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October 8, 2020 | Press Release

Wildlife Advocates Plan Challenge to Decision Not to Protect Wolverines

With fewer than 300 wolverines left in the contiguous United States, there is no justification for the FWS’ decision to deny protection

July 8, 2020 | Article

Grizzlies ‘Saved His Life’ and Now He Fights To Save Theirs

Naturalist and author Doug Peacock talks about why we need to “fight like hell” to save the endangered and iconic Yellowstone grizzlies.

July 8, 2020 | Feature

“A Lens Into Their Lives”: The Grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The iconic grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem still exist because of the Endangered Species Act. But the law that has helped the bears survive is itself now in danger. Legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shares his photos and observations of matriarch Grizzly 399.

July 8, 2020 | Explainer

The Legal Fight For Yellowstone’s Grizzly Bears

What's happening now, and what you need to know.

June 29, 2020 | Press Release

An Overfished Shark Species Will Now Finally Get The Protection It Needs In The Pacific

Groups agree to stay a lawsuit against the federal government

April 15, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Trump Administration’s Denial of Protection for California Spotted Owl

Conservation groups file a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its failure to protect the endangered owl

February 12, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Praises House Committee for Granting New Investigative Powers to Chairman

Move will enhance scrutiny of Department of Interior officials with extensive ties to coal and oil industry

February 3, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint: U.S. Elk Feeding Program

Plaintiffs in this case challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s issuance on December 31, 2019 of an unlawful and inadequate Step-Down Plan for reducing the Service’s program for artificial feeding of wild elk wintering on the Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge, where feeding exposes the elk to a host of severe disease threats.