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Greater Yellowstone Wolves Delisted - Protest Now!

Target: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife

The Bush/Cheney administration has just eliminated federal protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies, opening the door to the slaughter of hundreds of America's most beloved wolves.

This decision leaves the region's wolves at the mercy of outrageous state management plans that could lead to the killing of all but 300 wolves - eliminating 80% of all the wild wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.

We need to let the Bush/Cheney administration know that we strongly oppose this decision to remove Greater Yellowstone wolves from the list of federally protected threatened and endangered species.

Please sign our petition of protest and demand that the administration reverse its misguided decision and continue protecting Greater Yellowstone wolves under the Endangered Species Act.

deadline: 7-18-2008
goal: 40,000

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GOOD NEWS! Court Restores Federal Protections for Wolves

wolf Over forty thousand Care2 members protested the Bush administration's decision to delist Greater Yellowstone area wolves from the Endangered Species Act in March 2008.

And on July 18, a federal judge restored endangered species protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.

This victory means that Northern Rockies states must immediately halt further killing of wolves. Already, over 100 wolves had been killed in the short time since wolves were delisted in March.

I am deeply disturbed by the federal government's decision to remove wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Central Idaho regions from the list of federally protected threatened and endangered species.

I strongly oppose the weakening of protections for these wolves and expect the federal government to fulfill its obligation to secure a lasting future in the Northern Rockies for these amazing animals.

Please accept my comments in support of continued Endangered Species Act protection for wolves in the Northern Rockies and immediately reverse this decision to delist these wolves.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “Greater Yellowstone Wolves Delisted - Protest Now!” petition!

# 50:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Amber Shinkevich, California

# 49:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Elana Kritikos, Illinois

# 48:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Roseann Marulli, New York

# 47:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Jackie Pigott, California
This is a very sad decision!

# 46:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Jennifer WIlde, California

# 45:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Evan Webb, North Carolina

# 44:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Ghislaine Rodecker, California

# 43:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Andrea Hirschhorn, New Jersey

# 42:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Mary L. Cook, Kansas

# 41:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Elizabeth Keddy, California

# 40:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Amanda Warren, California

# 39:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Stephanie Gagliardi, New Jersey

# 38:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, John Hedrick, Florida

# 37:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Ashley Nottingham, Pennsylvania

# 36:

2:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Judith R. Layman, Maryland

# 35:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Gareth Hooper, Texas

# 34:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Linda L. Peterson, North Carolina

# 33:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Rodney Hardin, Georgia

# 32:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Allison Frymoyer, Pennsylvania

# 31:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, B Morello, Tennessee
SHAMEFULLY, THE KILLING OF AMERICA'S WILDLIFE CONTINUES...IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS. STOP STOP STOP KILLING WOLVES!

# 30:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Sandra Dutcher, Rhode Island

# 29:

2:28 pm PST, Feb 21, Hilary Treat, Washington D.C.

# 28:

2:27 pm PST, Feb 21, Drew Cucuzza, Connecticut

# 27:

2:27 pm PST, Feb 21, Oso Blanco Defence Commi, Texas

# 26:

2:27 pm PST, Feb 21, Laurie Van egeren, Michigan

# 25:

2:25 pm PST, Feb 21, Robyn Erler, California

# 24:

2:21 pm PST, Feb 21, Robyn Mills, Canada
Bush and Cheney seem more bent on destruction than being productive. These wolves should be left alone and aloud to live, it is up to humans to learn to live with wolves instead of seeing them as parasites. They have just as much right to be in this world as humans do if not more, it is not them who are destructive, but humans instead. LET THEM LIVE!!! SHAME ON YOU BUSH AND CHENEY!

# 23:

2:17 pm PST, Feb 21, John Chadwick, Florida

# 22:

2:13 pm PST, Feb 21, Amy Schumacher, Ohio

# 21:

2:09 pm PST, Feb 21, Madalin Blue, Oregon

# 20:

2:07 pm PST, Feb 21, Name not displayed, Australia

# 19:

2:06 pm PST, Feb 21, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Hopp!

# 18:

2:02 pm PST, Feb 21, Karin Braunsberger, Florida
It seems to me that this administration comes up daily with new ideas on how to destroy OUR wildlife and environment. This needs to be stopped. Wolves are highly intelligent, sentient beings who have deserved to live in peace and freedom. It is our job to make that possible.

# 17:

2:01 pm PST, Feb 21, Marti Luger, Arizona
I THINK ITS AWEFUL TO KILL ANYTHING THAT WAS PUT ON EARTH BUT TO TAKE THE WOLVES OFF THE PROTECTED LIST IS DIGUSTING IN HUMAN AND DOWN RIGHT COWARD ACT BY OUR GOVERNMENT PLEASE RECONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT BEAUTIFUL WOLF

# 16:

1:58 pm PST, Feb 21, Melisa Harding, Connecticut

# 15:

1:57 pm PST, Feb 21, Tamara Lischka, Oregon

# 14:

1:55 pm PST, Feb 21, Hope Allen, Maryland
These wolves are apart of our histroy and future. If they are unprotected then their numbers can drop significantly!! They diserve a chance!!

# 13:

1:54 pm PST, Feb 21, Ray Mendez, California

# 12:

1:49 pm PST, Feb 21, Lanny Ladner, Colorado
There is a better way to protect livestock than taking the wolves off the endangered species list when they are getting back to where they need to be.

# 11:

1:47 pm PST, Feb 21, Brianna Fritchey, South Carolina

# 10:

1:45 pm PST, Feb 21, Jeff Hopkins, Illinois

# 9:

1:34 pm PST, Feb 21, Betty McCombs, Illinois

# 8:

1:30 pm PST, Feb 21, Pearl Millard, United Kingdom

# 7:

1:29 pm PST, Feb 21, Christine Sloop, Georgia

# 6:

1:25 pm PST, Feb 21, Name not displayed, California

# 5:

1:22 pm PST, Feb 21, Rebecca Young, California
It is a sad day for America's wolves. We the American taxpayers have invested a lot of money into reintroducing wolves to the Greater Yellowstone region, and while this reintroduction has been a resounding success, it is clear that the region's state management plans spell doom for these wolves if this delisting goes into effect. We will lose all of the progress we've made in recovering wolves if we allow the hunting-happy officials in Idaho and Wyoming to massacre wolves. Please reverse this decision immediately!

# 4:

1:14 pm PST, Feb 21, Alistair Zealey, Australia
Bush and Cheny are evil, evil men who don't give a damn about the world. What purpose does removing this bill serve except to lead to the slaughter of wolves? This is why it should not be allowed

# 3:

1:06 pm PST, Feb 21, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama

# 2:

12:50 pm PST, Feb 21, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota

# 1:

12:48 pm PST, Feb 21, Deborah A. Niwa, Pennsylvania
It just shows that the Bush Adminstration doesn't UNDERSTAND the word of either PROTECT or ENDANGER SPECIES cuz they have gone & done it again even tho they have heard the People they have sworn in to listen to Beg them & ask them Please Don't Kill these Wolfs.. again they have turn a deaf ear on "US" the people again...

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