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| Friend, I’ve got good news and bad news about our work to protect grizzly bears and wolves. |
| First, the bad news: Idaho passed an aggressive wolf-killing law that permits hunters and trappers to slaughter the vast majority of the state’s wolves. Idaho even offers wolf killers a bounty of up to $2,000 per wolf, and it allows them to use indiscriminate leg-trapping and neck-snaring devices that kill federally protected grizzly bears and other wildlife as well. |
| But here’s the good news: Thanks to funding from our supporters, we're suing to protect grizzly bears and wolves from Idaho’s inhumane trapping policy. |
| This case is a perfect example of how Earthjustice is an indispensable force in the environmental movement — and how you are an indispensable part of Earthjustice. We are leading litigation for a coalition of 13 environmental groups in this case and represent each one free of charge thanks to your support. Can you donate to support our work and help us protect grizzly bears and wolves? |
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| Grizzly bears and wolves are critical to healthy ecosystems across the Western United States. But that didn’t stop hunters and trappers from driving them to the verge of extinction, and it didn’t stop the Trump administration from removing wolves from the endangered species list. We fought both these threats and won, including a far-reaching victory in 2022 that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the wolves in 44 states — but not Idaho. |
| Now, Idaho authorizes unlimited wolf killing, often carried out by recreational trappers equipped with powerful leg-trapping and neck-snaring devices — and little mandated training. Paired with baits and other attractants, these restraining and killing devices account for the majority of Idaho’s wolf deaths each year. They also frequently injure and kill non-target animals, including federally protected grizzly bears, which are facing continued attacks on their own much-needed protections. |
| So Earthjustice is representing a coalition of 13 environmental groups in a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s wolf-trapping policy. |
| This case is one of hundreds that demonstrate how Earthjustice is the legal backbone of the environmental movement. Our 200 attorneys are experts in their fields, and we represent our clients for free thanks to generous donations from supporters like you. |
| In this case, we represent Center for Biological Diversity, Footloose Montana, Friends of the Clearwater, Gallatin Wildlife Association, Global Indigenous Council, the Humane Society of the United States, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, Sierra Club, Trap Free Montana, Western Watersheds Project, Wilderness Watch, and Wolves of the Rockies. |
| This is just one of the roughly 500 active legal proceedings Earthjustice is involved in right now. Across the environmental movement, groups large and small rely on our free legal services to take on polluting industries, save endangered species, and fight climate change. |
| That’s why behind hundreds of major environmental wins, you’ll find Earthjustice. |
| Friend, with every dollar we raise, we can take on more legal battles for our environment. So please help us raise $26,882 to hit our monthly fundraising goal by midnight tonight, and together, we will protect the earth and all its inhabitants. |
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In partnership,
Benjamin Scrimshaw
Earthjustice Senior Associate Attorney
Northern Rockies Office
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