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Management
25Jan
Callous Attitude Toward Wildlife Pervasive Among WY Elected and Appointed Decision Makers
Recently, a supporter sent an email to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon inquiring with him about how he feels about people running over coyotes with snowmobiles and the Wyoming Best of the Best killing contests being held in the state. The response he received from Governor Gordon’s Natural Resource and Agriculture Advisor, Joe Budd, was this: […]
08Jan
WWA Featured on the Trip Outside Podcast
We were honored to be invited as a guest on the Trip Outside podcast. Listen in for more information about wolves, grizzlies, and elk in Wyoming and how recreationalists can be our strongest conservationists if we all are willing to think about preserving nature even if that means setting aside our own desires to go […]
24Jul
Our Executive Director Featured on the Projects for Wildlife Podcast
Our executive director was featured on the Projects for Wildlife podcast. The podcast focuses on people who are leading wildlife related projects around the world and highlights passionate, dedicated individuals who are helping wildlife through innovative ideas. Kristin talked about the challenges that face the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and some projects […]
13Mar
The Government Wants to Silence You
Our latest newsletter is packed full of information on opportunities for you to take action on everything from changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, bighorn sheep in Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone grizzlies, helicopter tours in Jackson Hole and MUCH more. Read on to learn how you can help wildlife this month. Newsletter here.
06Feb
WRATH Returns to Jackson This Saturday
Join the Worldwide Rally Against Trophy Hunting and speak out against the senseless slaughter of wildlife! Last year we held the first-ever protest against trophy hunting in Wyoming. This year, we continue the tradition of telling the world that we won’t stand for the needless killing of our grizzlies, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and other treasured […]
04Dec
UW Branding Iron Article Highlights CWD
Article by Mackenzie Thomas Elk feedlots, while typically known to expedite the spread of many diseases like hoof rot or brucellosis, are currently a ticking time bomb for ‘zombie deer disease’ also known as chronic wasting disease. The disease has been found in Wyoming deer and elk for upwards of thirty years. “When chronic wasting […]
27Nov
Wolves and Grizzlies Need You! – #GivingTuesday for Native Carnivores
We fight hard, both in and out of court, for our native wildlife but can’t do it without support from you. Wolves and grizzlies are dying in Wyoming right now. So far in Wyoming in 2019, 27 grizzlies and 57 wolves have been killed by humans. These important keystone species need protection and we are […]
27Nov
Wyoming’s winter elk feeding could spread ‘zombie deer disease,’ experts fear
DENVER, Nov. 27 (UPI) — Wyoming’s National Elk Reserve could become a toxic “biological Superfund site” polluted by deadly prions that cause chronic wasting disease, if wildlife officials keep feeding thousands of elk every winter, wildlife conservationists say. The concentration of large numbers of elk over the winter may accelerate the spread of the incurable […]
08Nov
Conservation Groups Object to Forest Service Proposal to Extend Elk Feeding Despite Court Order
Winter feeding at Alkali Creek must end because of disease concerns. Following a victory in a Wyoming court last September, four conservation organizations have told the Bridger-Teton Forest Officials that the Forest should not wait ten years, or even five years, to phase out winter feeding of elk at Alkali Creek in the Gros Ventre […]
21Oct
We are Back in Court for Wildlife
Earlier this month our case against the Department of the Interior was heard by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Managing attorney Tim Preso of EarthJustice presented arguments on behalf of us and Defenders of Wildlife. The case argues that Grand Teton National Park improperly allows hunting on inholdings within the park. Inholdings are privately […]