This summer saw hope with the release of Asha the wolf and her family, yet federal kill orders still target genetically vital wolves. Amidst growing emergency declarations, recovery is threatened by political pressure to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the species. True survival will depend on reliable, science-based management, not arbitrary boundaries or lethal removals.
By Jane Pargiter, EcoFlight Executive Director, and Amanda Grimsted, EcoFlight Director of Communications (Guest Contributors) Photos by EcoFlight What a beautiful day to see the Pecos from above! The Pecos River flows from the Pecos Wilderness in north-central New Mexico to Texas, meandering through granite canyons and high-alpine ecosystems. Our overflight examined the gorgeous Upper … EcoFlight: Protecting the Upper Pecos Watershed from the Skies
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023 Media Contacts: Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Bjorn Fredrickson, New Mexico Wild, (206) 372-5608, bjorn@nmwild.org Monitoring reveals hundreds of livestock trespassing in Valles Caldera National Preserve Near constant illegal presence of livestock in endangered species habitat threatens protected watersheds … Monitoring reveals hundreds of livestock trespassing in Valles Caldera National Preserve
For immediate release: November 2, 2023 Media contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177 csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-313-7017 michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, 520-623-1878 greta@westernwatersheds.org Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild, 505-350-0664 sally@nmwild.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center, 914-763-2373 regan@nywolf.org Mary Katherine Ray, Wildlife Chair, Rio Grande Chapter Sierra Club, 575-537-1095 mkrscrim@gmail.com Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery … Wildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming wolf “Asha” go where she needs
