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Topic: Pre-Written Letter Regarding Anti-Wolf Bills
Wolf Warriors
This letter is for you to send to your senators and representatives regarding the multiple anti-wolf/anti-wildlife bills that will exclude gray wolves from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We encourage you to personalize the message before you send it.
Don't forget to add your name at the bottom and the name of your senator or representative at the top in the spaces provided!
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To:
Find a list of your senators at: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Find a list of your representatives at:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
Message:
Dear _________,
Gray wolves were once eradicated from the lower 48 states. Today, they are making a slow recovery and inhabit about 5% of their original range. If given time wolves can make a full recovery, however some political powers don't want to see this happen. Several bills have been submitted, or are in the process of being developed, that will prohibit listing gray wolves as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Some of these bills are limited to the Northern Rockies, where wolves are almost (but not yet) recovered, while others cover the entire country. As a concerned citizen and someone who values all wildlife, I ask you NOT to support any of these bills.
Wolves are a keystone species and are important to our local ecosystems. They encourage healthy biodiversity and improve the overall health of their habitats. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, researchers notice an incredible change in the environment. Wolves prevented the elk from over grazing, which was harming the park and the animals living there. If given the chance, wolves can do the same for the rest of the country. However, if wolf-hating states are given control over wolves while they are still recovering, all of the positive impacts wolves have had on their environments will be lost. States, like Montana and Idaho, plan to keep their wolf populations at an unhealthy and unstably low number in hopes of artificially boosting already overpopulated ungulate herds. Wyoming and Utah, on the other hand, have a "no wolves allowed" management approach. Wolves will not survive under either of these brutal conditions.
If these bills are passed, wolves will not be the only victims. Passing these bills will give way to farther crippling of the Endangered Species Act. Any endangered species that inconveniences someone with power will be the next to lose their vital protections.
Please do not support any anti-wolf and anti-wildlife bills than plan to rewrite wolves out of the Endangered Species Act. Wolves still need to be protected in order to survive in this country.
Thank you for your time Wolf Warriors
Unfortunately, there is bad news as well.
Last night, many other conservation champions were defeated in Congressional races across the country. The political landscape has changed, and today, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is preparing for tough new challenges.
Saving the lives of wolves in the Northern Rockies and beyond. The election results provide new ammunition for anti-wolf extremists working in Congress to strip wolves of the life-saving protections they need. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund – and our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife – will continue the fight for sound, science-based management to ensure a healthy future for these amazing and ecologically important animals.
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Unfortunately, there is bad news as well.
Last night, many other conservation champions were defeated in Congressional races across the country. The political landscape has changed, and today, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is preparing for tough new challenges.
Saving the lives of wolves in the Northern Rockies and beyond. The election results provide new ammunition for anti-wolf extremists working in Congress to strip wolves of the life-saving protections they need. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund – and our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife – will continue the fight for sound, science-based management to ensure a healthy future for these amazing and ecologically important animals.
More will be added soon.
Wolf Tracks
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/TRACKS
Defenders of wildlife
Alaska Wildlife Alliance
Coalition All Breed Rescue of Arizona
Company of Wolves
In Remembrance of Wolf #10
International Wolf Center
Mexican Wolf Recovery Program
Mission: Wolf
National Wolf/Dog Alliance
North American Wolf Association
Timber Wolf Information Network
White Wolf Sanctuary
W.O.L.F. Rescue and Education
Wolf Conservation Center
Wolf Education and Research Center
Wolf Haven International
Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Wolf Park
Wolfdog Rescue
Wolves-n-Wildlife
"Wolf Sanctuaries"
Candy Kitchen Rescue Ranch New Mexico
International Wolf Center Minnesota
Howling Acres Wolf Sanctuary Oregon
Never Cry Wolf California
W.O.L.F. Rescue and Education Colorado
Wolf Recovery Foundation Idaho
Wolf Song of Alaska
Oklahoma Wolf Park
Indiana Wolf Haven International
Wolf Run Wildlife Refuge
PLEASE GET INVOLVED THEY NEED YOUR
HELP AS DOES ALL OUR ANIMALS.
To the Animals,
Wolfwhisper
