Tag Archives: Livestock Ranching

NBA/NFL Celeb. Bonnie-Jill Laflin: ‘Big Black Mark’: ‘NPS Should be Really Ashamed’ of its Mgmt. of Tule Elk at Point Reyes

(EnviroNews California) — Round Valley Regional Preserve, Contra Costa County, California — Almost 200 years ago, herds of tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) roamed freely along the California coast. However, as American expansion pushed westward, their numbers plummeted drastically as they were hunted for their meat and hides….

Leading the Charge for America’s Wild Horses on Capitol Hill: NBA/NFL Celeb. Bonnie-Jill Laflin: ‘[Politics] won’t stop us from fighting’

(EnviroNews California) — Round Valley Regional Preserve, Contra Costa County, California — Bonnie-Jill Laflin is one of America’s favorite female sports sweethearts. But for more than a decade, she’s been using her popularity and celebrity appeal in a quest to save an American icon: the country’s wild horses….

Deb Haaland Makes Big Statement on Wolves, Warns Red States: ‘USFWS can immediately list the species for 240 days’

(EnviroNews DC News Bureau) — Amidst continuing controversy in the way gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations are being managed by red states, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has issued a scathing statement on the embattled species. Her words display a strong reverence for the creature and highlight…

Red Carpet Rollout: Biden Admin Announces Lowest Allowable Fees for ‘Welfare’ Cattle Ranching on Public Lands

(EnviroNews DC News Bureau) — Washington, D.C. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have announced the fee for grazing on federal lands in 2022 and conservationists are dismayed, accusing the Biden Administration of subsidizing the destruction of the American West. The fee…

Forest Service Prairie Dog Extermination Plan Could Cause Extinction of Black-Footed Ferret, Enviro Orgs Say; Lawsuit Filed

(EnviroNews Nature) — Washington D.C. — A lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Forest Service (USFS/the Service) on Nov. 18, 2021 by several environmental protection groups for a plan amendment the agency filed for northeast Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland. The NGOs say the move violates the Endangered…

Sec. Deb Haaland Addresses Tribal Leaders, Gov. Officials, Stakeholders, in Historic Sojourn to Bears Ears; Taped in 12K by EnviroNews

(EnviroNews Utah) — Blanding, Utah — In a historic event captured in 12K resolution by local EnviroNews Utah, newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland addressed member of the press alongside tribal leaders, government officials and key stakeholders at the Bears Ears National Monument on April 8,…