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Don't Let Idaho Kill Endangered Wolves
Target: Fish and Wildlife ServiceSponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Hundreds of wolves are at risk in Idaho, where in 2001 legislators passed a measure calling for the elimination of wolves "by any means necessary." The State has recently asked for permission to kill up to 75% of the wolves within the Lolo District of Clearwater National Forest and in an area where they are now protected as an endangered species.
And, they want to repeat the slaughter in the Lolo District every year for the next five years.
Most unsettling is that Idaho would like to kill 3 out of 4 wolves regardless of the wolves' history of interaction with humans and livestock. That means that wolves that have never done anything to harm livestock or people could be killed.
Once hunted, trapped and poisoned to extinction in Idaho, wolves have made a remarkable recovery. An estimated 512 wolves, including 36 breeding packs, are a critical part of Idaho's ecosystems. And, contrary to anti-wolf extremists' claims, the wolves are not a significant threat to livestock or game populations.
Help us stop anti-wolf extremists and save the wolves Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife to deny Idaho's request to kill wolves.
Most unsettling is that Idaho would like to kill 3 out of 4 wolves regardless of the wolves' history of interaction with humans and livestock. That means that wolves that have never done anything to harm livestock or people could be killed.
Once hunted, trapped and poisoned to extinction in Idaho, wolves have made a remarkable recovery. An estimated 512 wolves, including 36 breeding packs, are a critical part of Idaho's ecosystems. And, contrary to anti-wolf extremists' claims, the wolves are not a significant threat to livestock or game populations.
Help us stop anti-wolf extremists and save the wolves Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife to deny Idaho's request to kill wolves.
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# 400:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
DAN Greenberg, New Jersey
Deny the request. The wolves are part of the ecosystem....
Deny the request. The wolves are part of the ecosystem....
# 399:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Faye Lozowski, Rhode Island
# 398:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Kathi Hardy, Florida
# 397:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Aimee Soucy, Washington
# 396:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Linda Warnock, Missouri
Wolves are part of the ecosystem and man should not take him upon himself to destroy life at the whim of those who have no respect for the nature of these beautiful creatures and their right to exist. It is man who is the problem, not the wolves.
Wolves are part of the ecosystem and man should not take him upon himself to destroy life at the whim of those who have no respect for the nature of these beautiful creatures and their right to exist. It is man who is the problem, not the wolves.
# 395:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Monique Derfuss, Virginia
# 394:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Lisa M Watson MA, Texas
# 393:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 392:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, California
# 391:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, Ohio
Are you insane?
Are you insane?
# 390:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Gareth Hooper, Texas
# 389:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Ileen Linden, Ohio
# 388:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Judi Poulson, Minnesota
We need to save wolves.
We need to save wolves.
# 387:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Patrick De La Garza Und Senkel, Texas
# 386:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 385:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Ted Weber, Maryland
Top carnivores, especially wolves, are essential ecosystem regulators. Furthermore, persecution of wolves is based on 19th century hysteria rather than science.
Top carnivores, especially wolves, are essential ecosystem regulators. Furthermore, persecution of wolves is based on 19th century hysteria rather than science.
# 384:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Marilyn Petersen, Maryland
There is no need for senseless slaughter of innocent animals. Let's not be known as a barbarian society.
There is no need for senseless slaughter of innocent animals. Let's not be known as a barbarian society.
# 383:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
Please deny Idaho's request to kill the wolves of Lolo. Respect the life that shares our planet, and be humane.
Please deny Idaho's request to kill the wolves of Lolo. Respect the life that shares our planet, and be humane.
# 382:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Kathleen Volling, Illinois
What a horrible thing to even consider.......
What a horrible thing to even consider.......
# 381:
12:17 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Ruth Ellis-Lambert, Texas
# 380:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, Missouri
I believe the farmers/ranchers and the Ecologists can work together for a solution without having to kill the wolves. Surely, with so many intelligent people, you can come up with something better than slaughtering wolves, who are native to our country! Mary Beth
I believe the farmers/ranchers and the Ecologists can work together for a solution without having to kill the wolves. Surely, with so many intelligent people, you can come up with something better than slaughtering wolves, who are native to our country! Mary Beth
# 379:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Lynda Allen, Florida
# 378:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Asa Mittman, Arizona
# 377:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Kristina Oden, Nevada
Stop using the wolves as an excuse. They are not decimating the elk and caribou populations. Humans are..... If you are so worried about the population, put an end to the human hunting in the area. If you are so worried about the population, why are oil and gas leases STILL being sold in their ranges??!!
Stop using the wolves as an excuse. They are not decimating the elk and caribou populations. Humans are..... If you are so worried about the population, put an end to the human hunting in the area. If you are so worried about the population, why are oil and gas leases STILL being sold in their ranges??!!
# 376:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Kimber Starr, Alabama
# 375:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, New York
# 374:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Regina Navickas, New Jersey
# 373:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Cathy Holmes, Wisconsin
Protect those that need protecting!
Protect those that need protecting!
# 372:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Stacey Corwell, Vermont
OMG!!! The wolves were not put here for people to kill. You know what pisses me off is we support thousands of prisoners that murder and rape children and I pay my tax dollars to feed and house them. I have donated a good share of my money to the Wildlife federations to save these animals and now I would like to know where that money is going. To KILL the animals. The fish and wildlife is supposed to protect animals not destroy them. How would Idaho feel if the goverment passed a law to kill 75% of the human population. It's the same dam thing. The wolves deserve the same rights as a human.
OMG!!! The wolves were not put here for people to kill. You know what pisses me off is we support thousands of prisoners that murder and rape children and I pay my tax dollars to feed and house them. I have donated a good share of my money to the Wildlife federations to save these animals and now I would like to know where that money is going. To KILL the animals. The fish and wildlife is supposed to protect animals not destroy them. How would Idaho feel if the goverment passed a law to kill 75% of the human population. It's the same dam thing. The wolves deserve the same rights as a human.
# 371:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Rhonda S. Gunn, Illinois
It is not nice to mess with Mother Nature. Please stop sticking your nose into places in has no business being. You are the reason why the environment and ecology are in ruins.
It is not nice to mess with Mother Nature. Please stop sticking your nose into places in has no business being. You are the reason why the environment and ecology are in ruins.
# 370:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 369:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Shelby Heimbach, New York
# 368:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Erin Trotti, New York
Why do you feel it is necessary to play God with these animals' lives? Their habitat should be protected - after all, people are not living in the National Forest! Leave them alone and be part of the solution not part of the problem! Find something else to do with your lives - something that promotes good will and peace toward all humans and animals!
Why do you feel it is necessary to play God with these animals' lives? Their habitat should be protected - after all, people are not living in the National Forest! Leave them alone and be part of the solution not part of the problem! Find something else to do with your lives - something that promotes good will and peace toward all humans and animals!
# 367:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Anne Torres, Missouri
If a specific wolf is causing a problem an individual approach is necessary. This request to kill is a disaster to all our hard work to repopulate a species!
If a specific wolf is causing a problem an individual approach is necessary. This request to kill is a disaster to all our hard work to repopulate a species!
# 366:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Peter Schiff, Massachusetts
# 365:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Bonnie L. O'Donnell, Virginia
# 364:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Melinda Riggs, New York
# 363:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Anita Earnest, Texas
# 362:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Sandra Mountain, Florida
# 361:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Andrea Chisari, Florida
There is no real reason for this barbarism. It CANNOT be permitted.
There is no real reason for this barbarism. It CANNOT be permitted.
# 360:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Peter Roche, New Mexico
# 359:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Cynthia Kenny, Virginia
# 358:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Sammantha Lyle, Indiana
# 357:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Cathy Crews, North Carolina
# 356:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Jennifer Smith, New Jersey
These animals were on the brink of extinction, now you want to destroy them. They are a vital part of the ecosystem, they should NOT be destroyed!!!
These animals were on the brink of extinction, now you want to destroy them. They are a vital part of the ecosystem, they should NOT be destroyed!!!
# 355:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Jean Sheats, Pennsylvania
# 354:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Elizabeth Conti, California
# 353:
12:16 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Fletcher Collins, Virginia
# 352:
12:15 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Jeffrey Brown, California
I'm not sure why it is that the solution to any problem seems to be to kill...these are beautiful creatures who deserve better than being slaughtered so that human beings can advance thier agenda (usually a profit-based motive is always involved)...before long our planet is going to be so far out of balance that there may not be any recourse...some think we have already reached that threshold....so anything we can do to reverse our approach to 'problem solving' other than killing and maiming....is good.
I'm not sure why it is that the solution to any problem seems to be to kill...these are beautiful creatures who deserve better than being slaughtered so that human beings can advance thier agenda (usually a profit-based motive is always involved)...before long our planet is going to be so far out of balance that there may not be any recourse...some think we have already reached that threshold....so anything we can do to reverse our approach to 'problem solving' other than killing and maiming....is good.
# 351:
12:15 pm PDT, Aug 16,
Mary Payne, California