Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Like Matt, I was disappointed to find out yesterday that Federal District Judge Donald Molloy will let wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana continue. But I think there’s more good news in the decision than bad. Don’t get me...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The wolves of the northern Rockies have been kicked off the endangered species list. NRDC is going to court to fight for them. Join Andrew Wetzler, director of NRDC's endangered species project, for a special live chat at 2 p.m....continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Predictably, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent decision to strip wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in Montana and Idaho—but to leave those protections in place in Wyoming—not only angered us, but plenty of folks in Wyoming as well; and...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
As expected, today the Secretary of the Interior officially made available the final rule removing the Northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from the list of federally endangered species in Montana and Idaho. The rule will take effect...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
In some extremely disappointing news, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced last Friday his intention to "affirm" the Bush administration's decision to remove Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains and Upper Midwest. As...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I noticed in today's Federal Register that the Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on its proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the Hawaiian hawk and for its proposed designation of critical habitat for...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, just after he became President, Barack Obama ordered all federal agencies to withdraw any regulations proposed by the Bush Administration that had not yet been officially published or gone into effect. President Obama's order is similar to one issued...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
I just took a quick look at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to strip wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains of Endangered Species Act protections. Our fundamental problem with the decision is that there just aren't enough wolves in...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
The Bush Administration has announced that it will remove protections under the Endangered Species Act from wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains. Today's decision comes just months after a previous attempt to delist the Northern Rocky Mountain population was struck...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
The Bush Administration just announced that it was “reopening” the comment period on its proposal to strip Endangered Species Act protections from wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains. Wolves were put back on the endangered species list earlier this year,...continued→
