More than 100 wolves have been killed

[G_j]

A sad milestone has just passed for the gray wolves of the northern Rockies.

More than 100 wolves have been killed since Idaho and Montana began hunting them this fall ... nearly two a day in Idaho alone.

Just last week, we officially filed our legal brief in federal court -- representing several national environmental organizations free of charge -- to restore federal protections for these majestic creatures. Time and again, the courts have proven the last, best defense for the wolves, but our success depends on you.

Help us save the wolves. Make an emergency contribution today.

http://www.earthjustice.org/our_work/campaigns/wolf-delisting.html
www.earthjustice.org


Months ago, I noted that the hunts could result in the deaths of wolves even in core wilderness regions where the wolves have virtually no conflicts with human activities.

I didn't know how right I'd be.

In a remote federal wilderness region bordering Yellowstone National Park, the Montana hunt claimed nearly half of Yellowstone's famed Cottonwood pack ... including two radio-collared individuals.

These senseless hunts have killed too many wolves already. My legal team here in Bozeman is doing everything we can to stop this slaughter, but we need your support.

Please make a gift today to help us stop the wolf slaughter.

Independent scientists say that 2,000 to 5,000 wolves are required to ensure a sustainable, fully recovered wolf population in the northern Rockies ... but the states' flawed management plans could reduce the population to a level that is too small to survive.

No other endangered species has ever been stripped of federal protections at such a low population level and then immediately hunted to even lower, unsustainable levels.


We successfully reversed the last effort to remove the wolves in the northern Rockies from the endangered species list -- and we fully intend to reverse this one. But we are counting on your support to succeed.

Support our court fight to save the wolves with a special gift today.

On behalf of everyone at Earthjustice, thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Doug Honnold
Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office
Earthjustice

[Orwellian_Ghost]

1. That's appalling

Speechless here.

K&R

[left coaster]

2. I have no words really..

But I thank you for the links and the heads up. I will give what I can, of course.

[xchrom]

3. kick

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. K&R

:argh:

[G_j]

5. another excellent group that fights for the wolves is

Defenders Of wildlife:

http://www.defenders.org/index.php

:thumbsup:

[endeavourniche]

6. There's a simple answer for the ranchers

it's called a Bull Mastiff. They have been protecting the herd for centuries in South America. A Bull Mastiff is capable of handling a wolf in a fight and most of the time just the sight of one stops a wolf attack on the herd.
I don't know why no one in the US has used this method. Anyone know?

[zbikerwy]

11. i scoff at your mastiff

unfortunitly it would take about 5 bull matistiffs( or more) to fight off a pack of 15 wolves, wolves by there very nature are not solitary hunters and when pack sizes are allowed to reach these sizes they are DEADLY to every other living thing in the area ( if not by direct attack, then by wiping out the exsisting prey causing starvation to the other preditors in the area )
the other thing to keep in mind is the very expansive area the mastiffs would have to cover, miles and miles of mountains that the dogs are not bred to operate in, where the wolf on the otherhand is very much at home in. between the overabundunce of griz and the uncontrolled wolf pack sizes we are seeing now i must say the mastiff as a gaurd dog doesn,t have a chance, their isn,t a rancher on the planet that can justify 5 or 6 mastiffs per band of sheep or herd of calves/cows that are scattered over such a vast area of wilderness.
ahh if it were only that simple, but with states having their hands tied as far as self managment where the wolf and griz populations are conserned, i am afraid there is no easy answer.

[G_j]

7. ==

[zbikerwy]

8. just a wee bit more hype than reality here

I'm sorry but having seen more than just a bunch propaganda numbers presented around and about, the losing more than 100 wolves line is misleading as all get out.
what earth justice is not telling you is that we are seeing the other side of their wolf and grizzly protection movement, the wolves since reintroduction combined with the grizzly bear population are are the verge of eating themselves out of house and home, and the other predators that are not the keystone predators are showing all the signs. here is just one sample of what we are seeing now
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8118412&page=1
it was later determined the mountain lion was litterly starving to death and had attacked due tolack of food in what used to be the land of plenty. but now with the wolves and bears booming population decimating the newborn calf elk ( murdering them before they can even stand)and running the limited moose population to death,and latterly decimating the deer and antelope population, even the lower level predators and are beginning to feel the effects. all the way from the coyote, to the mink. remember it takes a lot of wild game to feed 15 full grown wolves in a pack.
here is a report they dint want you to see
http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/wolves/yellowstone060102.htm
I'm sure they will try to say something to discredit both these examples but do a little search on your own guys, this is only two examples, there are many more that they wont tell you about. don't take my word or theirs for it, just do a little research on your own.

just a nw wyomingite who see's what is happening

[anonymous171]

9. OMG 100 THAT'S TOO MUCH! I WEEP FOR THESE ANIMALS!

:sarcasm:

Seriously guys. This is pretty ridiculous.

[G_j]

10. so you are being sarcastic?

:shrug: