Join Us for a Born to Rewild Double Feature in Taos, NM!
Join us and the Rewilding Institute in Taos, New Mexico for a rewilding film double feature. Watch Born to Rewild and The Right to Be Wild. Photo: Kristen M. Caldon
News about Western Wildway
A Ray of Hope for Wildlife and People in the Borderlands
At a roundtable discussion of borderlands issues led by Sen. Bernie Sanders earlier this week, our borderlands program coordinator left with a little more hope about an equitable future for both wildlife and people in the area, as compassionate elected officials work to protect this unique region. Photo: Courtesy of Myles Traphagen
Sonora Congress Promotes Wildlife Passages on Its Roads
Read Mexico Program Director Juan Carlos Bravo’s interview in Huffington Post about the Sonora Congress’s exhortation to the federal government to build wildlife crossings on roads. Photo: SoyCobre
Sonora Congress Exhorts SCT to Build Wildlife Crossings on Highways
Juan Carlos Bravo, director of our Mexico Program, spoke with Spanish outlet Algo Que Informar about the Sonora Congress’s exhortation to Mexico’s federal transportation committee to build wildlife crossings on highways. Photo: William C. Gladish
WN Celebrates the Exhortation for Wildlife Crossings
In El Sol de Hermosillo, a newspaper from Sonora, Mexico, Mexico Program Director Juan Carlos Bravo celebrates Sonora Congress’s exhortation to Mexico’s federal transportation committee to build wildlife crossings. Photo: El Sol de Hermosillo
Sonora’s State Congress Issues Exhortation for Transportation Agency to Build Wildlife Crossings on Borderlands Highway 2
The State Congress of Sonora has issued an exhortation to Mexico’s federal transportation agency, the Secretariat of Communications and Transports (SCT), to address fatal wildlife vehicle collisions by building wildlife crossings in the State. Photo: SoyCobre
Meet Us In Eugene to Watch Born to Rewild!
Join us in Oregon at the inaugural Eugene Environmental Film Festival October 5-7 to watch Born to Rewild and other great environmental films. Photo: John Davis
Sonora Needs Wildlife Crossings, Every Year 2,000 Animals Become Roadkill: Juan Carlos Bravo
Juan Carlos Bravo, director of our Mexico Program, spoke with Proyecto Puente, a Spanish-language outlet in Sonora, Mexico, about the killing of a female black bear on Mexico’s Highway 2. Photo: William C. Gladish
Bridges or Tunnels are Needed for Animals to Cross Mexican Roads: Wildlands Network
Watch Uniradio Noticias’s interview with Juan Carlos Bravo, director of our Mexico Program, about the killing of a female black bear in a wildlife-vehicle collision on Mexico’s Highway 2. Photo: William C. Gladish
Faced with a Run-Over Bear, They Insist on Wildlife Crossings
Watch Televisa Sonora’s interview with Juan Carlos Bravo, director of our Mexico Program, about the killing of a female black bear on Mexico’s Highway 2. The bear was struck by a vehicle, which shows the need for wildlife crossings on the highway to protect both human non-human travelers alike. Photo: SoyCobre
Muere osa atropellada entre Ímuris y Cananea
El Sábado 22 de septiembre una hembra de oso negro, especie en peligro de extinción en México, fue golpeada por un vehículo, al intentar cruzar la carretera federal 2 del tramo Ímuris-Cananea, muriendo a la orilla de la misma. Foto: SoyCubre
Female Black Bear Killed on Mexico’s Highway 2
On Saturday, September 22, a vehicle struck and killed a female black bear (Ursus americanus) as she tried to cross Federal Highway 2 in the Sky Islands region of Sonora, México, where black bears are considered endangered. Such tragedies show the critical need for functional wildlife crossings along this highway to protect both wild and human travelers. Photo: SoyCobre
Celebrating Public Lands Day in the Western Wildway
This Saturday—September 22—is National Public Lands Day. While it’s a chance to celebrate and give back to our shared spaces, it’s also an opportunity to shift the public policy that governs these special areas to include a broader ecological perspective. Photo: Kristen M. Caldon
An Intern Reflects: There Is Still Hope for the Conservation Movement
Erin Yoder Logue was one of our two summer Law and Policy Interns in our Seattle office. During her time with us, Erin helped us move forward in our efforts to reconnect, restore, and rewild North America on the ground. Photo: Wildlands Network
Join us for the Gallup Film Festival
Join us in Gallup, New Mexico for the Gallup Film Festival, where Born to Rewild will screen. The festival features films from different genres, as well as musical performances, workshops and lectures. It’s sure to be a fun time for all! Photo: Kristen M. Caldon