Features: Our 2012 Initiatives
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Protecting the Prairie Dog Empire
February 2nd is Prairie Dog Day! While the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil
entertains us, foretelling the length of winter, the status of prairie dog
populations has more serious implications for the future of western grasslands.
Our Report from the Burrow grades state and federal agencies on prairie
dog conservation. Read the report to find out who did well and who failed the
prairie dog test this year. Learn more about our conservation work by visiting
our Protecting the Prairie Dog Empire campaign page.
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Wolves in the American West
WildEarth Guardians continues in 2012 to advocate for
wolves. Last April, Congress eliminated federal protection for wolves in the
Northern Rocky Mountains. Hunting in Idaho and Montana has resulted in 410
wolves killed this winter alone – yet, less than 1,300 wolves live in those two
states. Now Hollywood is inciting terror instead of instilling awe for this
beautiful and charismatic creature. Stand up for wolves and boycott “The Grey,”
a dangerously misleading film — take our boycott pledge today!
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Power Past Coal
In 2012 we’ll intensify our commitment to halt or slow down
the Interior Department’s efforts to massively expand coal mining in the Powder River
Basin, where nearly half of our Nation’s coal is mined. One example
is we’ll challenge every single new lease while working to overturn a
sweet-heart policy that prevents any competition for federal coal, keeping it
dirt-cheap. With climate policy in Congress going nowhere fast, we’ll continue
to target existing coal-fired power plants.
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Clean Water, Wild Forests
The campaign to protect
roadless national forests across the Nation received a boost in the final
quarter of 2011 when a federal judge reinstated the Clinton-era roadless rule
affecting 58.5 million acres. Building on our successful campaign in New
Mexico, we will focus on protecting waterways in roadless national forests in
Colorado. We will be working with allies to secure the “outstanding
waters” designation for hundreds of miles of streams throughout Southwestern
Colorado.
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Photo credits. Mountain lion Slider: Sandy Nervig. Sunset Trail Slider: Ted Zukoski. Lynx Slider: istock. Stream Team Slider: Jim Matison. Volunteer Slider: istock. Rio Grande Slider: Adriel Heisey. Thumbprint photos - Black-tailed Prairie Dogs: Sandy Nervig. Wolf: Ray Rafiti. Powder River Basin: Public Domain. Alpine River: istock.
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Press Releases
Powder River Basin Sage-grouse at Risk for Extirpation
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Wolf Delisting
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Advocates Seek Protection for Fifteen Sturgeon Species
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Current Affairs
- I want to meet Earth Friends Challenge to increase funding to the environment by giving to WildEarth Guardians.
- Join us for Stream Team in Santa Fe on March 31.
- Dine at Trattoria Stella in Denver and 10% goes to Guardians — April 15.
- Planned Giving from Soup to Nuts — attend our luncheon May 2.
Victories
- Victory: Extended Wolf and Lion Hunting Stopped
- Victory for Wild Forests and a Safe Climate
- Victory: Logging Plan
Halted in Court
- Victory for the Mexican Spotted Owl
- Victory for Mountain Lions
- Victory for Endangered Species
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