Gray wolves once roamed the United States from Maine to Oregon and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains. But for decades, they were hunted and killed, erasing them from much of the country. Today, wolves are mounting a comeback, but their recovery is far from certain. The federal government has sought to remove wolves in the Rockies from the endangered species list, which would open the door for states to kill hundreds of them. NRDC fights to ensure their survival.
Posted January 27, 2012 by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A new study has documented a decline in songbird populations in Arizona as a result of climate change. What gets less attention in this story is that this decline is caused by elk over-browsing the plants that provide cover and...continued→
Posted January 7, 2012 by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Earlier this week Yellowstone National Park released its ‘State of Conservation’ report in which it outlines its financial needs for improving or maintaining the park’s values as a World Heritage Site. Among its top priorities, the Park identifies the need...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday was a good day for wolves and for national wolf conservation policy. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it was removing gray wolf populations in the upper Midwest from the federal list of endangered and threatened...continued→
Posted December 21, 2011 by Elly Pepper in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
As the House and Senate appropriators reached a $1 trillion federal spending agreement for 2012 last Thursday, we were thrilled to hear that the bill would NOT harm wolves! As I wrote early last week, we had heard that a...continued→
Posted December 20, 2011 by Frances Beinecke in Living Sustainably
As the holidays draw closer, the pace of the season tends to accelerate. Between traveling, cooking, shopping, and party planning, most of us get caught up in a hectic swirl of festivity. I welcome the holiday cheer, but while we...continued→
Posted December 13, 2011 by Elly Pepper in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
The holiday season is supposed to be about love, joy, and compassion for all living beings. So why, as the House and Senate negotiate an appropriations package for FY12, are some Members trying to insert a rider that would harm...continued→
Posted December 2, 2011 by Melissa Waage in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yet another family dog has been killed by USDA’s Wildlife Services. Maggie, a border collie who lived with her family in suburban Gresham, Oregon, was strangled by a Wildlife Services trap set to kill nutria, an invasive rodent species. Maggie’s owner...continued→
Posted December 1, 2011 by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This month's theme is definitely "the return," with lots of good news to be had illustrating that if we give animals room to roam they will return to suitable habitat, often traveling a lot farther and moving a lot faster...continued→
Posted November 4, 2011 by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
As I wrote a few months ago, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reached an agreement this past summer with the State of Wyoming over Wyoming’s long-disputed wolf management plan. And in October, the Service officially proposed removing wolves...continued→
Posted November 2, 2011 by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
We've written a lot about Wildlife Services, a little know agency within the federal Department of Agriculture that spends tens of millions of dollars a year killing wildlife such as mountain lions, bears, wolves, and coyotes in the name of...continued→
