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Wolf Killing Could Start Today

by w0lfie (Subscribe)

Posted on: May 4, 2009 at 9:27 PM EST

Channel: Local News

Location: Idaho, USA

Starting today, hundreds of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and parts of Greater Yellowstone are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Without these life-saving protections, more than 1,000 wolves could be killed -- the most significant wolf massacre in the lower 48 United States since the last century.

You’ll recall that the famous Yellowstone wolf Limpy was shot and killed the very morning that the Bush/Cheney administration first lifted protections. Dozens more wolves suffered the same fate before Defenders persuaded a federal judge to restore protections.

And now with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s deadly decision, we’re again in court. The stakes are so high, so please help save these wolves and other imperiled animals as a Wildlife Guardian.

Defenseless wolf pups will soon be emerging from their dens. Hundreds of wolves -- including pups as young as five months of age -- could be killed by a wolf hunt that Idaho has approved. In fact, Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has even publicly declared that he wants to shoot the first wolf himself!

Extremists like Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition head Ron Gillette have even gone so far as to label wolves as terrorists at public meetings, calling for dramatic action to eliminate wolves -- a vital part of healthy ecosystems in the Northern Rockies.

We need your compassionate help to save these wolves.

Our wolf-saving efforts don’t begin or end at the courthouse doors.

Defenders of Wildlife’s on-the-ground wolf conservation experts are gearing up for this summer’s wolf-saving work, preparing effective projects that use proven, common-sense non-lethal deterrents to keep wolves away from livestock… and alive.

And we’re also working with biologists, ranchers, farmers, hunters, tribal leaders and others in an ambitious effort to raise awareness about the gray wolf’s important role in the American West and ensure a lasting future for these magnificent animals.

Please become a Wildlife Guardian today and help support these and other vital efforts to save the lives of wolves and safeguard the future of healthy wolf populations in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.

Time is of the essence. I hope we can count on your support to save wolves from the guns of Butch Otter and his henchmen.

Idaho says ...

On Monday, May 4 at 10:51 PM

Commenter

This has to be about the most mind numbing blatant piece of extremist propaganda that I have ever read. I urge people with common sense to please go search and read the Idaho Wolf Management Plan at the Idaho Fish and Game website.

Saint Subversive says ...

On Monday, May 4 at 11:22 PM

Commenter

Yeeehaw ... the governor of Idaho even wants to shoot the first one himself! Maybe he's setting himself to run with Palin in 2012 on the "vapid bloodthirsty rural moron with a gun and a double digit IQ" ticket. Thanks for your input, Spudland.

Researcher says ...

On Tuesday, May 5 at 12:08 PM

Commenter

Wolf population in Mt, Id,Wy achieved its numerical goal in 2002 .Dont be distracted by lies and emotions.The population of wolves is expanding at an incredible rate and needs to be managed as stated by the govt. biologists in charge of wolves.

Researcher says ...

On Tuesday, May 5 at 12:15 PM

Commenter

Federal Register link that shows the stated goal of recovery numbers,which by the way was agreed to by all partys concerned.http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-7019.htm

rebadog44 says ...

On Tuesday, May 5 at 10:01 PM

Commenter

seeing what theydid to the local packs that werent there by you experts--they killed them all-and now they are thriving wish all you yuppies had them in your back door and cant wait till I can get my tag-----

Wolf Victim says ...

On Wednesday, May 6 at 11:32 AM

Commenter

These fuzzy puppies have killed and maimed so many horses and dogs where we live. Too bad we can't sue DoW for putting these killers in our back yards. They don't compensate - that's a lie!

jpchome@sbcglobal.net says ...

On Friday, May 8 at 3:08 AM

Commenter

God first Family second animals third environmentist fourth - the animal kingdom will take care of itself. We don't need people clogging up our court system with useless cases. Environmentists need to get a real life.

J says ...

On Tuesday, Sep 1 at 5:22 PM

Commenter

You people out there who want them killed have all kinds of reasons and excuses to justify killing them. I hope you people can sleep at night ! They have just as much right to live as we do. There are better ways to manage them without having to kill

Brandilion says ...

On Sunday, Oct 11 at 3:20 PM

Commenter

Wow. I haven't seen this much stupidity combined in such a small area in a long time. Oh wait.. I take that back. I was went to hear the "so-called" speech by the governor of Idaho. Wolves are an intelligent speices and yes they have.....

Brandilion says ...

On Sunday, Oct 11 at 3:23 PM

Commenter

attacked livestock and some pets but can we really blame them? Humans have overpopulated the world and we have pushed animals to new environments so that it would be conveint for us. It's selfish. In my mind I believe they have the right to kill.....

Brandilion says ...

On Sunday, Oct 11 at 3:25 PM

Commenter

..off some of the livestock. First off if all the selfish hunters out there hunting all of the wolves' prey for mer sport then perhaps depredation wouldn't be as extreme as it is now. Not to mention that all these people are obviously completely.....

Brandilion says ...

On Sunday, Oct 11 at 3:27 PM

Commenter

..ignorant of the ways of the wolf. If they did some reseach then they would learn that wolves hunt out the weak and sickly in a herd so that the herd reproduces with other healthy herd members. Hunters do the opposite, picking out the best looking..

Brandilion says ...

On Sunday, Oct 11 at 3:31 PM

Commenter

...one they see. Which does the complete opposite. Allowing sickly to mate with sickly producing what? Take a wild guess. More sickly!!! Wow, who would have guessed? Use your minds not your greed. Let life balence things out, and stop interfering.

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