December 31, 2018 New Mexico county using cages to protect kids from aggressive Mexican gray wolves In Catron County, New Mexico, aggressive Mexican gray wolves are terrorizing residents. Here wolves are killing pets in front yards in broad daylight, and…
December 17, 2018 Minnesota moose populations imperiled by wolves’ “endangered” listing However, by 2009, the wolf population in the study grid was nearly 100. At the same time, and not coincidentally, according to Mech, less than…
November 28, 2018 SCOTUS hands property owners victory in Endangered Species case The government conceded drastic alteration to the land would be needed in order for the gopher frog to survive, including replacing thousands of trees…
November 20, 2018 Grazing rights imperiled by presence of “threatened” plant Department of Justice attorney Sean Martin, representing the Forest Service, told Sullivan the 2015 range analysis was designed to improve habitat for catchfly, a…
November 15, 2018 Congress debates Wolf Management Act that would give states greater authority Finally, the last section of this bill seeks to empower the States to manage their individual gray wolf populations by directing the Secretary to…
November 3, 2018 Should SCOTUS uphold “critical habitat” designation for disappearing ponds? The statute may have been written with good intentions, but it often punishes landowners in ways that have nothing to do with recovering species. The…
October 10, 2018 Radicals oppose reforming law that criminalizes accidental killing of endangered species If the radical interpretation succeeds, people could go to jail for accidentally striking an unknown, endangered insect while driving down the highway. Pacific Legal…
October 5, 2018 As grizzly numbers surge, states fight to keep them off endangered list “Grizzly bears have made an amazing recovery here,” said Wyoming Rep. Albert Sommers, who ranches in the eastern part of the state. “We’ve met…
October 2, 2018 Despite successful management plans, states get slammed in sage grouse case “Obviously, we’re disappointed the court did not recognize the efforts of Gunnison County, the landowners and the state to protect the Gunnison sage grouse,”…
November 25, 2017 Oregon Dilemma: Endangered steelhead trout vs Protected sea lions In 1999, about 15,000 winter steelhead passed Willamette Falls. In 2016, scientists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife counted just 512. “We’re…
