No Yellowstone grizzly hunt for Montana this year
Staff and News Reports
February 16, 2018
State wants to avoid complicating legal battles over federal protections for the animals.
Endangered Species Act
Lawsuits say Mexican gray wolf recovery plan is flawed
Associated Press
February 1, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers failed to adopt a recovery plan for the endangered Mexican gray wolf that would protect against illegal killings and the consequences of inbreeding, according to lawsuits filed Tuesday by
Lawsuit: Water diversions in Utah’s Sawtooth Valley harming salmon
Associated Press
February 1, 2018
Says U.S. Forest Service is violating environmental laws by failing to do mandatory consulting on the 23 projects with other federal agencies and instead is continuing to authorize the irrigation diversions in violation of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Canada lynx in position to be delisted
USFWS Reports
January 12, 2018
DENVER – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced earlier this week that a scientific review of the Canada lynx in the contiguous United States concludes that the animal may no longer warrant protection under
River herring, hurt by dams and climate, might be endangered
Associated Press
September 5, 2017
The fish live in rivers from Maine to Florida, and conservationists have long made the case that their declining populations pose a major problem for the health of ecosystems along the East Coast.
Judge: Grizzlies near U.S.-Canada border merit endangered status
Associated Press
August 25, 2017
Order reverses 2014 re-classification by U.S. wildlife officials for 40-50 bears of the Cabinet-Yaak bear population under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Government urged to avoid salmon protection rules
Associated Press
August 14, 2017
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee with the power to allow exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. Known as the “God squad” because its decisions can lead to
GOP targets Endangered Species Act as protections lifted
Associated Press
July 21, 2017
The bills come as a federal court lifted federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and the Trump administration moved to lift protections for grizzly bears in and near Yellowstone National Park. Interior Secretary Ryan
State wildlife officials review feds’ plan for Mexican wolf recovery
Associated Press
July 10, 2017
Since conservation of the Mexican gray wolf began in the 1980s, the Arizona agency has spent more than $7 million on recovery efforts.
