By revoking the Roadless Rule, the Trump administration could potentially open more than 9 million acres of the Tongass to logging, including about 2.5 million acres of productive old growth. #RoadlessRule [paywalled] https://loom.ly/hRP0rL8

Even though virulent anti-wolf sentiment has a chokehold on wolf policy in Montana, these attitudes do NOT represent the majority of Montanans. Read more about a new study revealing a widespread appreciation and tolerance for coexisting alongside Montana's wolves ➡️ https://loom.ly/7PsdwoE

The latest in our campaign to safeguard grizzly bear habitat in the Bitterroot #BearsBelong➡️ https://dailymontanan.com/2026/01/06/conservation-groups-call-on-forest-service-to-reject-sheep-creek-mining-plan/

In our minds, 2026 is the year of the beaver 🦫 https://www.denverpost.com/2025/12/30/colorado-wildfires-beavers-dams-water-quality/

Learn more about our legal win addressing the harms of grazing in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from our parters at Western Watersheds Project ➡️ https://loom.ly/NhEPVdw

Signed on this day in 2001 by President Clinton, the Roadless Rule restricts logging, roadbuilding, and coal, gas, oil, and mineral leasing across 58 million wild acres of undeveloped national forests lands. Explore some of the stunning Roadless Areas across the West ➡️ https://loom.ly/iDSHFbA

Thank you for always standing by our side. We know 2026 will be full of challenges, but we know our team was made for the battles we will continue to fight to protect and restore the wildness that makes the West so special. Wishing you a joyful and resilient New Year! #AForceForNature

If 2025 has taught us anything, it’s that threats to wildlife, wild places, and communities are relentless. But so is WildEarth Guardians. Here’s a look back at our biggest wins in 2025 that remind us why Guardians exists and why we will never stop fighting for the Wild ➡️ https://loom.ly/skGLTWo

Wyoming possesses the highest concentrations of greater sage grouse in the world. We’ll keep fighting until these beautiful dancing birds and the places they live get the protection they deserve. https://wyofile.com/greater-sage-grouse-advocates-blast-new-federal-plan-endorsed-by-wyoming/

“What we do to the climate, to the atmosphere, to the land or water, we do to ourselves,” said Melissa Troutman, climate and health advocate for WildEarth Guardians. https://sourcenm.com/2025/12/30/the-environment-and-health-top-stories-of-2025/

What a year! Looking back, 2025 taught us that sometimes change takes time and sometimes you win when you least expect it. It's the end of the year, but 2026 is going to be the year polluters will be held accountable. #MakePollutersPay www.youtube.com/shorts/6Z3-E...

Carnivore Coexistence Attorney Lizzy Pennock shares how a federal court ruled earlier this year that USFWS violated the Endangered Species Act by denying protections to gray wolves. Make a gift today to fuel the next fight for wolves. All gifts matched 2x! https://loom.ly/m5W4Ra0

🌟 Spotlight on what we won together in New Mexico this year ⬇️ 🦫 Secured funding for beaver restoration and coexistence. 🐺 Asha and her pups were reunited with the wild. ⚖️ Climate and health protections will keep toxic fracking waste and PFAS out of our water. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/nlJgP7o

Montana is dead set on diminishing the wolf population to the point of collapse. Our legal challenge to halt the trapping and hunting season was denied, but our lawsuit to enshrine wolf protections into state law moves forward. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/cqWR16o

With you at our side in 2025, Guardians took bold action to protect wolves, halted clearcuts in grizzly country, gave future generations of Joshua trees a chance to survive, held the oil and gas industry accountable, and so much more. Explore our top wins of the year ➡️ https://loom.ly/nlJgP7o

Last week in another blow to wolf recovery, a Montana state judge declined to halt the wolf hunting and trapping season, permitting regulations that authorize the killing of up to 558 to stand. Yet, our fight continues until wolves receive the protections they need. https://loom.ly/ivT5aX4

Update on greater sage-grouse conservation ➡️ The Bureau of Land Management published updated plans that will undermine protections for greater sage-grouse habitat across eight Western states. #SafeguardTheSagebrushSea https://loom.ly/6rw6cD0

We are deeply disappointed that Montana’s wolf eradication agenda will continue this season. Wolves and the ecosystems they support will pay the price. We assure you - we will not stop fighting to protect this essential, intelligent species ➡️ https://loom.ly/hUPUBv4

In our recent #LegalVictory, USFWS will now revisit whether commercial livestock grazing is compatible with the wildlife and mission of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Yellowstone National Park. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/A7n1oQ4

We're #hiring two positions to bolster our Climate & Health team, known for its innovative approach to keeping fossil fuels in the ground and exposing the true costs of oil & gas pollution. Climate & Health Attorney: https://loom.ly/xjrZxI8 Climate & Health Advocate: https://loom.ly/AYPPFDk

⚖️ Follow along as Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Schwartz walks through how Guardians' cutting-edge legal efforts delivered landmark victories for wildlife. #AForceForNature 🐾 Help drive the next courtroom victory for wildlife. All gifts matched 2x! https://loom.ly/m5W4Ra0

Let’s make sure 2026 is the year when lobos finally roam free. Take action and tell Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and New Mexico Game Commissioners that political boundaries have too long been a barrier to Mexican gray wolf recovery. Let Taylor Roam! ➡️ https://loom.ly/CALMSCA

Though cattle grazing continues to degrade Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, our #LegalVictory will see the USFWS reevaluate whether cattle belong on this iconic wildlife refuge. Our Wild Places must be protected for wildlife first, not the grazing industry ➡️ https://loom.ly/iSbaukQ

A single northern wolf crossing into New Mexico is not a genetic threat to the Mexican gray wolf. What is a threat and waste of limited management funding is the continued effort to police wolf movement along state lines instead of following robust science. https://loom.ly/kGtyI4E

Climate & Health Program Director Rebecca Sobel breaks down our top wins for climate, water, and public health this year, and what these wins mean: safer water, greater transparency, and stronger protections against toxic “forever chemicals.” Learn more on our blog ➡️ https://loom.ly/nlJgP7o

Last week, in a big win for climate forests, biodiversity, and grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone, a massive logging project was halted by a federal court. More ➡️ https://mountainjournal.org/forest-service-rush-to-avoid-red-tape-derails-logging-project-near-yellowstone-national-park/

Today the House voted to remove federal protections for endangered gray wolves across the country. Gray wolves need federal protections – the science is clear and the war on wolves in the Rockies is further evidence. Our statement ➡️ https://loom.ly/Y8t3NiU

More on the latest victory for grizzly bears, grizzly bear recovery, and endangered species in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ➡️ https://loom.ly/qLVDDMA P.S. Don't believe the lie that "protecting forests from wildfire" requires that we cut down trees and sell them for profit.

A federal court issued a ruling this week requiring the USFWS to reconsider ‘cattle grazing in general’ at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, a biodiversity hotspot and grizzly corridor that protects largest wetlands complex in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/PIDvtPY

Check out this deep dive into our recent #LegalVictory for Yellowstone grizzly bears and other threatened Northern Rockies species from ecologist and conservation leader George Wuerthner ➡️ https://www.thewildlifenews.com/2025/12/12/south-plateau-timber-sale-halted-for-now/

Take it from Chris Smith: from finally seeing Asha and her family free in the Wild to investing in beaver conservation across New Mexico, your support helped Guardians score big wins for wildlife this year. Read more about our top wins in 2025 on the blog ➡️ https://loom.ly/nlJgP7o

A wolf walking across a border is not a problem. The problem is agencies trying to herd wolves into political boxes with no basis in science and no respect for the Wild ➡️https://loom.ly/-NPOvwg

Yesterday, Guardians argued in federal court against a legal loophole the Forest Service is now using to shortcut environmental review and expedite large-scale industrial logging projects. Read more about our legal fight to safeguard the integrity of our forests ➡️ https://loom.ly/BqxLR9E

Guardians' Ryan Talbott speaks out against the Trump administration's logging agenda. The admin, he says, is "looking for every possible avenue to expedite timber production.” Read more on the effort to protect climate forests, support public input, and close loopholes ➡️ https://loom.ly/bbkN7mI

Powerful storytelling! Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinhaus on her film “The Land of Sacrifice: The Burden of New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Extraction" ➡️ https://loom.ly/dlfBA4I

Nearly 60 oil and gas companies have contaminated surface or groundwater in the Chaco region according to NM state data. Enterprise Operating is by far the worst water polluter, clocking 119 water contamination reports out of 415. Be ready to protect Chaco! 🎥 Includes footage from Our Story

Urgent! The House of Representatives is set to vote on H.R. 845 this week. The bill would strip Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves across the lower 48 states. Urge your Rep to vote NO on H.R. 845 and keep vital ESA protections in place for gray wolves ➡️ https://loom.ly/FsLtq7I

Greater Gila Arizona Advocate Erica Prather has a message of gratitude to you ➡️ Thank you for supporting our work to safeguard the deeply Wild, sacred, and biodiverse Gila Bioregion! ❤️‍🔥 🌵Fuel this momentum! Please consider making a donation today: https://loom.ly/m5W4Ra0 #AForceForNature

More coverage of our recent WIN for Yellowstone grizzlies and old-growth forests! #BearsBelong https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/federal-court-blocks-logging-project-near-yellowstone-national-park

Grizzly recovery was at the heart of a recent federal ruling that stopped a massive logging project near Yellowstone. USFS failed to assess how new roads would fragment critical grizz habitat, reaffirming that roads are one of the greatest threats to grizzly bear recovery. https://loom.ly/WvOAaKI

A gray wolf entered NM from Colorado and was immediately captured and returned to CO because of an agreement that treats naturally occurring wolf movement as a problem. These polices treat wolves like contraband rather than wildlife and undermine effective recovery ➡️ https://loom.ly/9iGrYV8

❤️‍🔥 A message from Executive Director Sean Stevens about why we're so grateful to you for standing strong for the Wild alongside us in 2025 as we defended wildlife, public lands, and the health of our communities. 🥂 Here’s to a new year of opportunity, bold vision, and victories for the Wild.

#LegalVictory ⚖️ Yesterday, a federal court blocked a massive logging project slated for a region of Montana’s Greater Yellowstone ecosystem comprised of old-growth trees that sequester carbon and provide wildlife habitat for Canada lynx & grizzly bears. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/dWJjjT0

The federal grazing system, propped up by subsidies and access to 375,000 square miles of the West, disproportionately benefits billionaires, mining companies and large corporate outfits. Read the series from ProPublica exposing the high cost of public lands ranching ➡️ https://loom.ly/CVNDeo4

🙌 BREAKING! A federal court just blocked a massive logging project next to Yellowstone National Park, safeguarding for now core habitat for grizzly bears, lynx and other wildlife. 🎉 Let's celebrate this big win for grizzly bears. More ➡️ loom.ly/iIlqyrk

Many public lands ranchers boast enormous wealth obtained from public resources and federal subsidies. Take high-ranking Interior Department official Karen Budd-Falen, whose ranches have benefitted from federal subsidies — even as she battled the federal government. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/3dVc4ok

With 2025 drawing to a close, 71 grizzlies have died from various causes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ➡️ https://loom.ly/i-UFFjQ We’re working towards a day when grizzly bears are thriving across the West, with sustainable and connected populations across their historic range. #BearsBelong

Everywhere oil and gas drills, they spill. A lot. Industry produces 4-7 times more waste than oil and gas when they frack. #KeepItInTheGround https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04122025/ohio-landfills-drilling-waste-waterway-pollution/

Well, there you have it. Rescued from the cusp of extinction, Mexican wolves were reintroduced back into the Gila Wilderness in the 1990s. Today, lobo recovery faces challenges, including myths that paint lobos as villains rather the keystone icons that they are ➡️ https://loom.ly/SKmB_Sk

Mexican gray wolf Taylor has yet again traveled north of I40 in NM, proving that suitable habitat for endangered lobos exists outside of the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. Tell our leaders that Taylor's holiday wish is to be able to roam wild. #WolvesBelong https://loom.ly/O8WB4ss