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Support a National Wolf Recovery Plan
Target: Dale Hall, head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
In the wake of the federal delisting of wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies, Defenders of Wildlife and our allies at the Natural Resources Defense Council have filed a formal petition with the Fish and Wildlife Service calling for a national wolf recovery plan.
Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest.
Help support this forward-looking effort to protect the gray wolf's important part in America. Sign our petition to send your personalized comments to Dale Hall, head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest.
Help support this forward-looking effort to protect the gray wolf's important part in America. Sign our petition to send your personalized comments to Dale Hall, head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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# 12,000:
9:28 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, New York
Save our wolves. It is so unneccesary to kill them, there are plenty of preservations available.
Save our wolves. It is so unneccesary to kill them, there are plenty of preservations available.
# 11,999:
9:25 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Florence Stasch, California
We need a diverse lsystem of living creatures. Not one of them is despensible. Killing wolves is wrong and short sighted.
We need a diverse lsystem of living creatures. Not one of them is despensible. Killing wolves is wrong and short sighted.
# 11,998:
9:04 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Mary Szatkowski, New Jersey
Wolves, as others animals have their place in the ecosystem. They are smart, adaptive and beautiful. Wolves should be respected as should all animals in the wild. Folklore has placed an unfortunate stigma on wolves. They are viewed as an inconvenience. Humans have been pushing wildlife to the brink in the interest of "progress" for too long. The wolves need to be protected. Period. Thank You.
Wolves, as others animals have their place in the ecosystem. They are smart, adaptive and beautiful. Wolves should be respected as should all animals in the wild. Folklore has placed an unfortunate stigma on wolves. They are viewed as an inconvenience. Humans have been pushing wildlife to the brink in the interest of "progress" for too long. The wolves need to be protected. Period. Thank You.
# 11,997:
8:59 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Bobby Thomas, Mississippi
every living wild animal deserves a chance to live.i love the wolf they are a part of our history.what if we werent on top of the food chain and were marked for death
every living wild animal deserves a chance to live.i love the wolf they are a part of our history.what if we werent on top of the food chain and were marked for death
# 11,996:
8:58 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Arizona
tOO manywolves being killed. Supoprt wildlife not kill them.
tOO manywolves being killed. Supoprt wildlife not kill them.
# 11,995:
8:55 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Mississippi
Why do we continue to kill wolves. They are such wise, noble, intelligent animals. They kill only to eat, use plants to heal themselves, and fear only one thing---man. We still have so very much to learn about & from them & ourselves.
Why do we continue to kill wolves. They are such wise, noble, intelligent animals. They kill only to eat, use plants to heal themselves, and fear only one thing---man. We still have so very much to learn about & from them & ourselves.
# 11,994:
8:35 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Helen Miles, Texas
As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States.
As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States.
# 11,993:
8:27 pm PDT, Jun 22,
David King, Pennsylvania
We need to fight to protect our wildlife or their won't be anything left for our children. The Bush administration is what needs to become extinct or their won't be anything left to this country. IMO the wolfes in the wild are much more noble creatures than the lying wolfes in DC
We need to fight to protect our wildlife or their won't be anything left for our children. The Bush administration is what needs to become extinct or their won't be anything left to this country. IMO the wolfes in the wild are much more noble creatures than the lying wolfes in DC
# 11,992:
8:11 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Seth Mummel, Illinois
Wolves should be protected and not wiped off of the face of the earth.
Wolves should be protected and not wiped off of the face of the earth.
# 11,991:
8:10 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Nicole Shepherd, Japan
I support a forward-looking national wolf recovery plan because of many things. One thought though is Yellowstone is a National Park; Are'nt the animals there suppose to be protected?
I support a forward-looking national wolf recovery plan because of many things. One thought though is Yellowstone is a National Park; Are'nt the animals there suppose to be protected?
# 11,990:
8:10 pm PDT, Jun 22,
James Whitson, Tennessee
We need to support our environment.We need to be managing our resources instead of destroying them.Whoever gave the order to kill the wolves has no place working for the us fish and wildlife and need to be removed.
We need to support our environment.We need to be managing our resources instead of destroying them.Whoever gave the order to kill the wolves has no place working for the us fish and wildlife and need to be removed.
# 11,989:
8:07 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Marisol Matos, California
As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States. I was deeply concerned about the recent elimination of federal protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. By turning over management to states that plan to kill as many as 70% of the wolves in the region, your agency has dealt a serious blow to wolf recovery efforts. The agency's failure to secure a future for wolves in the Southwest is also of great concern to me. The Service's recovery plans for America's wolves are badly out of date (the most recent plan is over 15-years old), do not reflect the most recent scientific data on wolves, and set recovery goals that are grossly inadequate. view more The recovery plan for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, for example, calls for three groups of 10 breeding pairs of wolves. The recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf is 25 years old, and contains only an interim goal of 100 wolves in a single area. And the recovery plan for the eastern timber wolf only commits to establishing one population of 100 wolves outside of Minnesota, completely ignoring the available habitat in the Northeastern U.S. These plans are simply inadequate to ensure a lasting future for wolves in the United States, which would require multiple, connected populations, and several thousand individual wolves. That's why I strongly urge your agency to adopt the national wolf recovery plan put forth by Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Thank you for considering my comments. view less Sincerely Marisol Matos
As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States. I was deeply concerned about the recent elimination of federal protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. By turning over management to states that plan to kill as many as 70% of the wolves in the region, your agency has dealt a serious blow to wolf recovery efforts. The agency's failure to secure a future for wolves in the Southwest is also of great concern to me. The Service's recovery plans for America's wolves are badly out of date (the most recent plan is over 15-years old), do not reflect the most recent scientific data on wolves, and set recovery goals that are grossly inadequate. view more The recovery plan for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, for example, calls for three groups of 10 breeding pairs of wolves. The recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf is 25 years old, and contains only an interim goal of 100 wolves in a single area. And the recovery plan for the eastern timber wolf only commits to establishing one population of 100 wolves outside of Minnesota, completely ignoring the available habitat in the Northeastern U.S. These plans are simply inadequate to ensure a lasting future for wolves in the United States, which would require multiple, connected populations, and several thousand individual wolves. That's why I strongly urge your agency to adopt the national wolf recovery plan put forth by Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Thank you for considering my comments. view less Sincerely Marisol Matos
# 11,988:
8:02 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Oklahoma
There has got to be a better way! I understand the ranchers have a big complaint about the recovery effort but I believe this will be very damaging to the species and will effect the wildlife in the Yellowstone and Rockies.
There has got to be a better way! I understand the ranchers have a big complaint about the recovery effort but I believe this will be very damaging to the species and will effect the wildlife in the Yellowstone and Rockies.
# 11,987:
7:49 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Richard Eames, Florida
The wolf is vital in the chain of life and the survival of the fittest. They weed out the old and infirm prey. If they kill rancher's livestock, we the taxpayers should give the ranchers a fair and equitable price for their loss. Please do not kill the wolves.
The wolf is vital in the chain of life and the survival of the fittest. They weed out the old and infirm prey. If they kill rancher's livestock, we the taxpayers should give the ranchers a fair and equitable price for their loss. Please do not kill the wolves.
# 11,986:
7:48 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
We, as a nation, spent many dollars and many years restoring wolves to Yellowstone. Now we are spending dollars to get rid of them! We are obviously crazy!
We, as a nation, spent many dollars and many years restoring wolves to Yellowstone. Now we are spending dollars to get rid of them! We are obviously crazy!
# 11,985:
7:39 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, California
Wolves play an important part in the ecology, and much hard work has gone into re-establishing a population. Killing them is repeating a past mistake. Let's move forward.
Wolves play an important part in the ecology, and much hard work has gone into re-establishing a population. Killing them is repeating a past mistake. Let's move forward.
# 11,984:
7:29 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Troy Brooks, South Dakota
# 11,983:
7:14 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Georgia Brown, Missouri
If you don't want them there than move them, don't kill them!
If you don't want them there than move them, don't kill them!
# 11,982:
7:13 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Tony Hadley, Oklahoma
# 11,981:
7:08 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 11,980:
7:02 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Michelle Magnon, Arizona
# 11,979:
6:54 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Steven Jones, Mississippi
If the wolves need relocating maybe to arizona or New Mexico
If the wolves need relocating maybe to arizona or New Mexico
# 11,978:
6:53 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Andrew Marek, New York
The real reason the states are killing off the wolves is to appease the ranchers that use public lands (the citizens lands!!) for free grazing for their sheep and cattle. How stupid! The US government spent all that time and money to increase the wolf population and now you are allowing that work to be un-done?
The real reason the states are killing off the wolves is to appease the ranchers that use public lands (the citizens lands!!) for free grazing for their sheep and cattle. How stupid! The US government spent all that time and money to increase the wolf population and now you are allowing that work to be un-done?
# 11,977:
6:48 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Wendy Garrity-Pelletier, Louisiana
Wolves have been on the endangered species list before, I don't want it to happen again. I don't want all the conservation efforts to be undone.
Wolves have been on the endangered species list before, I don't want it to happen again. I don't want all the conservation efforts to be undone.
# 11,976:
6:48 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Mary Taylor, Nevada
I support Defenders of Wildlife. The senseless killing of wolves has to STOP! Wolves are an important part of the ecological system. They never take more prey than they need to survive. But most do not understand this and think that Wolves poise a threat to Human Life. There has not been one Human death caused by a wolf, unless they are provoked, that has been recorded.
I support Defenders of Wildlife. The senseless killing of wolves has to STOP! Wolves are an important part of the ecological system. They never take more prey than they need to survive. But most do not understand this and think that Wolves poise a threat to Human Life. There has not been one Human death caused by a wolf, unless they are provoked, that has been recorded.
# 11,975:
6:47 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
Wolves ARe an important addition to the maintence and restoration of the ecosystem. The do not kill healthy animals I am against passing laws to destroy the existing population.
Wolves ARe an important addition to the maintence and restoration of the ecosystem. The do not kill healthy animals I am against passing laws to destroy the existing population.
# 11,974:
6:47 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Laurie Corbin, New York
# 11,973:
6:45 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 11,972:
6:42 pm PDT, Jun 22,
J Kossow, Georgia
I would like my grandchildren and future gnerations of all children to have the opportunity to know wolves are living free in a protected environment. A picture is not the same thing as seeing a wolf in the wild.
I would like my grandchildren and future gnerations of all children to have the opportunity to know wolves are living free in a protected environment. A picture is not the same thing as seeing a wolf in the wild.
# 11,971:
6:40 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Aaron Martin, Massachusetts
Do the right thing Dale.
Do the right thing Dale.
# 11,970:
6:34 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
I support the National Wolf Recovery plan because I believe they should be protected and if there is too many in the Yellowstone Park area, why not "move" some to a less populated area in the country? Please stop the killing!
I support the National Wolf Recovery plan because I believe they should be protected and if there is too many in the Yellowstone Park area, why not "move" some to a less populated area in the country? Please stop the killing!
# 11,969:
6:22 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Arkansas
# 11,968:
6:12 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Ruthie Lee-riley, Illinois
# 11,967:
6:05 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Timothy Nace, Rhode Island
to pprevent thisanimals posibility of extinction and we need to find a better way let me know
to pprevent thisanimals posibility of extinction and we need to find a better way let me know
# 11,966:
6:04 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Gabriella CANCHOLA, Colorado
WE HAVE TO SAVE THE WOLVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE HAVE TO SAVE THE WOLVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 11,965:
6:00 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Michael Noth, New York
STOP the slaughter and do what you're duty to the people of the USA who out-number ranchers.
STOP the slaughter and do what you're duty to the people of the USA who out-number ranchers.
# 11,964:
5:58 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 11,963:
5:50 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Claire Brown, Tennessee
Wolves have a necessary part in regulating wildlife and as a part of their hunting always look for the weak or diseased animals, thereby strengthening the herds they prey on and enabling hunters themselves to take healthier animals. Wolves have a place (and have always had a place) in the wild and only when we realize this will we understand them and seek to protect them. This is their environment, and man should respect it and seek to preserve it. The other way (rape of the land, animals, and resources) simply does not work and has not worked. I don't know when we will ever get it. This makes the human race look ignorant and crass about life as a whole indeed. Claire S. Brown
Wolves have a necessary part in regulating wildlife and as a part of their hunting always look for the weak or diseased animals, thereby strengthening the herds they prey on and enabling hunters themselves to take healthier animals. Wolves have a place (and have always had a place) in the wild and only when we realize this will we understand them and seek to protect them. This is their environment, and man should respect it and seek to preserve it. The other way (rape of the land, animals, and resources) simply does not work and has not worked. I don't know when we will ever get it. This makes the human race look ignorant and crass about life as a whole indeed. Claire S. Brown
# 11,962:
5:43 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Megan Hoenniger, Texas
# 11,961:
5:39 pm PDT, Jun 22,
ELEANOR EVENSEN, Florida
Why would anyone do anything that is planned by the Bush administration when it comes to our planet? Mr. Bush won't be satisfied until the only animals we have left are in zoos. Why would you allow these wild animals to be slaughtered when we spent time and money to repopluate them? It is criminal! I was in Yellowstone last summer, I only saw one wolf - ONE!!
Why would anyone do anything that is planned by the Bush administration when it comes to our planet? Mr. Bush won't be satisfied until the only animals we have left are in zoos. Why would you allow these wild animals to be slaughtered when we spent time and money to repopluate them? It is criminal! I was in Yellowstone last summer, I only saw one wolf - ONE!!
# 11,960:
5:36 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Dianna Cuckler, Arizona
All animals including wolfs have the right to live. They are part of our world and deserve to live! Killing ANY wolf at all is terrible! I agree with Defenders of Wildlife and support their endeavors to keep the Gray wolf safe senseless killings!!
All animals including wolfs have the right to live. They are part of our world and deserve to live! Killing ANY wolf at all is terrible! I agree with Defenders of Wildlife and support their endeavors to keep the Gray wolf safe senseless killings!!
# 11,959:
5:29 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Connecticut
# 11,958:
5:28 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Lawrence & Mrs. Susan Pon, California
# 11,957:
5:18 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Hope Phillips, Texas
Please adopt a National Wolf Recovery Strategy. It is imperative to help the wolf NOW, because by the time all the "Red Tape" has been gone through, the wolves might well possibly be close to extinction, IF NOT EXTINCT! Is it OK for us to just SEE A WOLF IN A ZOO TO EDUCATE CHILDREN? Think about this very strongly. I plead with you.
Please adopt a National Wolf Recovery Strategy. It is imperative to help the wolf NOW, because by the time all the "Red Tape" has been gone through, the wolves might well possibly be close to extinction, IF NOT EXTINCT! Is it OK for us to just SEE A WOLF IN A ZOO TO EDUCATE CHILDREN? Think about this very strongly. I plead with you.
# 11,956:
5:12 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
Of course there should be a national wolf recovery plan. If you don't want them in the wild reserves should be set apart for them like in Africa. It's time in this country we have national parks for these animals.
Of course there should be a national wolf recovery plan. If you don't want them in the wild reserves should be set apart for them like in Africa. It's time in this country we have national parks for these animals.
# 11,955:
5:02 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Perry Angelonga, Maryland
I did a recent research project for a Master's Level class and found quite a bit of information stating that the Grey Wolf population is extensive in the mid west. I applaud your tactics to stabilize the wolf population. I read dozens of first hand examples of wolves killing livestock. I also found that wolves were depleting the coyote population. After wolves were reintroduced into the Yellowstone Park area, the coyote population was drastically reduced by nearly 39%. Wolves do have the potential to impact populations of deer, elk, and moose. How much of an impact varies in space and through time and most importantly, it varies with other environmental factors such as drought, severe winter, overall carnivore density, or general habitat conditions. Thanks again Dale Hall and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for keeping a strong arm against the Grey Wolf
I did a recent research project for a Master's Level class and found quite a bit of information stating that the Grey Wolf population is extensive in the mid west. I applaud your tactics to stabilize the wolf population. I read dozens of first hand examples of wolves killing livestock. I also found that wolves were depleting the coyote population. After wolves were reintroduced into the Yellowstone Park area, the coyote population was drastically reduced by nearly 39%. Wolves do have the potential to impact populations of deer, elk, and moose. How much of an impact varies in space and through time and most importantly, it varies with other environmental factors such as drought, severe winter, overall carnivore density, or general habitat conditions. Thanks again Dale Hall and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for keeping a strong arm against the Grey Wolf
# 11,954:
4:59 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Stephanie Pyne, North Carolina
# 11,953:
4:56 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Raymond Asquino, New York
# 11,952:
4:55 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
Please don't kill anymore wolves.
Please don't kill anymore wolves.
# 11,951:
4:50 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Steven Daniels, Iowa
we need them in every state!!!
we need them in every state!!!