Take Action: Tell the Bush Administration to Protect Gray Wolves!

Tell the Bush Administration to Protect Gray Wolves!

A new Bush Administration proposal to strip gray wolves of federal protection would pave the way for mass killings of wolves in Yellowstone's wild country and central Idaho. This reckless plan would turn over wolf management to state agencies. Idaho is already gearing up to kill off the majority of its wolves. With oil and gas drilling, logging and road building chipping away at crucial wildlife habitat across the Rockies, leaving wolves unprotected could drive them back to the brink of extinction.

Send a message to the Bush Administration opposing any plan that would strip wolves of federal protection and leave them vulnerable to mass killing.

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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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I urge you not to delist the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains until adequate plans are in place to ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come.

The recovery of these wolves is a success story that is still unfolding, and turning wolf management over to state agencies at this juncture is irresponsible. Wyoming's and Idaho's current management plans call for killing over two-thirds of the Yellowstone and central Idaho populations which total roughly 1200 wolves and could push the wolves in these populations back to the brink of extinction. 
 
Wolves are an essential part of healthy ecosystems, and if there is one place in this country where they should be allowed to flourish, it is in and around Yellowstone -- our nation's oldest park -- and the remote Selway Bitterroot ecosystem in central Idaho. Since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone and the central Idaho wilderness in 1995, they have helped plant and animal systems come back into balance. Willows and aspen now grow, beavers and riparian bird species thrive, coyotes and bears benefit from food sources provided by wolves. Moreover, wolves are vital to the economy; each year, people who come to see wolves contribute millions of dollars to the region's communities.

Wolves once thrived in much of the lower 48 states; today they hang on at only 5 percent of their former numbers. It is unwise to jeopardize the full recovery of a species that has suffered such a dramatic decline. Please maintain federal protection for this icon of the American West.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,

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