Keeping America’s Wildlife Protected
Wildlife are constantly under threat from climate change, habitat destruction, hunting and fishing, as well as mismanagement. PEER works with public employees to identify areas of concern and protect wildlife, in many cases from the actions of public agencies.
During the past dozen years, the endangered Florida manatee has made only tenuous progress toward recovery
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NEWS FROM PEER
Legal Move to Save the Louisiana Black Bear
Notice of Impending Suit to Restore Federal Endangered Species Act Protection
Lawsuit to Ground Excessive National Park Overflights
FAA Faulted for Failure to Implement 2000 Law for Management of Park Air Tours
Wisconsin Hounders Illegally Harass Wolves
Criminal Complaint Cites State Payments for Hunting Dogs Killed in Wolf Clashes
Trump to Strip Alaska Park and Refuge Wildlife Protections
Directives to Expand Hunting and Trapping Launch Long, Uncertain Legal Process
National Forests Remain Vulnerable to Timber Theft and Fraud
Lawsuit Filed to Force U.S. Forest Service to Disclose the Fate of Promised Reforms
Animal Cruelty Case vs. U.S. Forest Service Sidelined
Two Horses and a Mule Died of Dehydration in Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves Forest
Gaunt BLM Preps for Starvation Diet
Buyouts to “Accelerate Attrition” While Meeting New Trump Agenda
Grand Canyon Cattalo Control Welcome but Weak
Short-Term Reduction Leaves Hybrid Herd in Park & Long-Term Solution in Limbo
Wisconsin Coyote-Killing Contests Need Reining In
Groups Push for Federal Intervention to Curb Endangered Species Act Violations
Curbs Sought on Rogue Rancher to Abate Wolf Conflicts
Washington Rancher Wiped Out 15% of State’s Wolves in Violation of Federal Rules
Wolves
War on Wolves and Science Having been eradicated from the lower 48 states due to unfettered hunting during the early twentieth century, gray wolves (Canis lupus) have been a hallmark species for the success of the Endangered Species Act. More than twenty years after...
Wolf-Livestock Avoidance
As gray wolves return to their native habitat, some livestock operators have voiced alarm. These concerns can be put to rest by effective non-lethal control programs. In Washington State, for example, the Legislature launched an effort to better understand...
Federal Animal Disease Lab Awash in Deficiencies
Independent Accreditation Urged to Ensure Integrity of Research Results
Manatee Mortality Spiked in 2016
Record Number of Florida Manatees Killed by Boat Collisions
Florida Panther Deaths Tie Record High in 2016
80% Killed in Collisions – a New All-Time High Rate and Number
Jarvis Tenure a Disaster for National Park Resources
Other Scandals Overshadowed Protection Rollbacks for Wildlife and Habitats
Far More Hunting Inside Denali Than on Its Boundary
Impact of Larger Toll on Sustainable Park Wildlife Populations Poorly Understood
Another Audit Faults Reclamation Illegal Irrigator Subsidies
Has Interior Leadership Void Enabled Allowed Reclamation to Go Totally Rogue?
Livestock Land Abuse Rampant on Public Range
New BLM Figures Show Little Progress in Healing Lands Degraded by Overgrazing
Klamath Irrigators Illegal Piggy Bank Broken Up
Auditors Find Reclamation “Wasted” Millions in Drought & Wildlife Relief Funds