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Grazing
In Defense of Animals and Craig Downer v. BLM
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In Defense of Animals & Craig Downer v. BLM
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07/21/2010 This case challenges a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to roundup and remove nearly all of the wild free-roaming horses within three horse areas in northeastern Nevada. BLM claims that it needs to remove these horses because they are overgrazing the public lands, although BLM's own documents show that cows - and not wild horses - are causing the degradation of public lands.
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Greenfire Grazing Permit
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Valley Sun, LLC and WWP v. BLM
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04/29/2010 Advocates for the West represents Valley Sun, LLC and Western Watersheds Project on their challenge to a decision by BLM to cancel the Greenfire Preserve's grazing permit due to reasons related to lack of grazing. On June 11, 2010, an ALJ granted Valley Sun a stay of BLM's cancellation decision, citing potential harm identified by expert geologist Don Clarke, in contrast to only speculative harm raised by BLM. This results in the permit not being cancelled during the pendency of the appeal.
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Idaho state land grazing
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Settled
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Lazy Y Ranch v. Wiggins, 06-cv-340-MHW (D. Idaho)
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08/28/2006 Executive Director Laird Lucas has brought a series of lawsuits against the Idaho State Land Board over the last decade, based on their refusal to award school land leases to conservationists seeking to pay more money to protect and restore the lands.
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Pahsimeroi endangered fish
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Pending
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Western Watersheds Project v. Rosenkrance, No. 09-cv-532 (D. Idaho)
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10/16/2009 The Pahsimeroi Valley contains key habitat for three species of Endangered Species Act-listed fish: bull trout, chinook salmon, and steelhead. Yet BLM and Forest Service have not conducted monitoring and habitat improvements as required by their own ESA consultation, which is now very outdated. Their failure to meet fish habitat requirements or to consult over changed conditions violates the ESA, and perpetuates degraded habitat conditions in the Pahsimeroi.
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Lemhi endangered fish
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Pending
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WWP v. Wood et al., No. 09-cv-368 (D. Idaho)
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09/28/2009 This action challenges Forest Service and BLM violations of the Endangered Species Act in failing to carry out consulations with US Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries over impacts of livestock grazing, irrigation diversions, and other management actions upon salmon, steelhead and bull trout in the Lemhi River watershed of central Idaho.
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Grouse, Meadow, Rock, Trail Creek grazing allotments
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Pending
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Western Watersheds Project v. Rosenkrance, No. 09-cv-298 (D. Idaho)
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09/28/2009 This case challenges BLM decisions allowing grazing and construction of numerous livestock watering troughs and fences in the Grouse Creek, Meadow Creek, Trail Creek, and Rock Creek allotments, located in the Pahsimeroi watershed of central Idaho.
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Burnt Creek grazing allotment
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Pending
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WWP v. Rosenkrance, No. 09-cv-365 (D. Idaho)
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09/28/2009 The Burnt Creek allotment is located in the Upper Pahsimeroi watershed, which is occupied by bull trout and sage grouse; and extends over much of the Burnt Creek Wilderness Study Area.
Our prior litigation in 2002-03 forced BLM to close the allotment to grazing for over 5 years, although repeated livestock "trespass" occurred during that time, continuing to harm bull trout habitat.
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Pleasantview allotment
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Settled
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ICL & WWP v. Steele, No. 01-cv-529 (D. Idaho)
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10/30/2001 The Pleasantview allotment covers 70,000 acres of mostly public lands near Malad City, in southeast Idaho. It offers habitat for greater sage-grouse, Columbia sharp-tail grouse, and other imperiled species; yet BLM has allowed excessive livestock grazing to badly damage the uplands and stream bottoms. Weeds and alien species are spreading, aided by livestock overgrazing of native plants and damage to soils.
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Kemmerer sheep grazing
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Case Won
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WWP v. BLM & Broadbent Grazing Assoc., WY 090-2007-15 (DOI OHA)
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11/30/2007 The Granger and Carter Lease allotments encompass 720,000 acres of prime sage grouse habitat in BLM's Kemmerer Field Office of southwestern Wyoming.
BLM previously approved oil and gas drilling on the Moxa Arch project here, which has already harmed the sage-grouse population. And BLM is planning to expand the Moxa Arch field, which will further fragment the sagebrush habitat and displace sensitive species, including pygmy rabbit and sage-grouse.
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Bighorn National Forest plan
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Pending
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WWP v. US Forest Service, No. 2:07-cv-323-CB (D. Wyoming)
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12/12/2007 The Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming has only a relic population of bighorn sheep, which die when they come into contact with domestic sheep grazing on the public lands. Yet the Forest Service continues to authorize sheep grazing in bighorn habitat, and did not evaluate grazing alternatives to the status quo when it recently revised the Bighorn Forest Plan.
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