The Trump administration published a finding that protecting the gray wolf under the ESA is “no longer appropriate” and that the agency would not be preparing an updated recovery plan. So we

The Trump administration published a finding that protecting the gray wolf under the ESA is “no longer appropriate” and that the agency would not be preparing an updated recovery plan. So we filed a notice of our intent to sue the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the ESA. The notice comes two years after we won a similar lawsuit. “We’re challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful decision to once again abandon wolf recovery, and we’ll win,” said Collette Adkins, a senior attorney and the carnivore conservation director at the Center. “The Fish and Wildlife Service must live up to the reality of what science and the law demand. That means a comprehensive plan that addresses gray wolf recovery across the country.” Under the first Trump administration, the Service stripped gray wolves of their federal protections. Before a federal court restored those protections, hundreds of wolves were hunted and trapped under state management. “We know that Trump’s plan to strip gray wolves of lifesaving protections will be a disaster because we’ve seen it before,” said Adkins. “This cycle of on-and-off again protections must end. Wolves deserve to be safe and that’s why we keep fighting for them.” The Endangered Species Act requires that parties submit a 60-day notice of intent to sue before a lawsuit can be filed. The Center intends to file its formal lawsuit in early February. Video credit: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/NPS

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Check out this gray fox and western spotted skunk traveling together outside Denver, Colorado. This could be the first remote camera evidence of mutualism between these two species. Footage by Robyn

Check out this gray fox and western spotted skunk traveling together outside Denver, Colorado. This could be the first remote camera evidence of mutualism between these two species. Footage by Robyn Sloan. Check out more of her work at https://vimeo.com/user55265729.

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British philosopher John Gray visited the RSA to discuss his new book, 'The Silence of Animals.' Published on April 9, 2013, this much-anticipated work is the sequel to his best-selling 'Straw Dogs.'

 

To order 'The Silence of Animals,' please visit your local bookstore or purchase it online here.

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