Wildlife Cases
08/17/2005
Mountain caribou are found in the US only in the Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho and Washington, and are among the most critically endangered mammals in the lower 48 states. The caribou feed on lichen in old growth forests to survive the winter, and are easily startled by motorized...
03/13/2003
In response to our victory in the SNRA wolves case, Forest Service prepared an EIS for new grazing management on North Sheep, Smiley Creek, and other allotments in the Sawtooth National Forest of central Idaho, which are home to wolves, bighorn sheep, and endangered salmon and other fish....
07/10/2001
To protect wolves in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) of central Idaho, we won injunctive relief prohibiting the federal government from killing wolves after conflicts with domestic sheep and cattle grazing. The Forest Service was also required to prepare...
05/01/1997
Representing a broad coalition of national, state and local conservation groups, we brought this case in 1997 to stop Forest Service plans to log old growth forests in the Clearwater region of central Idaho -- including the headwaters of the Lochsa and North Fork Clearwater rivers. The...