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.
We signed the “Don't Let Idaho Kill Endangered Wolves” petition!
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9:09 pm PDT, Jul 18,Melody Fanning, South Carolina
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7:31 pm PDT, Jul 18,Graciela Gomez, Florida
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7:23 pm PDT, Jul 18,Kim Chaplin, Washington
We can live with the wolves.
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7:05 pm PDT, Jul 18,Beckystarchild Wood, United Kingdom
these animals do not deserve to die, this was their habitat long before mankind came along & destroyed it by taking over. they will soon become extinct.
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5:07 pm PDT, Jul 18,Amber Courville, Florida
The fact that you people think killing wolves just to bring down the population sickens me. You have no right to take that animals life when it's never done anything to anyone. Obviousely the people who passed that law does not have any heart when it comes to animals, but other people believe they should live. Wolves are beautiful creatures who are much like humans in the way they interact. You cannot actually pass that law. It's sick and wrong.
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4:56 pm PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Illinois
DO NOT allow this act of killing the wolves to happen. Have we learned nothing from our past mistakes??
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4:28 pm PDT, Jul 18,Tabitha Peterson, Michigan
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4:14 pm PDT, Jul 18,Kaitlyn Vallance, California
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3:55 pm PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Washington
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3:27 pm PDT, Jul 18,Wednesday Adams, New York
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3:22 pm PDT, Jul 18,KELLINA GONZALEZ B, Florida
what gives u the right to kill Gods creatures. they are beautiful animals with a hunting nature. listin we dont kill beautiful people with nasty attitudes only when they commit murder. so let these animals be.
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3:17 pm PDT, Jul 18,Olivia Ford, New Jersey
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3:04 pm PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Oregon
You need to leave the Wolves alone,They have a purpose in the World,Not for you to destroy because of People dying or etc..Cause and Effect they put there self in the problem and Farm animals too,They wouldn't be hunting there if you relocate them and if "Humans" stop populating..This won't be a problem at all..
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2:22 pm PDT, Jul 18,Angie McDonald, Texas
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1:34 pm PDT, Jul 18,Alejandra Meza Monge, Mexico
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12:41 pm PDT, Jul 18,Samantha Mokes, New Jersey
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12:30 pm PDT, Jul 18,H. Crabtree, Tennessee
They serve a purpose, they don't deserve to die because we decide. All wildlife should be protected. We should leave them well enough alone.
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12:21 pm PDT, Jul 18,Samantha Urie, Wisconsin
the poor wolves didn't do anything wrong.
we are the ones takeing up where they need to live.
they were there both people.
please dont do this to them.
# 65,455:
12:00 pm PDT, Jul 18,James Williams, South Carolina
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11:41 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Connecticut
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11:39 am PDT, Jul 18,Laurie Oien, Minnesota
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11:13 am PDT, Jul 18,Aimee West, North Carolina
wolves are beautiful creatures and are endangered i dont think it is right to kill them when they our not that dangerous usally the only time the attack is if they our protecting thier young i might be young but i know the diffrence between wrong and right and this is wrong
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10:50 am PDT, Jul 18,Taraneh Sodoma, Washington
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10:34 am PDT, Jul 18,Giselle Perdomo, Maryland
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9:59 am PDT, Jul 18,Jessica Starck, Wisconsin
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9:07 am PDT, Jul 18,Mercedes Avellaneda, Spain
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9:06 am PDT, Jul 18,P Cooper, New York
Wolves are not a dangerous species. Leave them alone!
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8:33 am PDT, Jul 18,Connie Scritchfield, Ohio
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8:31 am PDT, Jul 18,Victorioa Martin, Virginia
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8:20 am PDT, Jul 18,Ashlyn Harden, Massachusetts
they are living breathing things just like we are, how would you like it if someone wanted to kill 75% of the population of humans in lets say alabama.
you wouldn't like it now would you? so if you wouldn't like it very much, how do you think the wolves feel?
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7:43 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, New York
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6:19 am PDT, Jul 18,Kristen Mooney, Texas
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4:58 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Illinois
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4:49 am PDT, Jul 18,Etain Swift, Virginia
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4:45 am PDT, Jul 18,Elena Chandler, Ohio
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1:22 am PDT, Jul 18,Sarah Short, California
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9:09 pm PDT, Jul 17,Jessica Chambers, Maine
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8:53 pm PDT, Jul 17,Nicola Pollock, Arizona
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7:46 pm PDT, Jul 17,Sara Blanchfield, New Mexico
Becaue most people believe the we are the "Top of the food chain" It is our responsibility to not take advantage of the fact that we have the power to either help out obliviate the earth and its creatures. Maybe we should expeirience how it would feel if something decided to wipe oout 75 percent of our population and we can do nthing about it. I have tears in my eyes thinking about the fact that innocent wolves are being killed at this moment. If we are so against wolves killing livestock, then how about we stop taking away their habitat so that there NORMAL prey ceases to keep on vanishing. If you were homeless and starved and saw a full meal sitting on the ground do you think that you would eat it?
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6:11 pm PDT, Jul 17,Penny Roks, California
SAVE WOLVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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6:08 pm PDT, Jul 17,George Satly, California
If you kill wolves, you are killing gods creatures, and that is wrong. SAVE THE WOLVES!!!!
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5:25 pm PDT, Jul 17,Name not displayed, Wyoming
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5:19 pm PDT, Jul 17,Cindy Huebner, Ohio
why can't you leave our wildlife alone??? wolves are a beautiful, regal animal and have as much right, if not more, to be here as we do. pick on something that can pick back.
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4:57 pm PDT, Jul 17,Jake Jam, Massachusetts
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4:54 pm PDT, Jul 17,Kathy Regan, New York
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4:23 pm PDT, Jul 17,Jana Deaton, Georgia
The first reason why you should deny the request to kill of 75% of the wolves in this area is because you ARE the Fish and Wildlife Department and I thought your job and interest was in the preservation of a species like the wolf. Wolves have long been a part of the mystique and wonder of the west and their survival enhances and proves that the "wild" west really survives. Wolves were here long before us and deserve to stay around if for no other reason because they have earned the right to be here and will probably be around long after we've gone if we don't exterminate them first. I am aware that wolves don't have the backing of deep pocketed lobbyists on their sides like cattle ranchers or oil tycoons, but let me beg on their behalf for the right to co-exist especially on National Forest land that I always thought was for the beauty of nature and nature lovers. Wolves help make nature beautiful and natural. Thank you.
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3:59 pm PDT, Jul 17,Melissa Perez, North Carolina
Both my mother and I are Wolf lovers, and we are planning to move to Idaho sometime next year.We don't wish to live in a state that would kill innocent wolves, so please deny Idaho's request to kill 75% of the wolves in the Lolo District of Clearwater National Forest.
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3:38 pm PDT, Jul 17,Janae Jordan, Alabama
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3:27 pm PDT, Jul 17,Kelly Tannenbaum, Colorado
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3:15 pm PDT, Jul 17,Name not displayed, Illinois
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2:29 pm PDT, Jul 17,Roseanna Po, New York
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2:02 pm PDT, Jul 17,Name not displayed, Illinois
this is just cruel! WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO? Unbelievable! We NEED to stop this a.s.a.p.!
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1:46 pm PDT, Jul 17,Ashley Reed, Ohio
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1:42 pm PDT, Jul 17,Autumn Morrison, Ohio
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1:31 pm PDT, Jul 17,Shaun Rob flynn, United Kingdom
all creatures deserve the right to a long and happy life without feeling threatened.Well done for making people aware of the plight of these poor wolves and lots of luck!!
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12:35 pm PDT, Jul 17,Carolina Murillo, California
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12:02 pm PDT, Jul 17,Kali Mobley, North Carolina
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10:22 am PDT, Jul 17,Jessica Marioni, California
please please dont do this, its wrong.
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9:44 am PDT, Jul 17,Rhonda Van, California
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9:01 am PDT, Jul 17,Marilyn Camp, California
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8:11 am PDT, Jul 17,Brittany Rountree, Florida
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8:03 am PDT, Jul 17,Shadi Ashtiani, Utah
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7:16 am PDT, Jul 17,Siti Khalilah, Brunei Darussalam
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7:08 am PDT, Jul 17,Angela Petruso, California
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5:48 am PDT, Jul 17,Lana Hurst-Groves, Kentucky
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5:43 am PDT, Jul 17,WILLIAM HOLLAND, California
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5:29 am PDT, Jul 17,Mandy Smith, Ohio
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12:05 am PDT, Jul 17,Thomas Morley, New York
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11:07 pm PDT, Jul 16,Xochitl Torres, California
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10:52 pm PDT, Jul 16,Larrice Criser, West Virginia
in a National Forest? i thought all creatures were suppose to be treated equally in government owned property? owww wait.... i forgot... this is the Bush Administration.. Whoopsie, my bad!
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10:49 pm PDT, Jul 16,James Sweitzer, Maryland
ohhh waaa it's hurting my cow herding business where i'll slaughter them too. shut up and expect it as a calculated loss. the wolves are hungry too.
