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
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...
On Exxon Valdez 25th Anniversary Much Remains Unresolved
Alaska Legislature Takes Up Measure Urging Action on Long-Stalled Damages Claim
Record Manatee Deaths in 2013 on Surging Red Tides
Fatalities More than Double; Red Tide Deaths Equal Combined 8 Year-Total
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Midwest Wildlife Refuges
Pesticides and Genetically Engineered Crops on Refuge Lands Are Illegal and Damaging to the Environment
Longlines Killing Pacific Seabirds at Record Rate
NOAA Admits Official Counts Significantly Underestimate True By-Catch Toll
Visitors Exact Heavy Toll on National Park Wildlife
Individual Parks Take Different Tacks in Response to Mounting Road-Kill
Don’t Drink the Fracking Fluids!
Toxic Well Flowback Pumped for Consumption by Wildlife and Livestock
Wolf Delisting Scientific Shell Game Begins
Contract for Quick Limited Peer Review Designed to Give Illusion of Impartiality
Politics Dominated Wolf De-Listing Meetings
Science Was Afterthought in Developing Preferred Alternatives for Wolf Recovery
Suit to Uncover Political Deals Behind Gray Wolf De-Listing
Closed-Door Meetings Honed Plan to Strip Gray Wolf Endangered Species Status
Four More Florida Panthers Die in November; Two This Week
With 23 Deaths So Far This Year, 2012 Could Become Deadliest on Record
Three Rare Florida Panthers Perish in One Week
With 19 Deaths So Far This Year, 2012 Could Become Deadliest on Record
Eco-Lawsuit Advances Against Cape Wind
Risk to Right Whale and other Threatened and Endangered Species Litigated
Drowned Polar Bear Probe Closes With a Whimper
Unrelated Disclosures from 2007 and 2008 Dredged Up in Questionable Reprimand
Manatees
The endangered Florida manatee has made only tenuous progress toward recovery, principally due to lawsuits. And that progress has been reversed in the last few years due to toxic algae and removal of protections. With a population hovering under 6000 animals,...
Two Rare Florida Panther Killed This Week; 11 so Far This Year
Latest Panther-on-Panther Deaths Reflect Shrinking Habitat for Territorial Cats
