
WildEarth Guardians Targets Mercury from Lamar, CO Coal-fired Power Plant
More than 300 Lamar Citizens Call for an End to the Power Plant as Well
9/10/2009
WildEarth Guardians Files Suit to Eliminate Illegal and Dangerous Loophole in Utah Air Quality Regulations
Environmental Protection Agency Called on to Require Utah to Protect Clean Air, Eliminate "Breakdown" Exemption
9/9/2009
Saving the Black-footed Ferret
Groups Seek Endangered Protection for Critically Endangered Animal
9/9/2009
Suit Filed to Halt Development Along Arizona's Rivers
9/2/2009
Feds Deny Protection to Rare New Mexico Butterfly - Again
WildEarth Guardians Will Challenge Decision
9/2/2009
Rare Bird Wins Second Chance at Protection
Groups Settle Suit to Obtain Endangered Species Act Protection for Mountain Plover
8/31/2009
Feds To Consider Tortoise for Endangered Species Act Listing
Groups Applaud Finding for Rapidly Declining Desert Icon
8/28/2009
Group Files Suit to Usher Six Imperiled Mussels Aboard the 'Western Ark'
Mussels’ Endangerment Signals Decline of River Ecosystems
8/26/2009
Wolves Provide a Buffer Against Climate Change
As Senators Udall & McCain talk-up the need to address climate change at Rocky Mountain National Park, the absence of wolves in the park exacerbates climate change woes
8/25/2009
WildEarth Guardians Challenges Failure of Xcel Coal Plant Permit to Safeguard Clean Air, Climate
Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Overturn Air Pollution Permit for Hayden, Colorado Coal-fired Power Plant
8/21/2009
Group Files Suit to Usher the Sprague’s Pipit Aboard the ‘Western Ark’
Dwindling Native Grasslands and Climate Change Among Threats to Rare Bird
8/20/2009
Report Finds Public Lands Grazing a Threat to Public Forests
Livestock Jeopardize Forest Health and Wildlife on 15 Million Acres
8/20/2009
Gunnison Sage-Grouse Gets Another Chance at Protection
Most Populations Declined Again in 2009
8/19/2009
Feds Agree to Consider 29 Species for Endangered Species Act Protection
WildEarth Guardians Sees Decision As Step Forward
8/18/2009
Groups Push for Wildlife Regulation Changes in New Mexico
Bobcats, Foxes and Beavers Among Animals For Which Protection is Sought
8/17/2009
Settlement Reached Over New Mexico Endangered Species
Feds Begin Issuing Endangered Species Act Decisions
8/11/2009
Lawsuit Filed Against Xcel Energy to Safeguard Public Health in Denver Metro Area
Coal Burning Power Plant in North Denver Violating Clean Air Laws
8/6/2009
Prehistoric Sawfish Makes Progress Toward Federal Protection
National Marine Fisheries Service Issues Positive Petition Finding
7/29/2009
Tribal, Environmental Groups Call for Quick Action to Safeguard Four Corners Region from Dirty Energy Development
New Study Shows Air Pollution Reductions from Oil and Gas, Coal Burning Needed to Protect Public Health; Future of Desert Rock in Question
7/22/2009
Rare Southwestern Jackrabbit Hops Toward Federal Protection
Habitat Destruction & Inadequate Protections Cited as Leading Threats
7/22/2009
Group Challenges Extensive Herbicide Spraying in Southeast New Mexico
Three Federal Projects Cover More Than 700,000 Acres
7/21/2009
BLM Withdraws Proposal to Spray Herbicides on 1.5 Million Acres
Groups Urge Agency to End its Addiction to Toxins
7/16/2009
Citizens’ Groups Call for Clean Air in Fremont County, Wyoming
Petition Filed Challenging Air Pollution Permit for Oil and Gas Company’s Natural Gas Processing Plant; Groups Urge Wyoming DEQ to Follow Through With Air Monitoring, Emission Controls
7/14/2009
Coloradoans Challenge Xcel’s Coal-Fired Power Plant in Boulder
Citizens Oppose Valmont’s Permit to Pollute and Demand a Future Beyond Coal
7/14/2009
Suit Challenges Logging That Threatens Burned Forest Recovery Near Grand Canyon
Tractor Logging Will Damage Wildlife Habitat, Sensitive Soils, and Natural Forest Regeneration and Increase Fire Hazard
7/7/2009
WildEarth Guardians Targets Xcel Energy's Plans to Stick Colorado With More Mercury Contamination
Coal Burning Boiler in Pueblo Being Constructed Without Legal Limits on Potent Poison
7/2/2009
WildEarth Guardians Applauds Move by EPA to Safeguard the Climate
Order Opens Door for California and Other States to Curb Global Warming Pollution
6/30/2009
Conservation Groups Kick-Off Mountain Lion Presentations
Topics Include Natural History and Co-Existence
6/25/2009
Jaguarundi Justice
Conservation Group Goes to Bat for Imperiled Border Cats Long Neglected by Government
6/18/2009
Wildlife Services Exterminates 125% More Animals in 2008
Avian Poison Causes Most of the Deaths, Banner Year for Aerial Gunning Kills
6/17/2009
WildEarth Guardians Targets EPA Failure to Safeguard Clean Air in American West
EPA Sued for Failing to Limit Interstate Transport of Smog and Soot in Six Western States
6/5/2009
US Forest Service Logging Priorities Need 21st Century Revitalization
Groups Challenge Backcountry Logging That Threatens Water and Wildlife While Consensus-driven Projects to Restore Healthy Forests and Protect Communities from Fire are Ignored
6/2/2009
Cities of the Rio Grande Call for Clean Water Protection
Officials and Citizens Support Governor Richardson’s Initiative to Protect New Mexico’s Headwaters
6/1/2009
Tortoise Goes to Court
Groups File Lawsuit Against Feds for Failing to Answer Request for Federal Protection
6/1/2009
Bureau of Land Management Can Be Held Accountable for Global Warming
Montana Judge Clears Way for Conservationists to Safeguard the Climate
5/29/2009
Group Presses for Protection of Rare Mayfly
Species 2nd of Nearly 700 for Which Federal Safeguards are Sought
5/29/2009
A Different Stimulus Plan: Wolves for the Southern Rockies
Report Documents the Science and Public Sentiment Behind Restoring Top Carnivore
5/28/2009
Greenwood Village Police Wound Three Coyotes, Maimed Coyotes Flee
Officers Fail to Recover Bodies or Verify Kills
5/22/2009
Appeal Filed to Stop Irreversible Logging Damage to Fragile Burned Forest North of Grand Canyon
Destructive Logging in Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat Challenged
5/15/2009
Greenwood Village Kills Coyote Running Through City Park
Coyote May Have Been Limpy’s Mate, Was Not Bothering Anyone
5/15/2009
Greenwood Village Hunting Down Injured Coyote Named 'Limpy' & Her Mate
Group Calls on City to Let Limpy Live
5/13/2009
Group Presses for Protection of Rare Rio Grande Stonefly
Species One of Nearly 700 for Which Federal Safeguards are Sought
5/13/2009
Clean Air Gets Second Chance at Lyons Cement Plant
EPA Rejects Flawed Air Pollution Permit for CEMEX
5/11/2009
Settlement Reached in Southwestern Frog Case
Feds to Reconsider Habitat Protection for Chiricahua Leopard Frog
5/8/2009
New Report Finds Western Public Lands Grazing as a Major Threat to Wildlife
Geographical Analysis Depicts Extensive Grazing in Wildlife Habitat
4/30/2009
WildEarth Guardians Bid $50,000 to Graze 5 Cows on Valles Caldera National Preserve
Group Says Its Plan is Best for Environment and Government Budgets, but Long-term Solution is to Change the Preserve’s Mission.
4/30/2009
America's Top 40: Full of Sad Songs for Endangered Species
Report Shows Many of the Nation’s Unprotected, but Imperiled Species Are Slipping Away
4/30/2009
Groups Renew and Expand Lawsuit for Clean Air in Northwestern New Mexico
Oil and Gas Drilling Increasing Smog, Endangering Public Health
4/29/2009
Earth Day Court Decision Threatens Hundreds of Federally Protected Prairie Dogs
WildEarth Guardians Will Appeal Ruling
4/23/2009
New Mexico Still Committed to Protecting Clean Water
Thousands Show Their Support for the Governor’s Initiative
4/22/2009
Rare Salamander Clears First Hurdle for Potential Federal Safeguards
California Amphibian Found at Only Two Locations
4/22/2009
Group Presses Feds to Protect Prehistoric Largetooth Sawfish
100 Million Year Old Species on the Decline
4/21/2009
Mayor Fears Park Users Will Be Shot by City Contractor
Tensions Mount in Denver Suburb Over Coyote Killing Program
4/21/2009
WildEarth Guardians Targets Xcel Energy's Plans to Stick Colorado With More Mercury Contamination, Higher Bills
Comanche 3 Coal Burning Boiler Being Constructed Illegally Without Limits on Potent Poison
4/21/2009
Poisoned Birds and Wetlands Prompts Legal Action
Government Agency, Wildlife Services, Responsible for Millions of Bird Killings
4/20/2009
Group Files Suit to Usher Species Aboard the 'Western Ark'
Climate Change Among the Threats to Varied Species
4/15/2009
Montana Wolf Discovered Dead in Colorado
Investigation Underway on Demise of Now Famous Female Wanderer
4/15/2009
Coyote Price Now Reaches $14,000 in Greenwood Village
Hazing Effort to Scare Coyotes Away is Working
4/9/2009
WildEarth Guardians to Sue Xcel Energy over 11,000 Violations of Clean Air Laws at the Coal Burning Cherokee Power Plant
Announcement Comes as Coloradoans Rally in North Denver to Power Past Coal and Challenge Foolishness of Fossil Fuels
4/1/2009
Clean Energy Gets a Boost off the Coasts
WildEarth Guardians Files Suit to Spur Offshore Renewable Energy Development
3/30/2009
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement becomes Law
Tool could Alleviate Grazing Conflicts in the Gila
3/30/2009
WildEarth Guardians in Final Five for Redwood Creek's Great Outdoors Project
Voting Contest Begins to Choose Winner
3/25/2009
Governor Richardson's River Restoration Program Creates Jobs and Income
WildEarth Guardians currently employs 14 people in New Mexico with state funds for rivers
3/25/2009
One Pricey Coyote: Greenwood Village Spends Over $9,000 to Kill One Coyote in a Public Park
Groups Criticize Cruel Program and Government Waste
3/24/2009
Group Presses for Federal Protection for the Gunnison's Prairie Dog
Another Case of Chronic Fish and Wildlife Service Delay
3/24/2009
Cibola National Forest to Spray Ten Herbicides on Public Lands
Conservationists Call for Non-Toxic Alternative
3/24/2009
Gunnison Sage-grouse May Get Federal Protection
Interior Department Calls for New Decision following Latest Investigation of Bush Administration's Interference in Species Conservation
3/24/2009
'State of the Birds' Report Further Evidence of Need to Protect Western Grouse
Guardians Urges Administration to Take Next Step
3/20/2009
Groups Ask Colorado Division of Wildlife to Stop Killing Coyotes in Denver
Letter Details String of Incidents
3/17/2009
WildEarth Guardians Targets EPA Failure to Safeguard Clean Air in American West
EPA to be Sued for Failing to Limit Interstate Transport of Smog and Soot in Six Western States, including Colorado
3/12/2009
Bitter Lake Proposed as Critical Habitat for Endangered Animals
Fish & Wildlife Service Reconsiders Key Habitat Protections for Endangered Snails
3/12/2009
Feds Designate Critical Habitat for Louisiana Black Bear After a 17-Year Wait
Polar Bear’s Southern Cousin Also Threatened by Rising Ocean Waters
3/12/2009
WildEarth Guardians Challenges Failure of Xcel Coal Plant Permit to Safeguard Clean Air, Climate
Petition Filed with EPA to Overturn Air Pollution Permit for Hayden, Colorado Coal-fired Power Plant
3/11/2009
Montana Wolf in Colorado Now Has New Reason to Stay
Interior Secretary Salazar Strips Federal Protections from Wolves in Northern Rockies
3/6/2009
Montana Wolf Tapped to Head Elk Management Team at Rocky Mountain National Park
Balance of Nature is top priority
3/6/2009
Conservationists Call for Bold New Course Fitting of America's Conservation Legacy
Celebrating 110th Anniversary of the Gila National Forest
3/4/2009
Greenwood Village Approves Contentious Coyote Plan
Council Cuts Off Public Comment; Argues with Audience
3/3/2009
Proverbial Lone Wolf Wanders into Northern Colorado
Conservationists push to reintroduce more wolves as a 'welcoming committee'
2/25/2009
Lynx in Southern Rockies Face Foreclosure
Government leaves habitat for rare cats in Colorado unprotected
2/25/2009
Group Calls For End to Coyote Killing in Greenwood Village
Coyote Killed Last Night in Westlands Park, Greenwood Village, Colorado
2/20/2009
WildEarth Guardians Calls Upon President and Congress to Abolish Federal Wildlife-Killing Agency
Group Releases Major Report, Demand to Agency, and Letter from Scientists and Conservationists
2/17/2009
Stimulus Signing Underscores Need for Clean Energy Targets
Economic Recovery Plan Needs Federal Renewable Energy Standard to Follow up Spending, Safeguard the Climate
2/17/2009
New Listing Decision for Gunnison Sage-grouse?
Feds to Reconsider Previous Listing Decision Following Latest Investigation of Bush Administration’s Interference with the ESA
2/12/2009
EPA to Consider Slashing Smog in the American West
Agency Responds to WildEarth Guardians' Petition Filed Last December to Fix Flawed Clean Air Regulations in 16 Western States, Tackle Interstate Transport of Air Pollution
2/11/2009
WildEarth Guardians Challenges Failure of BLM to Protect Clean Air Along Colorado Front Range
Despite Mounting Smog, Bureau of Land Management Plowing Ahead to Authorize More Drilling
2/11/2009
WildEarth Guardians Releases Prairie Dog Report Card on Groundhog Day
State and Federal Agencies Get Poor Marks in Annual Evaluation
2/2/2009
Welfare Ranching Continues Out West
2/2/2009
New White House Chief Performance Officer Called on to Reform Wasteful,
Ineffective and Environmentally Harmful Public Lands and Natural Resource Programs
WildEarth Says Taxpayers Could Save Billions While Protecting Key Habitats
1/28/2009
Western Ark Must Set Sail
Group Presses Fish & Wildlife Service to Protect 21 Endangered Animals & Plants
1/28/2009
Tortoise Racing Toward Extinction
Groups Press for Answer on Request for Federal Protection
1/28/2009
Rocky Mountain National Park Elk in the Crosshairs
WildEarth Guardians howls for a Preemptive Ceasefire
1/28/2009
WildEarth Guardians Applauds Move by Obama to Safeguard the Climate
Order Opens Door for Colorado, New Mexico to Curb Global Warming Pollution
1/27/2009
Bush Administration Takes Parting Shot at Endangered Grouse
Report Demonstrates Threats to Sage-Grouse, but Bush Appointees Refuse to Admit Need for Protection
1/17/2009
WildEarth Guardians Leads the Charge to Strengthen Nationwide Clean Air Standards
Air Pollution Endangers Communities, Fuels Global Warming
1/15/2009
Endangered Animals One Step Closer to True Refuge at Bitter Lake
Fish & Wildlife Service Will Reconsider Key Habitat Protections for Endangered Snails
1/13/2009
Clean Energy Comes out Ahead on Santa Fe National Forest
WildEarth Guardians Overturns Forest Service Oil and Gas Drilling Plans
1/13/2009
New Energy No Longer a Pipe Dream
National Labs and Local Groups Receive Funding to Chart the Course for Renewable Energy
1/12/2009
Government Has Suspect in August 2008 Mexican Wolf Killing
More must be done to protect lobos
1/9/2009
Game and Fish Posts Online Cougar-Identification Course
New Mexico is Second State in U.S.
1/8/2009
WildEarth Guardians Applauds EPA Lawsuit Against CEMEX
Public Health in Danger over Clean Air Violations at Aging Lyons Cement Plant
1/6/2009
More Bush Midnight Giveaways: 270 Critically Imperiled Species Turned Away From Federal Protection
Species Denied Federal Protection Include Plants Not Seen in Decades
1/6/2009
WildEarth Guardians Calls on EPA to Slash Smog Pollution in the American West, Safeguard Public Health
Clean Air Act Petition Filed to Fix Flawed Clean Air Regulations in 16 Western States, Tackle Interstate Transport of Air Pollution
12/29/2008
Government Shirks Duty to Restore Wolves to the Southern Rocky Mountains
Courts May Decide Fate of Citizen Petition for Wolves
12/18/2008
Climate at Risk from Wasteful Oil and Gas Operations in Montana
Conservation Groups File Groundbreaking Suit to Force Bureau of Land Management to Safeguard the Climate, Adopt Win-Win Solutions
12/18/2008
Lynx in New Mexico Move Closer to Protection
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Under the Newly Appointed Interior Secretary Will Have the Opportunity to Protect the Rare Cats
12/17/2008
Air Quality Plan for Denver Metro Area Takes Step Backward in Favor of Oil and Gas Industry
Colorado Air Commission Squanders Opportunity to Fully Protect Clean Air, Meet Governor's Directive
12/16/2008
Gunnison Sage-grouse Makes Top 10 List of Species in Need of Protection
Report Demonstrates Need to Reinvigorate Listing Process
12/16/2008
Colorado Group Urges Against Pick of Salazar for Interior Secretary
"Ken Salazar Does Not Bring the Change We Need"
12/16/2008
Bush Administration Official Hints Sage-Grouse May be Thrown Under the Bus - Again
Declining Populations May be Ignored for Second Time in Three Years
12/11/2008
Rare New Mexico Butterfly One Step Closer to Federal Protection
Climate Change, Insecticide Spraying Cited as Key Threats
12/5/2008
Conservationists Petition for Modern Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan
Current Plan is Decades Out of Date
12/3/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Agrees: Prairie Dog May Warrant Federal Protection
WildEarth Guardians’ Petition Results in Positive Finding
12/2/2008
Lynx in New Mexico Soon to Escape Legal Limbo
Government agrees to issue key lynx finding by December 15
12/1/2008
'We Deserve to be Breathing Fine in 2009': Groups Call for Quick Action to Clear the Air in San Juan County, New Mexico
New Mexico officials to hold public meeting in Farmington on December 2nd to discuss implications of air quality violation
12/1/2008
Presidential Pardon Requested for Endangered Western Grouse
Conservation Organizations Urge Protection on Cusp of Turkey Pardon
11/26/2008
Conservationists Pressure Feds to Protect Rare Grouse
WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for rejecting a petition to protect Columbian sharp-tailed grouse as "endangered" or "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
11/25/2008
New Forest Service Plan Threatens Fragile Grasslands' Nature and Wildlife
Management Program Meant to Sustain Natural Resources Will Do Just the Opposite
11/19/2008
Clean Air to be 'Significantly' Impacted by Carson National Forest Drilling Plans
WildEarth Guardians Continues Fight Against Dirty Energy Development in Northern New Mexico
11/18/2008
Helicopter Crashes in Wyoming Coyote Hunt
Aerial Gunning Accidents Mount to 108 as Groups Call to End Aerial Gunning
11/17/2008
WildEarth Guardians, Diné CARE File Suit Together for Clean Air in Northwestern New Mexico
Rising Smog Pollution Fueled by Oil and Gas Drilling Endangering Public Health
11/12/2008
Santa Fe Forest Drilling Plans Threaten Clean Air, Streams, Wildlife
WildEarth Guardians Appeals Misguided Energy Development
11/6/2008
San Juan County, New Mexico Under Siege by Smog
Public Health at Risk as Federal Health Standards Violated: Future of Desert Rock Power Plant in Question
10/20/2008
Arizona Game & Fish Commission Affirms Support for Mexican Wolf Recovery
Conservationists applaud call for new recovery plan
10/16/2008
Western Colorado Coal Mine Threatens Climate, Clean Water
WildEarth Guardians Challenges Expansion of Elk Creek Mine
10/15/2008
New Report Documents Extensive Habitat Loss, Lack of Protection for Interior West's Sagebrush Sea
Study shows wildlife icon, greater sage-grouse, is losing ground
10/9/2008
Tortoise Racing Toward Extinction
Federal Protection Sought for Rapidly Declining Sonoran Desert Tortoises
10/9/2008
Group Launches 'Western Ark' to Protect Diverse Animals & Plants
Formal Petitions Request Protection for 13 Species Across 18 U.S. States
Formal Petitions Request Protection for 13 Species Across 18 U.S. States
10/9/2008
WildEarth Guardians Challenges Federal Decision to Waste Natural Gas, Ignore Global Warming at Colorado Coal Mine
Agencies Reject Multi-million Dollar Chance to Capture Gas, Protect Climate
10/7/2008
N.M. Game Commission Endorses Historic Cougar-Hunting Regulation Changes
Reforms Protect Cougar Families and End Cougar-Snaring Program
10/3/2008
Court Finds Catron County Anti-Wolf Ordinance Obsolete
Legal Fight Continues as WildEarth Guardians Breathes Sigh of Relief for Mexican Wolves
10/1/2008
WildEarth Guardians Awarded Two State River Restoration Grants
Funds Projects on Rio Puerco and La Jencia Creek
10/1/2008
Clouding Western Skies
New Fact Sheet Details Oil and Gas Drilling Impacts to Clean Air in the Rockies
9/25/2008
Group Presses for Wolf Recovery in Southern Rockies
Petition Seeks Wolf Reintroduction and Habitat Protection Under Endangered Species Act
9/23/2008
Feds Pushing Utah Prairie Dog Toward Extinction
Conservationists File Suit Against Fish and Wildlife Service to Increase Protections
9/22/2008
Wildlife Agency Endorses New Mexico Cougar-Management Reforms; Game Commission Poised to Decide October 2nd
Recommendations Limit Female Hunting, Halt Cougar-Snaring Program
9/19/2008
Proposed Clean Air Plan for Denver Fails to Cut Through the Smog
Colorado Air Commission Called on to Strengthen Ozone Clean up Plan, Fully Protect Public Health
9/18/2008
Merger Gives Might to WildEarth Guardians' Climate and Energy Program
WildEarth Guardians Joins Forces with Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action to Better Safeguard the Climate and Clean Air & Promote Clean Energy
9/16/2008
New Mexico Endangered Species List Comes Up Short
Report Argues for Increased Protection of Endangered Species by the State
9/5/2008
Conservation Groups Spur Federal Agencies to Study Impacts of Coalbed Methane Drilling to Drinking Water, Streams, and Aquifers in the Rockies
Lawsuit Challenging Failure of Bureau of Land Management to Commission Critical Studies Dismissed as Agencies Reach Agreement
9/4/2008
Citizens to BLM: "No Exceptions" to Protecting Critical Wildlife Habitat from Drilling
Over 300 Demand Lasting Protections for Deer, Elk, and Pronghorn Winter Habitat from Oil and Gas Drilling in the Farmington Field Office
8/20/2008
Lawsuit Targets Air Pollution at Aging CEMEX Cement Plant in Lyons
Pollution Threatens Public Health and Damages Rocky Mountain National Park
8/15/2008
Groups Challenge EPA Over Desert Rock Air Permit
Agency’s error-ridden approval of coal plant threatens public health, air quality, climate
8/14/2008
Forest Service Approves Plan to Poison More Prairie Dogs on National Grasslands
Plan removes protections, threatens dozens of wildlife species
8/12/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Devils River Minnow - Final Rule Slashes Original Proposal by Two-Thirds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today issued a final critical habitat designation for the Devils River minnow that slashes protected habitat by two-thirds
8/12/2008
New Mexico Backs Off on Controversial Prairie-Chicken Hunt
New Mexico Game Commission announced that they will not issue permits to hunt lesser prairie-chickens while the bird is being considered for federal Endangered Species Act protection
8/8/2008
BLM Agrees to Reconsider Allowing Oil & Gas Drilling Activities in Critical Wildlife Habitat
The BLM is reconsidering granting permission to oil and gas companies which will breach the seasonal closures designed to protect wildlife - public comment until August 20
7/31/2008
Federal Government Exterminating More Wolves, Coyotes, and Black Bears
Record $117 Million Spent to Eradicate 2.4 Million Animals - Group Calls on Congress to End Lethal Control Program
7/30/2008
Colorado's Black-footed Ferrets Saved from Drilling Threat
Review Board Says BLM Ignored Endangered Species Impacts From Oil and Gas Leases
7/15/2008
Endangered Species Decision On Prairie Dog Due In November
Guardians pushing for protection of the black-tailed prairie dog
7/8/2008
Groups Give Cougar Talks Around New Mexico
"Cougars of New Mexico: Natural History, Conservation, & Co-Existence"
7/7/2008
Group Applauds PNM for Exceeding State Renewable Portfolio Standard, Says We Can Do More
New Mexico should be doing more to tap its practically limitless solar and wind power potential
7/7/2008
Federal cash brings reward for info on illegal wolf killings to $50,000
Three additional wolf deaths due to illegal killing confirmed
7/3/2008
Boulder's Bears are Back
Homeowners Encouraged to Prevent Tragedy
6/25/2008
Emergency Listing Sought For Dozens Of Species On The Brink
Group Files Endangered Species Act Request for 32 Western Plants and Animals
6/14/2008
Decade Anniversary of Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s Purgatory as Candidate for Protection
Report Shows Continued Decline of Rare Prairie Grouse
6/10/2008
EPA Cites USDA For Wildlife Poison Violations
Wildlife Services’ Sodium Cyanide Device Killed Dog and Sickened Hunter
6/2/2008
Conservationists File Lawsuit to Halt Drilling in Critical Wildlife Habitat
Lawsuit and Corporate Shareholder Resolution Target ConocoPhillips
5/15/2008
Conservation Groups Condemn Utah Prairie Dog Killings
Conservationists call on Fish and Wildlife Service to increase protections
5/13/2008
Prairie Dogs In The Crosshairs
NRA & Wildlife Advocates Poised for Battle before Wildlife Commission
4/30/2008
Groups Sue to Revitalize Mexican Wolf Program
Two federal agencies charged with failing to ensure recovery of rare wolves
4/30/2008
Mono Basin Sage Grouse Move Closer to ESA Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will consider listing Mono Basin area sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in response to conservationists’ petition to protect the grouse as a distinct population segment.
4/29/2008
Shoot Popcans, Not Prairie Dogs
Grand Junction Wildlife Meeting Expected to Heat Up Over Prairie Dog Shooting
4/28/2008
Governor Richardson Praised For Announcement to Protect New Mexico's Headwater Streams and Wild National Forests with Outstanding Water Designation
Announcement widely supported
4/22/2008
Helicopter Crashes In Nevada Coyote Hunt
Accidents Mount as National Review of Aerial Gunning Safety Underway
4/22/2008
Lynx in New Mexico in Legal Limbo
Groups sue to protect the rare cats in the Southwest
4/21/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Will Consider Protection for Rare NM Butterfly
Across the globe, butterflies have been recognized to be at especially high risk from climate change given that many butterflies are specialized to depend on just a few host plants
4/16/2008
Group Pushes for Frog Habitat Protection
Grazing, Climate Change Cited as Threats to Chiricahua Leopard Frog
4/14/2008
Forest Service Scraps Fire Planning in Southwest
Bush Administration opts to pull fire plans rather than obey environmental laws
4/11/2008
Group Pushes for Emergency Protection for Sand Dune Lizard
Scientists have feared lizard’s extinction for over a decade
4/10/2008
Judge Orders Feds to Hand Over Mountain Plover Documents
Groups suspect political interference in denial of protection for the plover
4/3/2008
City Lights the Way for Clean Energy with Solar Santa Fe
WildEarth Guardians will work across New Mexico to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency
3/27/2008
Group Demands Police Investigation Into Grand Junction Dog Poisoning
Toxicant used Illegally -- Potential Bioterrorism Hazard
3/25/2008
Clean Up Plan For Ruidoso Waste Water Treatment Plant Will Restore River Health
New Plant, Restoration Funding Will Protect and Restore Rio Ruidoso
3/25/2008
Rocky Mountain Park Elk Plan Goes to Court
WildEarth Guardians pushes Park Service to bring wolves back
3/25/2008
WildEarth Guardians Seeks Federal Protection for 681 Western Species
Endangered species inaction a violation of ESA
3/24/2008
Rare New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Needs More Grass:
Conservation Group Asks Forest Service to Protect Mouse from Livestock Grazing
3/19/2008
Feds Pressured To Protect Declining Prairie Dogs
Bush Administration Ignores Petition to List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog
3/18/2008
Drive to Axe Federal Predator Eradication Program
$100 Million Agriculture Program Slaughters 1.6 Million Wild Animals a Year
3/6/2008
Endangered Species Act Protection Will Be Considered for White-tailed Prairie Dog
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Overturns Politically Motivated Decision
2/26/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates New Listing Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse
The sage-grouse should have been protected in 2005
2/26/2008
Federal Agency to Reconsider Protection for Sage-Grouse
Bush Administration Assents to Reassess Endangered Species Act Protection for Mono Basin Area Population
2/20/2008
Feds Pushing Utah Prairie Dog Toward Extinction
Conservationists pressure Fish and Wildlife Service to increase protections
2/11/2008
Imperiled Bird a Victim of Politics
Conservation groups challenge removal of Mt. Plover from Endangered Species list
2/7/2008
Bush Administration Defies Congressional Mandate to Study Harmful Effects of Gas Drilling on Drinking Water and Western Waterways
Conservationists Challenge Administration’s Failure to Disclose Impacts
2/7/2008
Gunnison’s Prairie Dog Warrants Federal Protection
Feds Determine that Gunnison’s Prairie Dog Needs Protection in Portion of its Range
2/1/2008
Prairie Dog Day Forecast: Unique Ecosystems Will Disappear If Feds & States Don't Improve
WildEarth Guardians unveils new ''Report from the Burrow''
2/1/2008
Celebrate Prairie Dog Day - Ground Hog Day of the West
What kind of future does the diminishing prairie dog ''predict'' for the plains?
1/31/2008
Conservation Groups Call on Governor Richardson to Stop Feds from Removing New Mexico’s Wolves
Groups have asked the governor to stop New Mexico wolf removals until the wild population of lobos has reached at least 100 individuals, including 18 breeding pairs
1/29/2008
Conservation Groups Merge To Create a Force of Nature for the American West's Wild Places, Wildlife and Wild Rivers
Group Expands to Westwide Scope, Retains Fierce Approach - Forest Guardians and Sinapu, two regional conservation groups have joined forces to create a stronger organization to protect and restore wild places, wildlife and wild rivers of the West.
1/28/2008
Forest Service Cows to Special Interests in Ongoing Battle over New Mexico’s Wolf Country
WildEarth Guardians determined to hold the line for wolves on the T Bar grasslands
1/24/2008
Forest Service Rubber Stamps Grazing on Over Half a Million Acres of New Mexico’s Wolf Country
Forest Service fails to consider wolves when reauthorizing grazing on the Gila national forest
1/22/2008
State Game and Fish Asks Feds for Review of Drilling During Seasonal Closures
WildEarth Guardians Applauds State Action
1/18/2008
BLM Looks To Drill In Otero Mesa
Oil & Gas Industry Thinks It’s Above The Law
1/17/2008
Governor Richardson Praised For Issuing Six-Month Moratorium On Gas Development In Santa Fe County
WildEarth Guardians Says County Should Follow Governors Lead
1/11/2008
Forest Service to Revisit Grazing Plan in Critical Habitat for Mono Basin Area Sage-Grouse
Hilton Hotel Magnate is the Largest Permittee in the Area
1/10/2008
Feds Poised to Slash Habitat Protection for Rare Pecos Sunflower
WildEarth Guardians Pushes for Protection of All Sunflower Sites
1/10/2008
Federal Protection Sought for Rare New Mexico Butterfly
Slew of Threats Face Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
1/7/2008
Tecton Says ''Frack You'' In Denying Request From Groups And Residents To Withdraw Drilling Applications
Groups Say Tecton is Violating the Will of the People and Existing Ordinance
12/24/2007
Suit Filed To Protect Endangered Species at Bitter Lake Refuge
Bush administration sabotaged protection of endangered species
12/19/2007
Feds Allow Wildlife Protections to be Breached Nearly 1,000 Times in New Mexico
Conservation and Hunting Groups Call for State Action
12/10/2007
Fire Management Challenged In Federal Court
Group Wants National Forest Fire Management Plans to Allow More Fire
12/5/2007
WildEarth Guardians Seeks Federal Court Intervention to Stop Catron County Wolf Trappings
The wild wolf population peaked at just 59 individuals, and 64 lobos have been killed or banished to captivity for livestock conflicts
12/4/2007
Scientists Call For Improved Scientific Fire Management
A dozen scientists from Arizona and New Mexico suggest changing conditions affect fire plans
11/29/2007
Bureau of Land Management Plan for Imperiled Prairie-Chicken and Sand Dune Lizard Falls Short
“We fear this is recipe for extinction dressed up as a conservation plan,” noted Lauren McCain
11/5/2007
Study Finds Biomass Not Available For New Mexico Energy Project
Piñon-Juniper Supply Limited To 3-5 Years
11/1/2007
One of Largest Remaining Utah Prairie Dog Populations in Jeopardy
Conservationists Challenge Prairie Dog Removal Plan
10/30/2007
Dozens Of Groups Urge Federal Protection For Declining Prairie Dog
The groups' 25-page letter includes over thirty attached scientific reports which document continued declines of Gunnison's prairie dogs across their southwestern range
10/29/2007
Forest Service Rubber-Stamps Grazing in Wolf Recovery Zone
Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Lobos and Other Species
10/17/2007
Groups Urge Emergency Federal Protection for Rare Checkerspot Butterfly
Insecticide Spraying in Heart of Butterfly’s Range Imminent
10/16/2007
Arizona State Land Department Rules for Conservation Bids On Grazing Lease
WildEarth Guardians may Bid on Critical Lands along the Little Colorado River
10/15/2007
Fire Suppression Costly in Southwest
USFS Spent on average $84 million a year to supress fire over last six years
10/2/2007
Fish and Wildlife Service Document Reveals Tainted Listing Decision for Gunnison Sage-grouse
Biologists Recommendation for Protection Rejected by Political Appointee, Agency Managers
9/17/2007
Federal Investigation Sought into Intimidation of Wolf Biologist by Rogue Federal Agency
USDA Wildlife Services predator control agent pointed a rifle at a New Mexico Game and Fish Department biologist at the scene of the latest Mexican gray wolf killing in New Mexico
8/23/2007
Student Interns Make a Difference for Native Wildlife and Wildlands
WildEarth Guardians mentors five college interns
8/9/2007
Escalating Threats Prompt New Push for Black-tailed Prairie Dog Protection
Groups Cite Increased Poisoning and Habitat Destruction in Request for Federal Listing
8/2/2007
Conservationists file petition to protect Lynx in New Mexico
Conservationists argue that the Canada lynx, a native predator and threatened wildcat protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in southern Colorado, should also be protected in northern New Mexico
8/1/2007
Feds Issue Habitat Protection Proposal for Devils River Minnow
Groups Concerned Final Designation for Rare Fish Will be Slashed
8/1/2007
Catron County Ordinance Threatens Mexican Wolf
Conservation Groups Challenge Local Law
7/26/2007
Group Seeks Federal Protection for 206 Western Endangered Species
Petition is the Second in a Series of Mass Listing Petitions
7/24/2007
Ten Species Decisions to be Reconsidered by the Fish and Wildlife Service
Exposure of Political Interference in Endangered Species Program Prompts Feds
7/20/2007
Feds Must Issue New Gunnison’s Prairie Dog Decision
MacDonald Victim Gets Second Chance
7/3/2007
Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly at Risk From Spraying
Groups Request Emergency ESA Protection
6/28/2007
Group Seeks Federal Protection for 475 Southwestern Endangered Species: Largest Listing Petition Filed in Thirty Years
WildEarth Guardians filed a formal petition under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect 475 imperiled plant and animal species across the American Southwest.
6/21/2007
Feds Asked To Include Lynx In New Mexico
Comments on 5 year status review argue that the wildcat's habitat extends well into north-central New Mexico, as far south as the City of Santa Fe
6/11/2007
Biomass Energy Project Halted In New Mexico
State Environment Secretary Cites Air Quality Concerns
5/24/2007
Conservationists to Interior Department: Fix Politically Tainted Decisions Now
As Congress investigates political interference in endangered species protection, Western wildlife slides toward extinction
5/9/2007
House Natural Resources Committee Calls on Interior to Fix Tainted Decisions
Committee members press Deputy Secretary Scarlett for action, Interior evades
5/9/2007
Conservation Groups Call on Federal Law Enforcement to Stop Catron County Wolf Kills
Catron County orders endangered wolf killed
5/2/2007
WildEarth Guardians Pushes Feds to Consider Impacts from Grazing to 520 Miles of Critical Fish Habitat
The government has named livestock grazing as a predominant threat to the loach minnow and spikedace
4/24/2007
How to Revive the Santa Fe River
Here are six steps to get us started to shift into a new relationship with our river
4/17/2007
Celebrate Earth Day with River Restoration Tree-Planting Event
Stream Team 2007 volunteers to plant hundreds of native trees along over a mile of the Rio Puerco to restore the river and wildlife habitat
4/16/2007
Groups Demand Forest Service Withdraw Plan
Issuing New National Forest and Grassland Plans Would Violate Court Order
4/3/2007
Groups Ask Court To Reconsider Lynx In New Mexico
Request Seeks Protection of Rare Wildcat from Harmful Activities
3/29/2007
Federal Agency Discloses Wildlife-Kill Records
Several Protected Species Killed in 2005
3/20/2007
Conservation Groups Warn Catron County of Suit for Wolves
Illegal vigilante justice will not be tolerated
3/19/2007
New Regulations Endanger Public Land
Groups to Protest New Forest Service Grassland Plan
3/15/2007
After Killing a Record 2.7 Million Animals, Federal Government Hides
Groups demand transparency from 'Wildlife Services' animal damage control
3/12/2007
Living River Fund Established by Albuquerque and Environmental Groups
Pilot Water Leasing Program to Be First of Kind on Rio Grande
2/27/2007
Feds Refuse to Reclassify Utah Prairie Dog as Endangered
Conservationists will push forward for more protection
2/22/2007
Groups Ask Court for Prairie Dog Protection
Conservation Groups Decry Removal of Black-tailed Prairie Dog from Candidate List
2/7/2007
Forest Service Agrees To Consider Harm To Sensitive Species From Cattle Grazing
Forest Service withdraws Hermosa Allotment grazing decision in response to groups' appeal
2/7/2007
New Twist on Groundhog Day Is Celebrated: February 2 Declared Prairie Dog Day throughout the West
For the past four years conservation organizations, led by WildEarth Guardians, have been giving Punxsutawney Phil’s western cousins their due by making February 2nd a day to celebrate prairie dogs.
1/29/2007
Valles Caldera Trust Rejects $25,000 Offer to Put People on the Preserve Instead of Cows
The Valles Caldera accepted a 2007 grazing bid earlier this week that will generate an estimated $6,000 in total revenue
1/24/2007
Groups Contest Denial of Federal Protection to Declining Prairie Dog
Illegal Political Interference Cited in Lawsuit
12/13/2006
Livestock Use is Starving Mexican Spotted Owls in the Sacramentos
WildEarth Guardians Files Suit Against Forest Service
12/6/2006
Presidential Pardon Requested for Endangered Western Grouse Species
The request comes on the cusp of the traditional pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey by the President
11/22/2006
Groups Successfully Challenge Rubberstamp of Grazing in Wolf Areas
Forest Service permits 'categorical exclusion' of environmental analysis
11/21/2006
Federal Safety Net Sought for Imperiled Mountain Plover
Groups File Suit to Obtain Endangered Species Act Protection for Declining Bird
11/20/2006
Feds Refuse Protection for Imperiled Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse
Groups will challenge the negative petition finding
11/20/2006
San Miguel County Leads Coalition Challenging Fish & Wildlife's Endangered Species Failure
Wildlife agency fails to list the Gunnison Sage-grouse as 'threatened' or 'endangered'
11/14/2006
Roadless Forest Streams Nominated for Permanent Protection
New Mexico Asked to Designate Pristine Waters Under Clean Water Act
10/30/2006
Bush Administration Political-Appointee Reverses Endangered Species Protections for Wildlife
Conservation Groups Call for Investigation of Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald
10/30/2006
Traps, Poisons and Guns Put Wolves and Lynx at Risk
Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary to Ensure Protections
10/13/2006
New Mexico’s Roadless Areas Worth Tens of Millions Each Year as Intact Natural Ecosystems
The Value of Clean Water & Wild Forests: Economic and Community Benefits of Protecting New Mexico’s Inventoried Roadless Areas (A new Roadless Areas report)
9/25/2006
California Judge Reinstates Clinton Roadless Rule
A California District Judge has ruled that the State Petitions Rule, which the Bush administration used to replace the landmark Roadless Area Conservation Rule, was adopted without the necessary environmental analysis
9/20/2006
Groups Seek Reinstatement Of Key Habitat Protections For Wild Falcons
The US Fish & Wildlife Service designated all northern aplomado falcons in New Mexico and Arizona as nonessential and experimental under the ESA
9/12/2006
Campaign to Protect Ecological Crown Jewels of State Lands Initiated
WildEarth Guardians Bids Seek to ''Unranch'' Endangered Habitats
9/7/2006
Bureau of Land Management Comes Under Fire As New Report Documents the Agency's Mismanagement of New Mexico's Public Lands
Endangered Aplomado Falcon, Pronghorn Habitat, Fragile Grassland Ecosystem, and Prime Recreation Lands Under Threat to Oil & Gas Leasing
9/6/2006
Federal Relief Sought For Declining Prairie Dogs
Scientists, Religious Leaders, Conservation Groups Challenge Petition Findings
8/17/2006
Conservation Collective Condemns Forest Service’s Proposal for Predator-Killing Plan in Wilderness
Dramatic and dangerous change in wildlife management policy would violate several federal environmental laws
8/1/2006
Trojan Horse Reintroduction of Falcons Would Weaken Habitat Protections
Groups Promise Legal Challenge
7/26/2006
Feds Must Reconsider Habitat Protection for Devils River Minnow
Lawsuit Settlement Requires New Critical Habitat Determination
7/19/2006
New Mexico Endangered Species List Comes Up Short
Report Exposes Inadequacy of State Wildlife Conservation Program
7/6/2006
Judge Rules that BLM Must Reconsider Herbicide Project near Roswell
WildEarth Guardians Applauds Ruling, Urges Precaution in Use of Toxins
6/28/2006
Water And Wildlife Threatened By Rio Grande National Forest Logging Proposal
Citizens Mount Legal Challenge
6/27/2006
Cattle Grazing on Public Lands Must Account for Endangered Wildlife
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with Conservationists
6/20/2006
$1.1 Billion in Bank Loans to Public Lands Ranchers Guaranteed with Bureau of Land Management Grazing Permits
Financial institutions have issued approximately 1,700 loans totaling more than $1.1 billion to western public lands ranchers who use Bureau of Land Management grazing permits as collateral for their debts
6/15/2006
Increased Protection for Utah Prairie Dog Under Consideration
Settlement requires agency to issue an Endangered Species Act finding in February 2007
6/7/2006
Settlement Reached Over Imperiled Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse
Feds Must Make Endangered Species Act Petition Finding in November
6/2/2006
Santa Fe National Forest: Hyde Park Road Cutting and Burning On Hold
Forest Service Violated Roadless Rules and Public Participation Laws
6/1/2006
Controversial Pipeline Sent Back to the Drawing Board
Interior Board of Land Appeals Remands Project Back to the BLM
5/30/2006
Rare Aplomado Falcons the Focus of Otero Mesa Hearing
Judge Black to Hear Evidence on Falcon Use of Otero Mesa, Harms from Oil and Gas
5/17/2006
The New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles Announced by Diverse Task Force
A set of policies, forged by a group of land management agencies and conservation organizations, that mitigate potential controversy and legal challenges that can plague very large forest restoration projects
5/15/2006
First Endangered Species Day - Endangered Plants and Wildlife are a Vital Part of State Heritage
Presence of Aplomado Falcons, and other endangered species are a cause for celebration
5/11/2006
New Sighting Of Rare Falcon On Otero Mesa
Growing List of Falcon Sightings on Eve of Federal Plan to Strip Falcons of Protections
4/26/2006
Settlement Reached In Prairie-Chicken Lawsuit
Agreement Will Increase Public Oversight of Wildlife Protections in Carlsbad
4/19/2006
Forest Service Comanche-Cimarron Plan Threatens all U.S. Forests & Grasslands
Remote Colorado and Kansas Grasslands are Test-Case for Dangerous New Policy
4/3/2006
Protection Sought For Aplomado Falcon Habitat: Oil and Gas a Growing Threat to Rare Raptor
''We aim to obtain urgently needed habitat protection for this rare and beautiful raptor - Aplomado falcons have returned to New Mexico skies, but they’re encountering tremendous threats from oil and gas drilling''
3/27/2006
Pecos River Needs Rights to Its Own Water, Lawsuit Provides an ''Invitation to Solutions''
Lawsuit alleges that the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have each violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to utilize their full discretion to provide adequate flows for the endangered Pecos bluntnose shiner
3/23/2006
Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse in Trouble: Conservation Organizations Push for Endangered Species Act Protection
Conservation groups from across the Western United States filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s failure to determine whether the Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act
3/20/2006
WildEarth Guardians asks State Land Department to Retire Grazing to Protect Endangered River and Wildlife Habitat
In the event the Commissioner chooses not to take action, WildEarth Guardians has applied to lease the land with the goal of bringing it back to life
3/6/2006
Controversial Pipeline Temporarily Stopped - Government Grants Stay of Pipeline Challenged by WildEarth Guardians and Ranchers
The BLM allowed the pipeline company to proceed with pipeline construction before the public was ever notified of the project. Based on their discovery of premature construction, WildEarth Guardians and Blancett made a special plea for an injunction
2/28/2006
Gunnison's Prairie Dog Suffers Setback
Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Negative Finding on Prairie Dog Petition
2/7/2006
Prairie Dog Protection Urged in Western Twist on Groundhog Day
In its 4th annual twist on the U.S. celebration of February 2 as Groundhog Day, WildEarth Guardians, along with the cities of Santa Fe and Albuquerque proclaim this day Prairie Dog Day
2/2/2006
Prairie Dog Protection Urged in Western Twist on Groundhog Day - Upgraded Protection Sought for Utah Prairie Dog
Groups file suit in federal court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's failure to provide findings on a petition to upgrade the Utah Prairie Dog from threatened to endangered status under the Endangered Species Act
2/2/2006
Manzano Forests Spared Chain Saws For Now: Residents Stop 17,000 Acre 'Healthy Forest' Logging Proposal
President Bush's so-called 'Healthy Forest' policy has been dealt another major setback in New Mexico
12/19/2005
Pipeline through Bald Eagle, Mule Deer, and Elk Habitat Challenged - Impacts to Livestock Grazing Also Cited
WildEarth Guardians and Tweeti Blancett filed a challenge yesterday of an eight-mile pipeline approved by the BLM that would impact special areas set aside for Bald Eagles and Mule Deer
11/30/2005
Gunnison Sage-Grouse May Get Protection - Agreement Requires Feds to Publish Endangered Species Listing Determination
Despite years of collaboration among federal, state and local working groups, the Gunnison sage-grouse continues to teeter at the brink of extinction. Endangered Species Act protection is urgently needed.
11/29/2005
Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse in Trouble, Conservation Organizations Request ''Pardon''
Coalition Warns Feds of Duty to Issue Finding on Endangered Species Act Petition
11/22/2005
Manzano Mountain Residents Object to Government Plan For Forests: Proposal Biased And Economically Unjustified
“The proposed Tajique Watershed Restoration project increases risk of fire, harms our watershed, and will destroy the scenic nature of the canyon for decades to come. Logging trucks will be coming up or down the July Canyon road 48 times a day..
11/18/2005
Presidential Pardon Requested for Endangered Western Grouse Species
The request comes on the cusp of the traditional pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey by the President
11/16/2005
Diverse Coalition Presents Case for Mono Basin Sage Grouse Protection
Unique bird in eastern California and western Nevada threatened by livestock grazing, off-road vehicles, and development. Research and petition shows Mono Basin sage grouse need Endangered Species Act protection to survive and recover.
11/10/2005
Suit Challenges Decades Delay of Protection of 283 Species as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Bush Administration's Delay Is Placing Hundreds of Species At Risk of Extinction
11/8/2005
Conservationists Petition Federal Government To Increase Grazing Fee
A recent GAO report revealed the massive budgetary shortfalls of the federal livestock grazing program
11/8/2005
Taxpayers Lose Over $120 Million Annually on Federal Public Lands Grazing
It is outrageous that we prioritize public land management to subsidize the tiny population with grazing allotments - Livestock displace native species, pollute watersheds and damage soil; you can’t put a price on saving those
10/31/2005
Groups: After Months of Delays, Forest Service Contractor Begins Roundup of Renagade Rancher’s Tresspass Cattle
Forest Service finally reaches agreement with Arizona allowing transport - Over 300 cattle have already been collected
10/28/2005
Carson National Forest Tops List of Threatened Forests: New Report Reveals Administration’s Push for More Oil & Gas Drilling Despite Market Realities
Collectively, the forest profiles in this report illustrate the poor ecological state of the national forest system, in large part from Forest Service efforts to place private, industrial interests above the interests of the American people.
10/11/2005
Conservation Groups Push for Devils River Minnow Habitat Protection
Endangered listing and critical habitat designation sought from Fish and Wildlife Service
10/5/2005
BLM Steamrolls Public on Otero Mesa; Area Twice the Size of Albuquerque Opened to Oil and Gas Drilling
The prospect of oil and gas drilling, and the damage it might cause, makes it particularly important to assess the “untapped resource” of the massive fresh water aquifer beneath Otero Mesa
9/30/2005
Judge Sends Drilling Plan Near Bitter Lake Refuge Back to BLM - Government Rejects Industry Request to Ignore Impacts to Endangered Species
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will reconsider its drilling plan adjacent to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Roswell in light of the recent listing of four unique springsnails and a freshwater shrimp under the Endangered Species Act.
9/28/2005
Habitat Protection Sought for Rare Pecos Sunflower
The Pecos sunflower exists in desert wetlands in limited areas of western Texas and west-central and eastern New Mexico. The plant is imperiled due to the loss and degradation of its wetland habitat.
9/27/2005
President’s Healthy Forests Plan Suffers Setback in New Mexico: First Ever Healthy Forest Project in NM Stopped
A Forest Service review of the Perk-Grindstone Thinning Project in Ruidoso found several violations of President Bush’s new law intended to expedite forest thinning.
9/26/2005
Former Government Biologists Claim Water and Wildlife Agencies Systematically Violating Endangered Species Act on Rio Grande
FWS directors in the Southwest Region used fear of retribution to intimidate biologists and appease politically powerful water interests
9/19/2005
New Report Casts Doubt on Rio Grande National Forest Logging Proposal
Analysis of Over 300 Relevant Studies Shows Industrial Logging is Not the Solution to Forest Insect Outbreaks
9/19/2005
Green Groups Oppose Bush Pick for Fish & Wildlife Service - Illegal Orders, Altering Scientific Findings and Developer-Friendly Pattern Cited
A coalition of groups released a letter to Congress charging that Dale Hall, currently the USFWS Southwest regional director, gave illegal orders, rewrote scientific conclusions, and forbid biologists from considering genetic information.
9/15/2005
First Healthy Forests
Under an August 26th deadline, WildEarth Guardians filed the first ever “objection” in the state under President Bush’s Healthy Forests Act.
8/29/2005
Rare Falcons Found on Area Slated for Oil and Gas Drilling on Otero Mesa - Sightings Require Feds to Reconsider Drilling Impacts on Falcons’ Grassland Habitat
Endangered aplomado falcons were seen earlier this month on an area of Otero Mesa slated for oil and gas drilling..
8/22/2005
BLM to waste time and taxpayers dollars on Supplemental EIS for New Regulation that ignore science
Today WildEarth Guardians decried the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announcement “that it will prepare a supplement to the final Environmental Impact Statement on proposed changes to its grazing regulations.”
8/9/2005
Renegade Rancher Calls for State Militia to Stop Impoundment
Forest Service files Notice of Impoundment intending to round-up his unauthorized cattle
8/4/2005
Inslee and Boehlert Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Restore Roadless Area Protections
U.S. Rep Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) introduced legislation today to restore protections to roadless areas in America’s national forests.
7/28/2005
WildEarth Guardians wins Lawsuit to Obtain Data on BLM Grazing Permits used as Collateral for Bank Loans -10th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses lower Court Ruling Denying FOIA Fee Waiver
WildEarth Guardians claims the lienholder policy has made banks a silent player in the subsidized destruction of western public lands, and is calling on the BLM to cancel the policy.
7/27/2005
Groups applaud Forest Service for taking action – albeit delayed – against Renagade Rancher: Forest Service files Notice of Impoundment and expects a round-up in August
Forest Service records show that among other violations, Abelardo Martinez failed to pay his grazing fees, failed to maintain fences, and failed to fix a broken section of fence that allowed his cattle to trespass onto a neighboring Hickey allotment.
7/26/2005
Representatives Leach and Slaughter Propose Ban on Logging in National Forests: Legislation offers a comprehensive solution to 100-yr fight over public lands management
“The US government is the only property owner I know which in effect pays private parties to deplete its resources.”
7/26/2005
BLM Agrees to Resolve Drilling Issues on Otero Mesa - New Lease Schedule Comes as Sen. Bingaman Asks for Further Study of Grassland’s Extensive Groundwater
The new leasing schedule, and the potential for further study of the aquifer, mean Otero Mesa might yet receive adequate protection..
7/20/2005
Predator Control Plan for Colorado Blasted - Danger to “Threatened” Wildlife Species, Children, and Non-Target Wildlife
The USDA is planning to spend at least $1 million in Colorado in the coming year to “manage” over 3,000 coyotes, black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and foxes and other native carnivores for the benefit of the livestock industry.
7/19/2005
BLM’s Green Rhetoric Meaningless in Otero Mesa Leasing - Agency Disregards New Mexicans’ Call to Halt Oil and Gas Development
The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management's drilling plan for Otero Mesa inadequately addresses potential environmental impacts and pending litigation, ignores public input, and directly contradicts BLM's commitment to best practices
7/13/2005
Group Calls for More Fire Use in the Southwest - WildEarth Guardians’ review of US Forest Service fire use in the southwest finds widespread failure to utilize fire as a cost-efficient and ecologically superior management tool
Where wildland fire use has been authorized and there is no threat to life or property, the Forest Service must allow fire to do its job. We can’t ignore the most environmentally beneficial and cost-efficient way of restoring the health of our forests.
6/29/2005
Environmental Groups Oppose Grazing Decision on the Santa Fe National Forest (San Diego Range Project)
WildEarth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity today appealed a decision on the Santa Fe National Forest which would permit continued livestock grazing in fragile wetland areas and in areas with outstanding archeological resources
6/28/2005
Pesticide Controversy in Southwest Continues as Cibola National Forest Considers Aerial Spraying Plan for Canadian River; WildEarth Guardians Proposes Non-Chemical Alternative
The Cibola National Forest is proposing to aerial spray a highly toxic herbicide to control the non-native vegetation tamarisk along the Canadian River
6/16/2005
BLM’s New Grazing Regulations Undercut Public Participation and Threaten Wildlife and Water with Hand-Outs to Livestock Industry
New regulations allow the fox to guard the henhouse, and the public is left without recourse as soils, water, vegetation and imperiled species suffer from the economic exploitation of our public lands
6/16/2005
Biologists ordered to ignore genetics of endangered species - New Fish & Wildlife Service Edict Sparks Internal Protests Over Censoring Science
Nearly half of the respondents working under Dale Hall reported being “directed, for non-scientific reasons to refrain from making” findings protective of wildlife.
5/24/2005
WildEarth Guardians Wins Appeal of Carson National Forest Grazing Allotments
Forest Service again fails to analyze affects of grazing on endangered species
WildEarth Guardians won two administrative appeals affecting Deer Creek and Columbine allotments, due to the agencies failure to consider the effects of grazing on wildlife listing under the Endangered Species Act.
5/17/2005
Groups send notice of intent to sue Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Renegade Rancher: Livestock still on forest two years after rancher fails to sign permit
Despite the cancelled permit, the Martinez cattle are still grazing on National Forest land, continuing to damage the land, feeding for free.
5/5/2005
New Mexico residents lock arms for tree planting and fundraiser by joining Stream Team 2005
Groups to Plant over 5,000 trees on May 7 along the Rio Puerco
WildEarth Guardians continues efforts to improve river
conditions by planting willows and cottonwoods along eroded stream banks,
5/3/2005
Forest Service Sued for Slashing Public Participation Rights - Changes narrowed public comment to 30 days, in violation of Appeals Reform Act
WildEarth Guardians and the New Mexico Wildlife Federation sued the Bush administration, asking the federal court to protect each citizen’s right to appeal Forest Service management decisions.
4/22/2005
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Water and Wildlife from Logging: Agua Caballos Timber Sale Will Jeopardize Water Quality in Northern New Mexico and Harm Tassel-Eared Squirrel Habitat
Despite endorsement of some forest thinning projects on the Carson National Forest, WildEarth Guardians and Carson Forest Watch filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service today to stop the Aqua Caballos Timber Sale, north of El Rito.
4/4/2005
Group Proposes Innovative Partnership with Forest Service to Restore Forest and Watershed Health
WildEarth Guardians, most often in the courtroom challenging U.S. Forest Service logging proposals, is now trying to work with the agency to reduce environmental damage.
3/7/2005
Conservation Groups, Albuquerque, Reach Agreement on Rio Grande Water - Settlement Will Help City and River Thrive
A coalition of conservation organizations today announced an agreement with the City of Albuquerque that creates new mechanisms to acquire, store and release water to benefit the health of the Rio Grande
2/23/2005
Aplomado Falcon Reintroduction Proposal Would Remove Federal Protections: Groups Challenge Designation of Falcons as “Nonessential, Experimental”
WildEarth Guardians and other conservation groups are urging the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) not to remove Endangered Species Act protections from aplomado falcons in Arizona and New Mexico
2/9/2005
WildEarth Guardians Wins Appeal of Verde Rim Grazing Allotments
WildEarth Guardians, Prescott National Forest Friends, and two individuals have won an administrative appeal reversing a U.S. Forest Service decision to allow continued cattle grazing in the “Verde Rim” Livestock grazing project.
1/19/2005
Cultural Sites, Wildlands At Risk From Federal Oil And Gas Leasing
Groups protest federal leasing of Navajo cultural sites, roadless areas, & endangered species habitats
1/19/2005
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1/18/2005
Protection Sought for Aplomado Falcon Habitat: Fish and Wildlife Service Refuses to Consider Endangered Species Act Petition
A coalition of environmental groups today challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) refusal to consider designation of critical habitat for the endangered Northern Aplomado Falcon
1/3/2005
Federal Safeguards Sought For Imperiled Prairie Fox - Coalition Challenges Removal of Swift Fox from Endangered Species Act Candidate List
Today a coalition led by WildEarth Guardians gave notice to the Department of Interior and the US Fish and Wildlife Service of its intention to sue over the Service’s decision to refuse Endangered Species Act protection to the prairie-dwelling swift fox.
12/9/2004
Group Fights for Access to Government Endangered Species Information: Bush Administration Continues to Withhold Key Mountain Plover Documents
The conservation group filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests last fall to compel the Service to release information over the controversial plover listing withdrawal and then sued in July over a long overdue response to the requests.
12/8/2004
Federal Safeguards Sought For Declining Prairie Dog - Continued Bush Administration Bottleneck on Endangered Species Protection
There is growing recognition among scientists that one important way to address the mounting extinction crisis is to protect particular plants and wildlife whose conservation benefits associated species.
12/8/2004
Citizens Propose Plan to Restore Forests in Manzanos: Proposal Counters First U.S. Forest Service Project in New Mexico to Implement “Leave No Tree Behind” Legislation
A coalition of homeowners and environmental groups has asked the Cibola National Forest to consider an alternative proposal to restore forests in the Manzano Mountains that would not require logging and road building
12/6/2004
For the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, the Sky Really is Falling - Conservation Groups Urge Endangered Species Act Protection
In June 1998, the lesser prairie-chicken warranted Endangered Species Act protection, according to the Service, but was considered precluded by higher priority species. Six years later, it remains an unprotected candidate species.
11/23/2004
Settlement To Protect Snails, Shrimp And Water Quality In New Mexico And Texas
Rare Animals at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling
10/19/2004
Coalition Files Petition to Save Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse - Western Grouse Face a Growing Crisis
Due to threats including livestock grazing and conversion of native habitat to croplands, this bird, which once ranged across 11 Western states, has vanished from over 90% of its historic range, and is imperiled over at least 92% of its range.
10/14/2004
Restraining Order Sought to Prevent Massive Prairie Dog Poisoning - Effort Aimed at Preserving the Only Successful Ferret Recovery Site in Existence
Today, a coalition asked a federal judge in Denver to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent poisoning of prairie dogs in South Dakota’s Conata Basin.
9/27/2004
WildEarth Guardians Appeals Sacramento Grazing Allotment Plan - Grazing Harms Mexican Spotted Owl and Two Endangered Plants
Plan would continue to pollute and degrade streams and wetlands and further imperil the endangered Mexican spotted owl and two rare plants, the Sacramento Mountain thistle and the Sacramento prickly poppy.
9/7/2004
Conservation Groups Decry Removal of Black-tailed Prairie Dog from Candidate List
Bush Administration Rejects Protection for Imperiled Prairie Dog
8/12/2004
Santa Fe River Preserve Restoration Project Completed: Cleaner Water Provided, Habitat Restored
The restoration project included over two miles of the Santa Fe River downstream of the city wastewater treatment facility
8/9/2004
Endangered Species Bottleneck Continues
Scientists & Conservation Groups Pressure Feds for Prairie Dog Petition Finding; impacts to cultural values
7/29/2004
Bureau of Land Management Ignores Mandate to Protect Rare Plants in Critical Areas from Livestock Trampling
Waterflow Grazing Allotment Plan Allows Cattle in Hogback ACEC
7/22/2004
Roadless Areas and Wildlife At Risk Under Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program
Bureau of Land Management Leasing in Rawhide Canyon & Other Areas Challenged
7/19/2004
Groups File Appeal to Halt Largest Commercial Logging Operation on National Forests in New Mexico
The Agua Caballos logging project on the Carson National Forest would violate NFMA, ESA, and NEPA and harm the Northern Goshawk and Abert's squirrel
7/13/2004
Bush Administration Stranglehold on Endangered Species Information: Conservation Groups Push Forward on Release of Mountain Plover Documents
While the Service has estimated there are at least 36,000 pages of documents responsive to WildEarth Guardians' requests, not one document has yet been provided to the organization
7/12/2004
New Mexico Endangered Species List Comes Up Short - Report Underscores Inadequacy of State Wildlife Conservation Program
The NM Game and Fish is not adequately protecting the state's unique natural heritage, according to a report released today by WildEarth Guardians
7/8/2004
Temporary Reprieve From Oil And Gas Leasing On 32,500 Acres In NM - Agency upholds most of WildEarth Guardians' challenge to leasing
WildEarth Guardians contends that the agency is offering parcels for lease without first conducting adequate environmental review
6/8/2004
Temporary Reprieve From Oil And Gas Leasing For Aplomado Falcon - Agency upholds portion of WildEarth Guardians' challenge to leasing
The BLM's decision was the first acknowledgement by the agency that WildEarth Guardians' concerns over the lack of environmental analysis by the agency prior to leasing are legitimate
5/3/2004
Conservationists Sue To Protect Snails, Shrimp And Water Quality in New Mexico and Texas - Rare Animals at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling
Critical habitat designation will block developments that adversely effect the creatures, including reckless expansion of oil and gas drilling on public lands in southeastern New Mexico
4/22/2004
Responding to WildEarth Guardians Petition, U.S. Forest Service to Develop Regional Drought Policy for Grazing
Drought policy will establish ecological and precipitation standards to guide management of livestock grazing and other uses on national forests in New Mexico and Arizona
4/19/2004
Fish and Wildlife Service to Publish Positive Finding on Sage Grouse
The sage grouse stands right in the path of the stampede to increase oil and gas drilling across the West
4/15/2004
Aplomado Falcon Habitat Needs Upgraded Protection - Conservation Groups Warn Fish and Wildlife Service to Provide Critical Habitat
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fails to consider a critical habitat petition for the endangered Northern Aplomado Falcon
4/12/2004
John Horning, Executive Director Of WildEarth Guardians, Receives Conservation Leadership Award
In special recognition of his notable accomplishments and sustained dedication in the field of public lands and biodiversity conservation in the Southwest
4/6/2004
Santa Fe Residents Lock Arms for Tree Planting, Fundraiser along the Santa Fe River by Joining Stream Team 2004
Residents from across the Southwest have embraced the restoration efforts taking place along the Santa Fe River, joining WildEarth Guardians' "Stream Team 2004" to plant thousands of native trees this spring along a three-mile stretch of River
4/6/2004
Groups Appeal Chino-5 Grazing Decision - Forest Service Fails to Protect Soils, Wildlife and Watershed
Appeals challenge the decisions made by Linda Jackson, Chino Valley District Ranger, to illegally reauthorize grazing permits for five huge grazing allotments that encompass over 126,000 acres of public land in the Prescott National Forest
3/29/2004
Utah Prairie Dog Faces Extinction - Coalition Seeks Upgraded Protection For Species In Crisis
The Fish and Wildlife Service needs to emerge from its torpor and upgrade urgently needed protections for this species on the brink
3/29/2004
Lawsuit Alleges National Forest Livestock Grazing Violates ESA
Challenges Grazing Practices Across The Southwest
3/15/2004
Coalition Runs Full-page Ads Pushing For Prairie Dog Protection
Ads Ask, "Will We Save the Prairie Dog From Extinction?"
3/15/2004
Coalition Secures Court Victory for the White-Tailed Prairie Dog
Fish and Wildlife Service Must Respond to Endangered Species Act Petition
3/11/2004
Report Critiques the Bureau of Land Management's Failure to Protect Environmentally Critical Areas in Four Corners States
Bush Administration Ignores Protection Mandate, Sensitive Habitats Damaged
3/8/2004
Protection Sought For Gunnison's Prairie Dog - Diverse Coalition Petitions for Endangered Species Act Listing
A press conference will be held announcing the petition filing
2/23/2004
Forest Service Backpedals On Prairie Dogs - Agency Rescinds 2000 Ban on Black-tailed Prairie Dog Poisoning
WildEarth Guardians questions the federal commitment to candidate conservation
2/13/2004
Lynx Not Welcome In New Mexico - Coalition Challenges Forest Service Refusal to Protect Lynx
While National Forests in both Colorado and Wyoming have consulted with the Fish and Wildlife Service in assessing the impact of their land management operations on lynx in the Southern Rockies, New Mexico's National Forests have refused to do the same.
2/10/2004
Private Property And Wildlife Habitat Threatened By Massive Drilling Lease Sale - Groups File Protest Challenging Sale of Drilling Rights
Oil and gas drilling in these places will destroy valuable wetlands and habitat for endangered wildlife like the mountain plover and white-tailed prairie dog
2/10/2004
Bald Eagle Refuge Opened Up to Drilling - WildEarth Guardians Urges Protections for Eagle
BLM plan would allow the drilling of two new natural gas wells within an area designated to protect the threatened Bald Eagle: The Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)
2/10/2004
Endangered Species At Risk From Oil Drilling Plans - Impacts on Aplomado Falcon Cited in WildEarth Guardians Challenge of Otero Mesa Plan
WildEarth Guardians Challenges BLM's oil and gas drilling plan for Otero and Sierra Counties. The group argues that the plan will harm the endangered northern aplomado falcon
2/9/2004
Groups Petition EPA to Prohibit Dumping of Coal Ash in Water
New Mexico Environmental Group Seeks to Prevent Additional Cases of Water Contamination
2/9/2004
Judge Issues Injunction to Halt Logging; Agrees Forest Service Ignored Endangered Spotted Owls
A federal judge issued a ruling that makes more permanent a ban on logging in habitat of the endangered Mexican spotted owl in the Jemez Mountains west of Santa Fe
2/5/2004
Groundhog Day 2004: Utah Prairie Dog Faces Extinction
Coalition Seeks Protection in light of plummeting prairie dog populations
2/2/2004
Critical Wildlife Areas Endangered By Drilling Plans
Oil & gas leasing decisions by the BLM would further threaten the endangered aplomado falcon and other struggling wildlife, so two conservation groups are seeking protection of wildlife habitat on 87,000 acres in eastern NM, western OK, and SW Kansas
1/26/2004
Groups File Lawsuit to Halt Salvage Logging on Santa Fe National Forest
WildEarth Guardians and Santa Fe Forest Watch filed a lawsuit in federal court on January 6th seeking to halt a salvage logging project that would harm sensitive wildlife on the Santa Fe National Forest
1/7/2004
Bush Administration to Propose Weakening Grazing Rules
The proposed changes would overturn efforts over the past decade to improve rangeland conditions and reduce the impacts of grazing on watersheds, wildlife, and cultural treasures
12/5/2003
Bush Approval of Healthy Forest Restoration Act Sacrifices Remote Forests, Public Input
President Bush's approval of the deceptively titled 'Healthy Forests' legislation will increase logging on pristine backcountry forests far removed from communities at risk of forest fire
12/3/2003
Federal Judge Cancels Grazing Permits, Rules Forest Service Violated Endangered Species Protections
In a precedent-setting ruling, a federal judge invalidated seven livestock grazing permits across more than 140,000 acres of national forest land in New Mexico and Arizona
11/3/2003
Forest Service Neglects Lynx In New Mexico - Coalition Warns Forest Service to Assess Land Use Impacts to Lynx
Coalition of conservation and animal protection groups notified the U.S. Forest Service today of their intent to sue the agency over its failure to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect lynx in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests
10/30/2003
Conservation Groups Challenge Oil and Gas Leasing In Areas Critical To New Mexico's Imperiled Wildlife
Conservation organizations WildEarth Guardians and Western Resource Advocates filed a protest with the BLM over oil and gas development on lands that are vital habitat fo grassland species: aplomado falcon, black-footed ferret, and Pecos gambusia
10/21/2003
Groups to Sue FWS for Foot-dragging, Failing to Protect Black-tailed Prairie Dog
More than three and a half years after its
10/15/2003
Charging Manipulated Science and Political Interference, Conservation Groups Intend to Fight Mountain Plover Listing Denial in Court
A coalition of conservation organizations sent notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that they intend to go to court over last month's illegal withdrawal of the proposal to list the Mountain Plover under the Endangered Species Act
10/10/2003
Groups Seek Lynx Protection From Federal Carnivore Control - Coalition Seeks Help From Federal Court
Conservation and animal protection groups today are asking a federal court to intervene in the refusal by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Wildlife Services to take basic precautions to protect newly released lynx inhabiting Colorado and New Mexico
10/2/2003
Coalition Calls on State and Federal Leaders to Stop Rider and Resume Silvery Minnow Negotiations
Conservationists today called upon New Mexico Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman and Governor Richardson to allow negotiations to continue without the time pressure of an appropriations rider
9/11/2003
ESA Protection Denied for Mountain Plover Despite Mammoth Threats, Low Numbers - Bush Administration Decision Sets Stage for Extinction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that it will withdraw a proposed rule that would have protected the Mountain Plover under the Endangered Species Act, despite continued dramatic declines of this critically imperiled grassland bird
9/8/2003
WildEarth Guardians Sues to Protect Critical Habitat of Threatened Fish on Blue and San Francisco Rivers in Arizona
WildEarth Guardians filed suit today asserting that the Forest Service is violating the Endangered Species Act by permitting livestock grazing on 14 allotments on more than 275,000 acres in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
9/4/2003
Residents and Conservation Groups Sue to Stop Colorado Timber Sale - Forest Service using excuse of fire danger to clearcut public lands
Controversial logging operation would increase the threat of wildfire to nearby residents as well as harm important wildlife habitat at San Juan National Forest Dutton timber sale
8/28/2003
Conservation Groups Urge Endangered Species Act Protection of Lesser Prairie-Chicken
WildEarth Guardians warn US F&WS of their intent to sue over its failure to list the lesser prairie-chicken under the federal Endangered Species Act
7/23/2003
Environmental Groups Oppose Domenici Rider; Offer to Permanently Put San Juan-Chama Water Off Limits; Vow Not To Seek San Juan-Chama Water This Year
Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) attaching a Silvery Minnow rider to an Energy and Water Appropriations bill is not the way to solve New Mexico's Rio Grande problems
7/16/2003
New Mexico Resident Embarks on 4200-mile Cross Country Bike Odyssey to Benefit Environmental Group
Cross-country bicycle tour from Oregon to Virginia to raise awareness of and donations for Santa Fe-based WildEarth Guardians
7/14/2003
Environmental Group Challenges BLM Decision Plan to Develop Vehicle Trail in Environmentally Sensitive Area
BLM plan designates an OHV trail adjacent to a fragile stream through the Warner Ridge/Fort Pearce Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)
7/14/2003
Actress Cate Blanchett Thanks Santa Fe-based Film Crew of "The Missing" with Gift to WildEarth Guardians
Actress Cate Blanchett, recently in town for the filming of the Ron Howard drama "The Missing," made a substantial donation on behalf of the cast and crew of the movie to WildEarth Guardians
6/30/2003
Appellate Court Affirms Bureau of Reclamation's Responsibility To Conserve Rio Grande Ecosystem
Conservation groups celebrate Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the U.S. government must consider all available sources of water to conserve the dying Rio Grande ecosystem and protect endangered fish and wildlife
6/12/2003
Gila Ranchers Trespass Cattle on Wilderness, Harming Endangered Fish and Wildlife
The Southwest's most notorious ranchers have illegally released nearly 200 cattle into the Gila and Aldo Leopold Wilderness areas and Apache NF within the past few weeks and are currently defying Forest Service requests to remove the illegal cattle
6/3/2003
WildEarth Guardians Awarded State Land Grazing Lease; Group Vows to 'Unranch' Lands, Restore Degraded Babocamari River
After nearly six years of legal and administrative battles, WildEarth Guardians has been awarded a lease to a 162-acre parcel of state school trust land in southeastern Arizona
5/20/2003
Oil and Gas Development Threatens Bitter Lakes - WildEarth Guardians Appeal to Save Endangered Species and Unique Aquatic Habitats
We have an ecological oasis to protect here. The refuge maintains the last remaining habitat for several incredibly rare species.
5/1/2003
Judge Rules Forest Service Violated Endangered Species Protections by Authorizing Grazing in Lincoln National Forest
For the third time in the last five months, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Forest Service is violating federal environmental laws when permitting livestock grazing on the Southwestern national forests
4/18/2003
Arizona State Land Department Says Environmental Group Can 'Unranch' Grazing Lease; Requests Sealed Bids For Lease
The groups hailed the decision saying it signals the end of an archaic and illegal policy that provided the livestock industry with exclusive control of Arizona state lands
4/14/2003
Conservation Groups Act to Save Douglas County Pocket Gopher
Sprawl on Colorado's Front Range is Destroying Last Habitat Fragments
3/20/2003
Groups Appeal Gila National Forest Logging Plan - 'Thinning' Project Threatens Songbirds and Ancient Forests
WildEarth Guardians and Wild Watershed have appealed a 'forest restoration' logging project that would allow cutting of trees larger then 18
3/13/2003
Interior Department Proposes Weakening Environmental Standards for Grazing on Public Lands
The changes to the grazing rules will result in the reduced ability of the public to participate in grazing administration and policy decisions, and subject more land to the devastating impacts of grazing.
3/3/2003
Citizen Groups Sue Forest Service Over Grazing Fee
The lawsuit requires the Forest Service to make a final decision on the reform of the grazing fee formula
2/26/2003
WildEarth Guardians Pushes for Habitat Protection for Endangered Northern Aplomado Falcon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service holds last of hearings in Socorro, New Mexico
2/10/2003
Groundhog Day 2003: Utah Prairie Dog Faces Extinction, Other Prairie Dogs At Risk
Coalition seeks protection for Utah, White-tailed, and Black-tailed prairie dogs
2/1/2003
Judicial Order Halts Livestock Grazing on Southwest National Forests to Protect Mexican Spotted Owl
The largest ban of livestock grazing ever issued on western public lands goes into effect today
1/22/2003
Federal Study of West's Energy Resources Reveals Broad Availability of Oil and Natural Gas - EPCA Study Will Determine Western Energy Policy
This report validates the claim that there are ample available energy resources in the west without gutting the wilderness and endangered species protections presently in place
1/17/2003
Group Threatens Lawsuit Claiming Grazing on Southwestern National Forests Threatens Wildlife
The 60-day notice warns the Forest Service that it has failed to adequately consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on hundreds of allotments on the eleven national forests throughout New Mexico and Arizona over the past seven years
1/16/2003
Judge Rules Forest Service Violated Endangered Species Protections by Authorizing Grazing in Gila National Forest
The Copper Creek allotment on the Gila National Forest is illegally permitted
1/6/2003
Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Endangered Wildlife Threatened By Proposed Oil and Gas Development
WildEarth Guardians tells BLM: Permanently prohibit all oil and gas development to protect the habitat of endangered fish and wildlife on the Refuge
12/20/2002
Environmental Groups Criticize Runaway Oil and Gas Development as Harmful to Wildlife and Air Quality
Environmental groups were highly critical of the Farmington BLM draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for ignoring wildlife in oil and gas development plans
10/1/2002
Environmental Groups File Suit to Halt Development in Rio Grande and San Juan River Floodplains
Environmental groups claim that uncontrolled development of floodplains along the Rio Grande and San Juan River is harming endangered fish and wildlife
1/22/2001
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