Despite mounting evidence that many species in Wyoming are suffering population
declines and habitat loss, the agencies and political officials responsible for
halting these trends are failing to do so. Except for high-profile mammals like
the grizzly bear and the gray wolf, rare and imperiled animals and plants that
inhabit Wyoming and surrounding regions have been largely ignored.
Yet some of these little-known creatures, such as the Boreal Toad, the Mystery
Vertigo Snail, the Dakota skipper, the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, and rare
plants like the Desert Yellowhead and Laramie Columbine are threatened with
extinction. We seek protection for the entire range of native life, especially
those animals and plants that have been overlooked in the past.
Our wild species work currently focuses on securing protection for rare and
imperiled species and their habitats in the Medicine Bow and Routt National
Forests, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, the Northern Great Plains,
and the Wyoming Basins. We also focus on Endangered Species Act enforcement
issues throughout Wyoming and the surrounding regions.
