Demand Protection for Alaska's Wolves
- by: Center for Biological Diversity
- recipient: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Alexander Archipelago wolf, a rare subspecies of gray wolf found only in the old-growth forests of Alaska is at extreme risk of extinction.
Dependent on old-growth forests, the wolves den in the root systems of large trees. Industrial logging, road building, and illegal hunting imperil the wolf by decimating its food supply and destroying its remaining habitat. Over half of the forests that the wolves rely on for hunting and raising pups are now gone.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service seems more interested in kowtowing to the timber industry than preserving our forests and continues to plan timber sales and new logging roads in key wolf habitats.
We know what it will take to save Alexander Archipelago wolves: stop building new logging roads in key wolf areas and end unsustainable logging practices in the Tongass National Forest. Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Alaska's rare wolves, before it's too late.
Dependent on old-growth forests, the wolves den in the root systems of large trees. Industrial logging, road building, and illegal hunting imperil the wolf by decimating its food supply and destroying its remaining habitat. Over half of the forests that the wolves rely on for hunting and raising pups are now gone.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service seems more interested in kowtowing to the timber industry than preserving our forests and continues to plan timber sales and new logging roads in key wolf habitats.
We know what it will take to save Alexander Archipelago wolves: stop building new logging roads in key wolf areas and end unsustainable logging practices in the Tongass National Forest. Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Alaska's rare wolves, before it's too late.
Dear U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Please act now to consider listing the Alexander Archipelago wolf, a subspecies of gray wolves found only in the old-growth forests of Southeast Alaska, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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A long history of unsustainable clearcut logging on the Tongass National Forest and private and state-owned lands has devastated much of the wolf's old-growth habitat on the islands of Southeast Alaska. The ongoing scale of old-growth logging imperils the wolf by further reducing and fragmenting the remaining forest stands, to the detriment of the wolf and its deer prey.
Logging operations on the Tongass also result in more road-building, which makes wolves vulnerable to hunting and trapping. As many as half the wolves killed on the Tongass are killed illegally, and hunting and trapping are occurring at unsustainable levels in many parts of the region. Despite scientific evidence showing that Alexander Archipelago wolf populations cannot survive in areas with high road density, the Forest Service continues to build new logging roads in the Tongass National Forest. Road density is especially a concern on heavily fragmented Prince of Wales Island and neighboring islands, home to an important population of Alexander Archipelago wolves.
The time to save to the Alexander Archipelago wolf is now.
The Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit conservation group, recently filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf under the Endangered Species Act
I urge you to take action on the Center's petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf as an endangered species, stop allowing new logging roads to be built in key wolf areas and end unsustainable logging practices in the Tongass National Forest. Please ensure this majestic animal has the best shot at survival and recovery.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionPlease act now to consider listing the Alexander Archipelago wolf, a subspecies of gray wolves found only in the old-growth forests of Southeast Alaska, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
[Your comments will be added here]
A long history of unsustainable clearcut logging on the Tongass National Forest and private and state-owned lands has devastated much of the wolf's old-growth habitat on the islands of Southeast Alaska. The ongoing scale of old-growth logging imperils the wolf by further reducing and fragmenting the remaining forest stands, to the detriment of the wolf and its deer prey.
Logging operations on the Tongass also result in more road-building, which makes wolves vulnerable to hunting and trapping. As many as half the wolves killed on the Tongass are killed illegally, and hunting and trapping are occurring at unsustainable levels in many parts of the region. Despite scientific evidence showing that Alexander Archipelago wolf populations cannot survive in areas with high road density, the Forest Service continues to build new logging roads in the Tongass National Forest. Road density is especially a concern on heavily fragmented Prince of Wales Island and neighboring islands, home to an important population of Alexander Archipelago wolves.
The time to save to the Alexander Archipelago wolf is now.
The Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit conservation group, recently filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf under the Endangered Species Act
I urge you to take action on the Center's petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf as an endangered species, stop allowing new logging roads to be built in key wolf areas and end unsustainable logging practices in the Tongass National Forest. Please ensure this majestic animal has the best shot at survival and recovery.
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