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.
State and federal agencies abet rancher scapegoating of apex predator
Padding towards extinction through habitat loss and a failure to protect
In danger of extinction, the court battle rages on
The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is the rarest species of sea turtle and is critically endangered.
Pesticides threaten bees and other pollinators which sustain flowering plants and our food supply
Collisions with ships and fishing gear threaten whale survival in our coastal waters
During the past dozen years, the endangered Florida manatee has made only tenuous progress toward recovery
Proposed federal rules would allow more killing by states of fish-eating cormorants
Habitat and nesting ground destruction threaten this iconic bird
Government sanctioned slaughter of wildlife
Wild horses are scapegoated for damaging rangelands, rounded up and auctioned off.
Migratory Birds face many perils due to habitat and migratory pattern disruption.
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NEWS FROM PEER
USDA Axes Webinars on Neonic Insecticide Risks
Topic Deemed “Not Appropriate” for Official and Outreach Education Programs
Everglades Walks Back Big Python Hunt
Park “Python Challenge” Participation Limited to a Few “Authorized Agents”
New Manatee Safeguards Need to Be Strengthened
Inadequate Enforcement Unless Refuge Adopts Video Monitoring System
Call for Obama to Declare First Alaskan Marine Monuments
100,000 Sign Petition Seeking Permanent Protections for At-Risk Alaskan Waters
Everglades Python Hunt Would Set Terrible Precedent
Publicity Stunt Not Expected to Reduce Exotic Snake Population in National Park
War Games Open Fire in Gulf of Alaska
Eco-Effects of Sonar Arrays and Gunnery Unclear Even in Scaled Back Exercises
Hunting Compounds Record Low Denali Wolf Survival
110,000+ Sign Petition as NPS Backtracks on Factors behind Ultra-Low Wolf Density
Manatee Harassment Rampant on Refuges
“Out-of-Hand” Disturbances, Enforcement Overwhelmed, Visitor Education Failing
Court Disapproves Neonic Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges
Final Suit Rooting Genetically Engineered Crops and Related Practices from Refuges
New Manatee Protection Lawsuit in the Works
End of “Swim-With” Programs, Plus Expansion of Habitat and Sanctuaries Sought
Record Florida Panther Mortality in 2014
50% Increase over Prior Year; More Than a Third Females of Kitten-Bearing Age
Cattle Trample Sage Grouse Recovery Prospects
New Grazing Data Center Documents Widespread Habitat Damage
Suit to Nix Double-Crested Cormorant Shoot-On-Sight Orders
Legal Bid to Save a Quarter-Million Aquatic Birds From Slaughter Across 24 States
End Dumping of Fracking Fluids
Rulemaking Petition Urges EPA to Ban Surface Discharge of Fracking Fluids
BLM Weighs Wild Horse Impact Much More Heavily Than Cattle
Agency Sage Grouse Review Puts Thumb on Scale to Magnify Wild Horse and Burro Effects
Move to End Federal Funding of Alaska Predator Control
State Should Repay Noncompliant Grants and Be Barred from Future Grants
Feds Plan Massive Cormorant Slaughter at Mouth of Columbia
Unprecedented Killing of Thousands of Double-Crested Cormorants on Sand Island
Massive Beach Replenishments Killing Florida Reefs
State Drops Reef Protections on Beach Projects; Call for Federal Intervention
Cormorant Slaughter Reauthorization on Autopilot
Feds Consider No Alternates to Killing 43,000 Double-Crested Cormorants Annually
Lawsuit Launched Over BLM’s Failure to Report Threats to Desert Tortoise, Other Imperiled Species in California Deserts
FOR RELEASE: April 1, 2014 Media Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 SAN FRANCISCO— Environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Bureau of Land Management today for failing for seven years to report impacts to the desert tortoise and similarly...
