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Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!

Target: Ben Tuggle, Southwest Regional Director for the Fish & Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

Mexican wolves -- one of the most endangered animals in the world -- play an important role in restoring balance to Southwest forests. But recovery efforts have yet to ensure a lasting future for these animals that play an important role in the culture and wilderness of the Southwest.

Commonly referred to as "el lobo," the Mexican gray wolf once ranged from central Mexico to southwestern Texas, southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. But alarming new population numbers show that Southwest wolves are down to only 52 individuals and 4 breeding pairs.

Your comments can make a difference -- so speak up! Please sign our petition to Ben Tuggle, Southwest Regional Director for the Fish & Wildlife Service: tell him it's time to restore the Mexican wolf to its rightful place, and ecological role, in the wilds of the Southwest.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000
 

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Dear Mr. Tuggle:

I appreciate the complexities of restoring the Mexican wolf to its rightful place, and ecological role, in Arizona and New Mexico. I am writing to remind you that the complexities are political, not biological -- the wolves know how to form packs, kill elk, and raise pups, but they count on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to secure their recovery.

I urge you to make sure that all the management actions and discretionary "operating procedures" of the Mexican wolf reintroduction program make a positive contribution to recovery of the species, as the Endangered Species Act requires.
We signed the “Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!” petition!
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9:38 am PDT, Sep 30, Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 4,399:
8:59 am PDT, Sep 30, Brittany Gardner, Washington
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8:35 am PDT, Sep 30, Jennifer Dennis, Arkansas
Please save the wolves.I'm tired of animals being wiped off the face of the Earth.They have a right to survive!
# 4,397:
8:20 am PDT, Sep 30, Kim Coe, North Carolina
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9:11 pm PDT, Sep 29, B.J. Hargrove,, Washington
# 4,395:
8:27 pm PDT, Sep 29, Myrna Lipman, Washington
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8:22 pm PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, California
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8:17 pm PDT, Sep 29, Barbara Hill, Texas
# 4,392:
6:48 pm PDT, Sep 29, Mary Ellen Blanchard, New York
Please do your duty to nature and these beautiful creatures.
# 4,391:
6:47 pm PDT, Sep 29, Kim Harris, Oregon
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6:17 pm PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, California
# 4,389:
6:17 pm PDT, Sep 29, Robert Allan, Oregon
# 4,388:
6:09 pm PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, Virginia
I hope this helps! Save the Southwest Wolves!
# 4,387:
5:52 pm PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, California
# 4,386:
5:45 pm PDT, Sep 29, Julia Griffith, Ohio
It is time that the human race takes responsiblity for the other species on the planet.
# 4,385:
5:14 pm PDT, Sep 29, Melissa Compton, California
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4:21 pm PDT, Sep 29, Marla Wentworth, California
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3:45 pm PDT, Sep 29, Sarah Campbell, South Carolina
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3:38 pm PDT, Sep 29, Mike Hansen, Illinois
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3:16 pm PDT, Sep 29, Tammy Vredenburg, Hawaii
# 4,380:
2:16 pm PDT, Sep 29, Jennifer Meck, Illinois
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2:06 pm PDT, Sep 29, Julie Lane, California
# 4,378:
1:48 pm PDT, Sep 29, Elaine George, Illinois
This story is so sad. These animals deserve a chance to survive.
# 4,377:
12:53 pm PDT, Sep 29, TERRA EDWARDS, Maryland
# 4,376:
12:40 pm PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, California
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12:23 pm PDT, Sep 29, DIANA AMARO, California
# 4,374:
12:22 pm PDT, Sep 29, Tara Wachsmann, North Carolina
# 4,373:
11:56 am PDT, Sep 29, Rebecca Routon, California
Please, plese do all you can to make sure that this beautiful creature does not disappear from our world. All of God's creations deserve life and it is our responsibility to make sure they have it - in quantity and quality! Becky Routon
# 4,372:
11:51 am PDT, Sep 29, Patience Wallace, Tennessee
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11:07 am PDT, Sep 29, GISELA HIDALGO, Florida
Dear Mr Tuggle I count on you too.
# 4,370:
11:04 am PDT, Sep 29, Maryann Hammers, California
Just 52 Southwest wolves left! And then it's gone. Please don't contribute to the extinction of yet another animal.
# 4,369:
10:54 am PDT, Sep 29, Phil Aune, California
# 4,368:
10:22 am PDT, Sep 29, Ginny Procuniar, Illinois
# 4,367:
10:19 am PDT, Sep 29, Margaret Gutmann, Kentucky
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10:17 am PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 4,365:
10:10 am PDT, Sep 29, Cheryl Kelly, California
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9:58 am PDT, Sep 29, Luna Merzian, California
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9:55 am PDT, Sep 29, Diane Fadden, Washington
# 4,362:
9:50 am PDT, Sep 29, James McNabb, Texas
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9:00 am PDT, Sep 29, Amy Andrews, Arizona
I live in Arizona and am saddened that more is not being done to save the Mexican wolf.
# 4,360:
8:57 am PDT, Sep 29, Merlinda Torres, California
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8:53 am PDT, Sep 29, Carmelita De haven, California
# 4,358:
8:51 am PDT, Sep 29, Meggan Blanchard, New York
Protect our environment; protect our wildlife!
# 4,357:
8:48 am PDT, Sep 29, Martha Kelly, Connecticut
Large predators have been shown to be important to the health of entire ecosystems in other locations. Please support the reintroduction of this local species.
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8:46 am PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, California
# 4,355:
8:25 am PDT, Sep 29, Steve Breyman, New York
# 4,354:
7:45 am PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, South Dakota
We cannot afford to let another entire breed become extinct.
# 4,353:
7:27 am PDT, Sep 29, Peter Fremming, New York
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7:13 am PDT, Sep 29, Audrey Wikel, Illinois
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7:06 am PDT, Sep 29, Name not displayed, Ireland
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