Target:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sponsored by:Earthjustice
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in the Northern Rockies, and the public comment period ends May 9!
If these critical protections are eliminated, the recently recovered gray wolf population in this area will be at the mercy of state governments that are determined to resume widespread wolf killing.
De-listing of an animal can work if the states are prepared with effective programs to keep populations healthy. But these states do not have wolf-friendly programs in place. In January, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter said that once the wolves are de-listed, his state would kill all but 100 of the wolves, making the decades-long efforts to strengthen wolf populations in vain.
Tell the Fish & Wildlife Service that you're outraged by their proposal to remove wolves in the Rockies from federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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# 29,884:
7:10 pm PDT, May 9,Georgene Nigbor, Wisconsin
# 29,883:
6:15 pm PDT, May 9,Name not displayed, Ohio
I'll tell you. , we should learn to live in peace with them and give the wolf the proper resect it deserves. besides. Itend to imagine a world with out this animal whose fur reminds me of the full moonlight. Why rob me and future people of that beauty?
# 29,882:
5:57 pm PDT, May 9,Scout Storey, Georgia
"Blood Melts Snow"
A howl pierces the night;
The cold cuts into bone.
Eyes glow in the darkness
Close to the fire-lit camp.
Paws are silent on snow;
Sharp fangs gleam in moonlight.
There is no moon tonight—
Just teeth and guns and fire.
Hunger is like a plague,
Maddening as the flames.
Fear dominates the man.
The glowing eyes take aim
Down the barrel of death
At a pale, ghostly form
Running across the ice.
Blood melts snow, but not minds.
# 29,881:
5:27 pm PDT, May 9,Susan Rappoport, California
These animals deserve to live in peace just as you and I expect to do. The Earth is their home too.
Thank you.
# 29,880:
4:49 pm PDT, May 9,D Mardel, New York
Because the Idaho Governor said that he will kill them - I don't understand why he and the state would want to. I would expect our Fish & Wildlife Service to do the right thing and PROTECT our wildlife. This is outrageous and I truly object to any de-listings of these wolves. PLEASE KEEP THEM SAFE. Sincerely and thank you.
# 29,879:
4:35 pm PDT, May 9,Siobhan Casey, Ireland
# 29,878:
3:17 pm PDT, May 9,Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 29,877:
10:18 am PDT, May 9,Lauren Preskenis, Delaware
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7:21 am PDT, May 9,Amanda Cromwell, Illinois
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6:58 am PDT, May 9,Name not displayed, Canada
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7:49 pm PDT, May 8,Tammy Ogden, Pennsylvania
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6:11 pm PDT, May 8,Name not displayed, Arizona
# 29,872:
5:49 pm PDT, May 8,JOSH LAWRENCE, California
wolfs are some of the coolest animals ive seen and i want to see them more
# 29,871:
5:49 pm PDT, May 8,Amber Weis, Illinois
# 29,870:
5:20 pm PDT, May 8,Carol L Eidson, New York
# 29,869:
5:08 pm PDT, May 8,Stephen Van Devanter, Arkansas
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5:01 pm PDT, May 8,Alison Acott, Arkansas
# 29,867:
1:40 pm PDT, May 8,Brianna Angelique Bennett, Canada
The hunting and killing of any animal is inhumane but killing an animal thats race will die out is compleatly ignorant keep then listed to save there lives
# 29,866:
10:24 am PDT, May 8,Margaret M. Crowley, Texas
De-listing wolves will destroy all past efforts to save them from extinction. The slaughter that will ensue from de-listing is inhumane and unacceptable. These beautiful animals deserve to live protected in their wilderness, a wilderness that we are destroying.
# 29,865:
10:23 am PDT, May 8,Valdez Rose, California
# 29,864:
9:55 am PDT, May 8,Lily Terry, Florida
# 29,863:
9:15 am PDT, May 8,April E. Vaughan, Florida
# 29,862:
8:48 am PDT, May 8,Betty Brown, North Carolina
For more than three decades, we've worked to prevent the extinction of these marvelous animals. Now that that has succeeded, please do not, with one stroke of a pen, wipe out all that work---AND wipe out all the wolves. Shame on you if you do!
# 29,861:
12:23 am PDT, May 8,Sara R. Anderson, Canada
They - the wolves have every right to live and breath as we human beings do...
# 29,860:
11:57 pm PDT, May 7,Virginia Joy, Australia
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8:06 pm PDT, May 7,Heather Cleveland, Arizona
wovles are misundersud animals and just like all the other animales and fish thay got a roll to play and thay cant do that if thay are all gone
# 29,858:
6:49 pm PDT, May 7,Lindsey Lucas, South Carolina
This species is still far too fragile to take off the endangered species list. Hunters will soon put these animals in dangerously low numbers as soon as they are allowed to shoot them freely.
# 29,857:
4:02 pm PDT, May 7,Anita Zakrzewski, Nebraska
Ummmm....why is this even being considered? Please be responsible human beings and just leave wildlife alone. The wolves were placed on the endangered list for a reason. Please do not de-list them.
# 29,856:
2:19 pm PDT, May 7,Name not displayed, New Jersey
This is not very cool. The states people want to put them back on the list, so why bother?
