'Southwest wolves can’t write Congress, but you can.' (Defenders of Wildlife)

[pinto]

Dear friend,

Can you imagine the southwest without wolves? You might have to if Representative Steve Pearce (NM) is successful in his bid tomorrow to end the federal recovery program for southwest wolves.

Urge your U.S. Representative to oppose efforts to end the southwest wolf recovery program. Congress is expected to vote on the future of southwest wolves tomorrow, so please take action now.

In one of the great conservation accomplishments of the 20th century, the “lobo” was reintroduced to New Mexico and Arizona in 1998 after being driven to extinction in the wild during the early part of the last century.

These captive-bred wolves and their wild offspring have done well -- forming packs, hunting elk, pairing up and having pups. Left alone, these wolves thrive. Unfortunately, they’ve struggled against local opposition, illegal killing and mismanagement.

Just 59 southwest wolves now remain, and some in Congress want to end federal efforts to save them.

An amendment expected to be offered tomorrow by Representative Steve Pearce (NM) would eliminate funding for the southwest wolf reintroduction program -- completely ending the program and dooming the wolves to extinction.

In preparation for the vote, Pearce and his anti-wolf allies have even stooped to spreading misinformation about the southwest wolf recovery program, circulating factually inaccurate reports of wolf attacks. At a recent hearing on the Endangered Species Act, Pearce even made the outrageous statement that “Nothing is more attractive to a wolf than the sound of a crying baby.”

For the record, there is not one documented case of a healthy, wild wolf killing a human in the United States. In fact, you are more likely to be killed by a meteorite than a wild wolf.

Southwest wolves can’t write Congress, but you can.

Help us counter the lies. Take action right now to save Southwest wolves.

I hope you’ll take just a few moments right now to help save this beautiful symbol of the American Southwest.

Sincerely,

signed

Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

http://www.savewolves.org

[northofdenali]

1. Already signed and forwarded -

And against 5 (count 'em, 5) citizen's initiatives that won the votes - aerial wolf killing is still going on here. Even though they do NOT endanger the moose or caribou populations.

It's just "fun" for the pilots and those who like to kill animate creatures.

FUCK them. I hate them all.

I can see killing a moose or a caribou for food (I've done it) or a bear that's attacking.

But killing a wolf? Why?

Might as well kill ravens, crows, etc. They're predator's, too. How about pit bulls? German shepherds? Any animal that eats meat?

Idiots.