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30May
Updated 2019 Chronic Wasting Disease Maps Released by WWA and Sierra Club
For Immediate Release May 29, 2019 Contact: Lloyd Dorsey, Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter, 307-690-1967 lloyd.dorsey@sierraclub.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, 307-413-4116 Kristin@wyomingwildlifeadvocates.org Maps Show Continued Rapid Expansion of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk Areas Across Wyoming Conservationists urge prompt action to restore healthy wildlife Jackson Hole, WY – Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a […]
22May
Idaho Game and Fish Commission Denies Bear Spray Petition
Wyoming Wildlife Advocates and our conservation partners received a formal denial of our petition to require hunters to carry bear spray in known grizzly bear territory from the Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) Commission. Reasons cited included the requirement is “not warranted for every hunter,” and that it would “create a burdensome regulation, and is […]
08May
May Newsletter Packed With Updates, Comment Opportunities, and More
Read our May Newsletter here. Updates on wolves, events, opportunities for public comments, and what’s been happening on the wildlife protection front.
16Apr
WWA Recipient of Pearl Street Bagels Donation Tuesdays Today!
If the gray skies and cold temps have you feeling a lot like this grizzly, hop on over to Pearl Street Bagels today (April 16) to support wildlife. Ten percent of all sales at both stores go to WWA. You get a warm beverage (which makes anyone feel better) a delicious bagel, or salad AND […]
05Apr
WWA and Other Groups Petition WY and ID to Require Hunters to Carry Bear Spray
For Immediate Release, April 4, 2019 Contacts: Diane Summers, The Humane Society of the United States, (301) 721-6421, ashapiro@humanesociety.org Bonnie Rice, Sierra Club, (406) 640-2857, bonnie.rice@sierraclub.org Collette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, (651) 955-3821, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org Taylor Jones, WildEarth Guardians, (720) 443-2615, tjones@wildearthguardians.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, (307) 413-4116, kristin@wyowild.org Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, […]
04Mar
Yellowstone Grizzlies Under Attack Again
Our March newsletter has information about grizzlies, wolves, and a great new book about conflict prevention with grizzlies in Montana.
01Mar
Wild for Wyoming’s Wolves
Join Wyoming Wildlife Advocates and the Center for Biological Diversity to celebrate wolves in Wyoming! Stop by Jackson Whole Grocer between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5th to learn more about the benefits wolves offer to the ecosystem and how they can help our economy! Want to see buffer zones around the […]
20Feb
WWA One of Groups Challenging New Law Allowing Wyoming to OK Grizzly Bear Hunts
New State Law Ignores Federal Court Ruling, Enables Grizzly Hunts CHEYENNE, Wyo.— Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue over a new state law that would give the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authority to manage grizzlies, including the authorization of a hunting season as early as this spring. “This is an […]
31Jan
WWA Member of Committee to Urge Managers to Prevent Grizzly Conflicts
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Contact: Bonnie Rice, Sierra Club, (406) 640-2857, bonnie.rice@sierraclub.org Andrea Santarsiere, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, asantarsiere@biologicaldiversity.org Taylor Jones, WildEarth Guardians, (720) 443-2615, tjones@wildearthguardians.org Kirsten Peek, the Humane Society of the United States, (301) 548-7793, kpeek@humanesociety.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, (307) 413-4116, kristin@wyowild.org Daniela Arellano, Natural Resources Defense Council, (310) […]
30May
Wyoming Wolves Need Your Voice NOW!
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting comments on the 2019 wolf hunting regulations for the trophy game management area that are scheduled to go into effect in the fall of this year. Comments can be submitted online, by mail, or in person at a scheduled meeting. See our action alert for talking points […]