Biodiversity

The Latest On: Biodiversity

November 9, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

Conservation Groups Relieved Protections Will Remain for 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

Critical habitat rule reverses Trump administration’s dismantling of environmental protections for Northwest old-growth forests

November 9, 2021 | Article

How a Win for Montana’s Lynx and Grizzlies Also Protects Wolves

We’re also pursuing multiple other cases to protect this keystone species across the contiguous United States.

November 8, 2021 | In the News: Grist

Indigenous nations in Wisconsin suing to prevent wolf hunts

Gussie Lord, Managing Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program, Earthjustice: “Their decision not to hunt for purposes of conservation is both protected by the Treaty and an exercise of tribal sovereignty.”

October 29, 2021 | In the News: WUWM

Ojibwe tribes fight Wisconsin wolf hunt in federal court

Christopher Clark, Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “It’s important to note that our claims in federal court are on behalf of tribes who have treaty rights under the United States Constitution. Treaties are the supreme law of the land, and so they trump anything that’s going on with respect to the state law issues that are being litigated in Dane County.”

October 29, 2021 | In the News: Bozeman Daily Chronicle