Trump Administration Proposes Rule that Would Destroy Endangered Species Habitat
The Trump administration announced a proposed rule on April 17 that would strip habitat protections for endangered species across the United States. The rule would change the definition of “harm”…
Government Kills Another Endangered Mexican Wolf at the Behest of the Livestock Industry
Media contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373; regan@nywolf.org Brian Nowicki, Center for Biological Diversity (505)…
Government Accidentally Kills Mother Mexican Wolf in Arizona
For immediate release: April 21, 2025 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373; regan@nywolf.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon (Arizona)…
Meet the Gulf Coast Coyote Overlooked in the Colossal Headlines
On Wednesday, Scientific American published an article in which Colossal Biosciences continued its claim to have cloned red wolves and created new founder lines. This language is misleading, incorrect, and…
Is Cloning the Future of Red Wolf Conservation? No.
Recent news of Colossal Biosciences Inc. cloning of wolves was hard to ignore this week. As the Senior Research Scientist at the Wolf Conservation Center, I have spent my professional…
Wandering Wolf “Ella” Found Deceased in New Mexico
Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians (505) 395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild (505) 350-0664, sally@nmwild.org Nico Lorenzen, Wild Arizona (520) 289-0147, nico@wildarizona.org Claire Musser,…
Mexican Gray Wolves Celebrate Wild Anniversary
Twenty-seven years ago today, 11 captive-reared Mexican gray wolves (“lobos”) were released to the wild for the first time in Arizona and New Mexico. Missing from the landscape for more…
Another Mexican Gray Wolf Has Wandered North, and Conservationists are Celebrating Her Intrepid Roaming
Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, 928-202-1325 claire@gcwolfrecovery.org Nico Lorenzen, Wild Arizona, 520-289-0147, nico@wildarizona.org Jacqueline Covey, Defenders of Wildlife, 630-427-7164, jcovey@defenders.org Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center, 914-763-2373, regan@nywolf.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project,…
Conservation Groups Call on House Natural Resources Committee to Oppose Anti-Wolf, Anti-Wildlife Bills
A coalition of over 60 environmental organizations, including the Wolf Conservation Center, sent a joint letter to House Natural Resources Committee leadership urging them to vote against HR 845 and…
Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers are Up, but Trump Administration Budget Cuts Could Threaten Recovery
Mexican gray wolf population count increases, but lobos are still threatened by low gene diversity and high illegal killing Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, csmith@wildearthguardians.orgClaire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, claire@gcwolfrecovery.orgMichael Robinson,…