Mt Graham Red Squirrel

For Immediate Release, December 22, 2010 Contact: Dr. Robin Silver, (602) 799-3275 Suit Launched to Save Mount Graham Red Squirrel From University of Arizona Telescope Project TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Maricopa Audubon Society and Mount Graham Coalition today filed a…

Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for failing to reinitiate Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation on termination of the Columbine area special…

The endangered Mount Graham red squirrel's population is down to an estimated 35 due to a 48,000-acre fire that burned the mountain from top to bottom over the summer, authorities say. A census of the squirrels showed a significant decrease from the 252 squirrels that were estimated to live on the…

Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for failing to reinitiate Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding (1) the Mount Graham telescope project and its resulting jeopardy to the…

Mount Graham Coalition comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of a Captive Breeding Pilot Program for the Endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has prepared this draft Environmental Assessment (dEA) to analyze potential effects to physical, biological, social, and cultural resources that may result from establishing a captive breeding pilot program for the endangered Mount (Mt.) Graham red squirrel…

In 1990, sworn testimony to Congress by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) revealed the failure of the Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the requirements and protections of the Endangered Species Act. GAO pointed out that the Draft Biological Opinion (BO) prepared for the USFWS on…

In 1990, sworn testimony to Congress by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) revealed the failure of the Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the requirements and protections of the Endangered Species Act. GAO pointed out that the Draft Biological Opinion (BO) prepared for the USFWS on…

Mt. Graham red squirrel ©Claire Zugmeyer Red squirrels are a common sight in wooded rural and suburban areas throughout the continental United States, Alaska, and Canada. Despite the disappearance of millions of acres of the woodlands they once inhabited, most types of squirrels have managed to…