Grizzly 399, an iconic bear matriarch in the Greater Yellowstone region, has died due to a vehicle strike. Earthjustice has worked for decades to safeguard grizzlies from threats to their survival. Today we are mourning Grizzly 399’s loss and reflecting on these observations of her that legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shared in 2020.
Groups oppose H.R. 281, the “Grizzly Bear State Management Act,” which requires the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a 2017 rule delisting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzly
bears and bars judicial review of the reissued rule.
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, alongside conservation groups, filed a motion to join a lawsuit to defend Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison management plan.
Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to safeguard biodiversity, to advance a just transition to clean energy, and to protect people’s health. We’re pleased to share highlights of our progress, and a glimpse at what’s next.
A giant gold mining project proposal near Yellowstone National Park is officially dead, and Montanans’ right to stop such unlawful projects is upheld, with far-reaching impacts.
