NRDC's Senior Wildlife Advocate Louisa Willcox is based in Livingston, Montana. From 1997-2002 she served as project coordinator for the Sierra Clubs Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Project, a campaign to recover the grizzly in the lower 48 states. From 1985-1995, Louisa served as program director for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, where she managed the program staff, and directed the advocacy efforts of the Coalition. She has an M.S. from the School of Forestry at Yale University and a B.A. from Williams College in Williamstown, MA
Posted June 20, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
On Monday an amendment to the Farm Bill failed that had been proposed by Montana senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus to help livestock operations and the conservation of wolves and grizzly bears. In this era of political and...continued→
Posted May 1, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Recent statements made at the Yellowstone grizzly bear subcommittee meeting show that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is again putting a political agenda ahead of science, when it comes to decisions affecting the future of the Yellowstone...continued→
Posted April 6, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Whitney Leonard of NRDC's Montana office A few week ago, there was a lively discussion about the effectiveness of bear pepper spray at the International Human/Bear conflict workshop in Missoula. The conclusion of over 300 experts pointed to...continued→
Posted March 20, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Health and the Environment, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A recent study of hibernating black bears revealed another medical miracle unique to bears: these snoozing bears were able to heal cuts and wounds as fast as they would if their bodies were warmer and active. This is not supposed...continued→
Posted February 22, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The 229,000 acre roadless portion of the Gallatin Range in Montana deserves protection by Congress as Wilderness. It is the largest part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that is wild yet still not part of the national wilderness system....continued→
Posted January 17, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today I got an update from my friends in Alberta about a protest underway to save critical wildlands in the Castle area of southwest Alberta. Despite the frigid winter temperatures, 50 or so friends of the Castle have banded together...continued→
Posted January 13, 2012 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
It has taken me a while to process the many photos I took at the Nov 6, 2011 Keystone XL pipeline protest that involved encircling the White House, but I got a few good ones that I would like to...continued→
Posted December 7, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
What will it take to recover Yellowstone grizzlies? Well, most everyone agrees the main thing is to provide bears with access to secure habitat and food. Scientists and wildlife managers have also long agreed that there isn't enough of either...continued→
Posted October 21, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The October 2nd article in the Missoulian also contained another misleading statement by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator Dr. Chris Servheen about public support for bear recovery. Dr. Servheen said: “If we are blocked by the...continued→
Posted October 18, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In an October 2nd article in the Missoulian, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator Dr. Chris Servheen made several statements that undermined the broader public interest in grizzly bears, and were misleading about the role of environmentalists...continued→
Posted October 4, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yes, the wolf hunting season has begun in Montana and Idaho—a tragic outcome that we at NRDC worked so hard to forestall. We and our dedicated Activists and Members threw our all into a campaign over the past six...continued→
Posted September 23, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The question of the relevance of Yellowstone grizzly numbers and trends came into question during the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in March on the appeal of the District Court ruling that returned Yellowstone grizzly bears to the list...continued→
Posted September 19, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Following are excerpts of interviews with some of our whitebark pine and grizzly bear citizen scientists over the last three years. Given the enthusiastic response I got when I read these out during a presentation last week at the Whitebark...continued→
Posted September 14, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I’m still scratching my head over the announcement this morning that Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Congressman Raul Labrador are introducing legislation to amend the Endangered Species Act to permit actions carried out against grizzly bears in...continued→
Posted August 25, 2011 by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Left to right: Earthjustice attorneys Sean Helle, Jenny Harbine and Douglas Honnold at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The March 2011 oral argument on the 9th Circuit Appeal of Judge Molloy’s ruling that relisted Yellowstone grizzly bears included...continued→
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