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Instead of managing wildlife as pests—live and let live

By Nicole Rivard We hit the ground running this year, appearing in court in January defending Utah’s prairie dogs. We are challenging permits and a range-wide plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that allows the removal and killing of thousands of threatened Utah prairie dogs, imperiling the species just to appease a relentless local […]

News on July 22, 2026

Two fin whales slaughtered in Iceland, FoA reignites calls for tourism boycott

News on June 25, 2026

Put away your stomping shoes: the misconceptions surrounding the killing of spotted lanternflies

In Our View on June 23, 2026

Cheers to RI Gov. McKee for signing bill that phases out the most toxic rodenticides in law

News on June 22, 2026

Clover is having a moment, and that’s good news for pollinators

In Our View on June 22, 2026

NYC carriage trade claims two lives in a week. City Council can stop it.

News on June 18, 2026

Jeers to Texas Republican Convention for using a live elephant as a political prop

News on June 16, 2026