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Tell Alaska's Governor: Stop Aerial Gunning!

Target: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife

Over the past four years, Alaska's aerial hunting program has claimed the lives of nearly 700 hundred wolves. State-permitted aerial hunters and pilots are preparing to take to the skies again, and we need your help to stop them.

Sign our petition to send a message to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin urging her to end the state's unfounded aerial hunting program immediately.

Too many wolves have died needless deaths - this brutal practice has to stop. Help shine a spotlight on Alaska's inhumane aerial gunning program. Watch the video, sign our petition and send an email to your friends to spread the word.

deadline: 9-25-2008
goal: 25,000

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As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about sound wildlife management, I strongly urge you to withdraw your support for the use of aircraft to hunt and kill Alaska's wolves and bears.

Alaska is well known for its amazing wildlife and stunning natural beauty. It is appalling that your office and others in the state government continue to sanction the brutal aerial hunting of the state's majestic wolves and bears in nearly 60,000 square miles of the state.

As I am sure you are aware, aerial hunting was outlawed by the federal government in 1972. Yet Alaska officials continue to skirt the law and permit aerial hunting, claiming that this terrible practice is necessary for wildlife management -- an assertion that is not supported by available data on wildlife population numbers.

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We signed the “Tell Alaska's Governor: Stop Aerial Gunning!” petition!

# 100:

6:41 am PDT, Oct 10, Brian Judd, California
Please stop allowing people to hunt this way. get them on the ground, on their own feet, with integrity.

# 99:

6:40 am PDT, Oct 10, Sandra Schonder, Florida

# 98:

6:40 am PDT, Oct 10, Amy Schumacher, Ohio

# 97:

6:40 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, California

# 96:

6:40 am PDT, Oct 10, Joe Russell, Illinois

# 95:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 10, Stephanie Schacherer, Texas

# 94:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 10, Patty Werderman, Virginia

# 93:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Ohio

# 92:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 10, Paul Keating, New Jersey

# 91:

6:38 am PDT, Oct 10, Kerry Rottenstein, Ohio
What an absolutely horrendous practice! Stop this immediately!

# 90:

6:38 am PDT, Oct 10, MARY SULAIMAN, Texas
AERIAL GUNNING IS A VICIOUS "SPORT". IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGET PRACTICE, MAIMING, WOUNDING AND KILLING. A COVERT WAY TO ENJOY KILLING. NO REAL MAN/WOMAN TAKES PART IN SUCH AS THIS.

# 89:

6:38 am PDT, Oct 10, Monica Ross, Florida
Wildlife management really only needs to occur if preditors are not present. Lets see this for what it is..protection of farmer stock profit and freedom to kill for the fun of it. It is also a waste of tax payers money to advertise to keep something like this legal while the money could be spent on more useful purposes.

# 88:

6:38 am PDT, Oct 10, James McAdam, Indiana

# 87:

6:37 am PDT, Oct 10, ELIZABETH MCDONALD, New York
THIS IS BARBARIC!! THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE AND NOT GUNNED DOWN FOR SPORT..SHAME ON YOU FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN!!

# 86:

6:37 am PDT, Oct 10, Gail Gorlitzz, Washington D.C.

# 85:

6:37 am PDT, Oct 10, J Lee, Missouri

# 84:

6:36 am PDT, Oct 10, Jude Tulla, Canada
The use of public money for the slaughter of these beautiful and innocent animals is horrendous. Where do the rights of those of us who just want to OBSERVE these magical creatures come in?? Has there been an EQUAL amount of money dedicated to "safe areas" for wolves???? I doubt it. Gov. Palin should be voted out of office if her agenda is controlled by the gun lobby and hunting organizations.

# 83:

6:35 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Maryland

# 82:

6:34 am PDT, Oct 10, A Hays, Indiana
It is time to end this practice for good.

# 81:

6:34 am PDT, Oct 10, Barbara Hagen, Florida
Itis cruel and in humane

# 80:

6:33 am PDT, Oct 10, Alice Anna Phillips, Virginia
Please stop!

# 79:

6:33 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Connecticut

# 78:

6:33 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Ohio
You people just aren't going to be happy until you've gained as much money as you can out of killing wolves and they are all dead. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LET THEM BE! How would you feel if someone set you loose with no clothes, no weapons to defend yourself and hunted you mercilessly until you were dead tired with no where to hide, shooting you from a plane or helicopter? These are God's creatures, a vital part of our eco system. I am so sick of peoples GREED, AND LUST FOR KILLING! LET THE WOLVES LIVE!!!!!!

# 77:

6:32 am PDT, Oct 10, Louise Thundercloud, Washington D.C.

# 76:

6:31 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, New York
Spend your time and money going after criminals not the innocent animals.

# 75:

6:30 am PDT, Oct 10, John Vermaes, Arizona
You absolutely have to cease with this asinine, barbaric, idiotic act of aerial hunting. How much money are you and your cronies making off of this? That HAS to be why you allow such a thing to exist.

# 74:

6:29 am PDT, Oct 10, Deyana Petrova, Bulgaria

# 73:

6:29 am PDT, Oct 10, Heather Keun, Illinois

# 72:

6:29 am PDT, Oct 10, Wendy Carruth, Texas

# 71:

6:28 am PDT, Oct 10, Sofia Natsis, New York

# 70:

6:28 am PDT, Oct 10, Alexis V. Terrell, Florida
It's inhumane, cruel, barbaric and uncivilized to kill these, or any, animals! Stop murdering innocent animals as they also have a right to a life free of pain and torture from arrogant humans.

# 69:

6:28 am PDT, Oct 10, Joan Bolker, Massachusetts
I've been to Alaska, I've seen wolves, and I can't imagine why your permit this disgusting behavior (perhaps your aim is to turn Alaska into another shopping mall...)

# 68:

6:27 am PDT, Oct 10, Janet Riddle, Illinois
There is simply no excuse to shoot entire packs of wolves by running to exhaustion and then shooting them point blank. What barbaric cowardly human beings! And anyone who supports this practice is just as guilty.

# 67:

6:27 am PDT, Oct 10, MIchele Urban, Pennsylvania
STOP THE INSANITY

# 66:

6:26 am PDT, Oct 10, Marc Anderson, Missouri

# 65:

6:26 am PDT, Oct 10, Brittany Day, North Carolina

# 64:

6:25 am PDT, Oct 10, Diane Verrochi, Connecticut

# 63:

6:25 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Alabama

# 62:

6:25 am PDT, Oct 10, Lidia Ferdmann, Peru

# 61:

6:24 am PDT, Oct 10, Alta Brewer, Florida
Stop killing our wild life and our earth. If we humans continue to kill in this manner, there will be nothing left in the food chain.

# 60:

6:24 am PDT, Oct 10, Rob Clifford, Colorado

# 59:

6:23 am PDT, Oct 10, Name not displayed, Texas

# 58:

6:23 am PDT, Oct 10, Sandra Costa, Brazil

# 57:

6:22 am PDT, Oct 10, Jaime Iglehart, New York

# 56:

6:21 am PDT, Oct 10, Elizabeth King, Kentucky
This is the most cowardly way to hunt. Wolves are an intricate part of the environment & circle of life in Alaska. Please, stop thinking of your wallets & think of the humane way humans should behave towards all living things on this earth. We are intelligent enough to not act in this manner, well most of us are.

# 55:

6:21 am PDT, Oct 10, Jasmina Gradistanac, Massachusetts

# 54:

6:20 am PDT, Oct 10, Erin Dawson, Pennsylvania

# 53:

6:19 am PDT, Oct 10, Barbara Cade, Georgia

# 52:

6:19 am PDT, Oct 10, Matt Good, Florida

# 51:

6:19 am PDT, Oct 10, Brenda Gruwell, Georgia
Hunting should only be for the purpose of food (who eat's wolves?). Killing from the air is barbaric and no man worth his salt would consider this a "manly" way to hunt. Must be a coward's sport.

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