Protect America's Wolves!

Dear Kelly,
We accomplished a good thing for America's wolves over the past couple of weeks. US Representatives Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, with help from their fellow US Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, circulated a pro-wolf letter among their 435 colleagues in the US House of Representatives. This letter urged the US Fish & Wildlife Service to keep federal protections in place for America's wolves in the 45 states where they are still protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Our efforts, YOUR efforts, helped boost the numbers of Congressmen and women who signed on to this letter from 30 to 52 signers, during the last two days of last week! These decent men and women hail from dozens of states from New England to the South to the Upper Midwest, the Rockies, the Southwest and the West Coast. The letter was just delivered to the Director of the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Here is the honor roll of those men and women in the US Congress who stepped forward for America's wolves in their time of need, all 52 of them:
(D) = Democrat, (R) = Republican

US Rep. Peter DeFazio (D) of Oregon
US Rep. Ed Markey (D) of Massachusetts
US Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R) of Pennsylvania
US Rep. George Miller (D) of California
US Rep. Sander Levin (D) of Michigan
US Rep. John Conyers (D) of Michigan
US Rep. Henry Waxman (D) of California
US Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D) of Connecticut
US Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D) of Maryland
US Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) of Maryland
US Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) of Arizona
US Rep. Jim Moran (D) of Virginia
US Rep. Anna Eshoo (D) of California
US Rep. Sam Farr (D) of California
US Rep. Floyd Doggett (D) of Texas
US Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) of Oregon
US Rep. Diana DeGette (D) of Colorado
US Rep. James McGovern (D) of Massachusetts
US Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D) of California
US Rep. Brad Sherman (D) of California
US Rep. John Tierney (D) of Massachusetts
US Rep. Lois Capps (D) of California
US Rep. Barbara Lee (D) of California
US Rep. Grace Napolitano (D) of California
US Rep. Jim McDermott (D) of Washington State
US Rep. William Lacy Clay (D) of Missouri
US Rep. Michael Honda (D) of California
US Rep. Steve Israel (D) of New York
US Rep. Jim Langevin (D) of Rhode Island
US Rep. Betty McCollum (D) of Minnesota
US Rep. Adam Schiff (D) of California
US Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D) of Illinois
US Rep. Keith Ellison (D) of Minnesota
US Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) of California
US Rep. John Sarbanes (D) of Maryland
US Rep. Peter Welch (D) of Vermont
US Rep. Niki Tsongas (D) of Massachusetts
US Rep. James Himes (D) of Connecticut
US Rep. Gary Peters (D) of Michigan
US Rep. Jared Polis (D) of Colorado
US Rep. Paul Tonko (D) of New York
US Rep. Judy Chu (D) of California
US Rep. Theodore Deutch (D) of Florida
US Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) of New Hampshire
US Rep. David Cicilline (D) of Rhode Island
US Rep. William Keating (D) of Massachusetts
US Rep. Madeline Bordallo (D) of Guam (US territory)
US Rep. Ron Barber (D) of Arizona
US Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D) of New Jersey
US Rep. Bradley Schneider (D) of Illinois
US Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) of Arizona
US Rep. Grace Meng (D) of New York
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HERE'S THE ACTIONS FOR YOU TO TAKE. PLEASE DO IT, PLEASE TAKE ACTION:

(Here's the phone number of the US Capitol switchboard: 1-202-224-3121. You can call this phone number, ask for your US Rep and you'll be connected to his or her office.)
 
1. Is YOUR US Rep. on the honor roll above?
If YES, please call and thank him or her for doing the right thing! (at 1-202-224-3121)
Encourage them to keep voting to protect America's wolves and all of America's native wildlife. It's very important to do this. Expressing your appreciation and support is the decent thing to do and encourages positive votes in the future.

2. Is YOUR US Rep. missing from this honor roll above? 
If your US Rep did NOT sign, please call your him or her (at 1-202-224-3121) 
Ask their staff why your Rep. did not sign the letter? Also, tell them that you, as a constituent and a voter noticed their lack of public support for protecting America's wolves and how important that is to you.

3. For all wolf defenders, who live in the US or around the world, you are encouraged to contact Dan Ashe, Director of the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Phone: 1-800-344-9453, EMail: www.fws.gov/duspit/contactus.htm
Urge Mr. Ashe to honor the pro-wolf letter he just received from 52 members of the US Congress, by keeping federal protections in place for America's wolves in the 45 states where they are still federally protected.

Remind your US Rep. (and Mr. Ashe) that science has clearly demonstrated that America's native wolves and all natural predators are vital for every healthy ecosystem. They keep their prey species healthy and strong, while ensuring biodiversity - a healthy and balanced landscape with the presence of diverse wildlife, plants and trees, and that such healthy landscapes are vital for people, too. Where wolves are wild and free, it has been demonstrated repeatedly that their prey species are not only healthier but these prey populations often increase with wolves on the land! And wolf depridation of cattle is almost non-existent, the cattlemen are lying about wolves. In states with both wolves and cattle, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, wolves take a mere .000029% of cattle, which is statistically just about ZERO. The wolf "problem" is in reality a people problem - a primitive, cultural hatred, by a vocal and brutal minority - of the vital, innocent and  beautiful wolf, that must be consigned to the past where it belongs. And finally, without federal protections, we have all witnessed unethical state wildlife agency mis-"management" (= massive killing) that allows for sadistic persecution and slaughter of wolves, including wolf pups, by a bizarre collection of ignorant sport killers, creepy trappers and others who need far more control placed on them than wolves and other vital and innocent native wildlife do.