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.
We signed the “Greater Yellowstone Wolves Delisted - Protest Now!” petition!
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3:31 am PDT, Jul 22,Ana Platon, Romania
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8:50 pm PDT, Jul 21,Daniel E Craig, Colorado
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5:18 pm PDT, Jul 21,Angel Halloran, Virginia
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3:22 pm PDT, Jul 21,Lin Goodman, Washington
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3:14 pm PDT, Jul 21,Maximillion Music, California
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2:36 pm PDT, Jul 21,Sandra Lindsay, Canada
Let us protect those who can not defend themselves ! They belong in Yellow stone!
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2:18 pm PDT, Jul 21,Tania Dyke, United Kingdom
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,
Tania Dyke
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1:49 pm PDT, Jul 21,Name not displayed, California
It's outrageous to see that after such a short time of being taken of the list people would start hunting again. It upsets the ecosystem, ridding it of a natural predator that helps eliminate defective animals that if let to breed, would only contribute negatively to the gene pool.
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11:01 am PDT, Jul 21,Dianna Lynn, Barbados
We have to protect what life is left.
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9:28 pm PDT, Jul 20,Karen Knaus, Wisconsin
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4:06 pm PDT, Jul 20,Joseph Mara, Utah
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11:06 am PDT, Jul 20,Tamarah Swensen, Netherlands
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9:01 am PDT, Jul 20,Susan Maciel Martins, Brazil
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11:55 am PDT, Jul 19,Amy Howell, California
Protecting the wolves *IS* protecting the Yellowstone region. You can't mow down a keystone species and expect to preserve the ecology and biodiversity of the area.
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2:37 pm PDT, Jul 18,Katrine Boyle, United Kingdom
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12:52 pm PDT, Jul 18,Stine Frimann, Norway
Killing these wolves would be a meaningless tragedy.
# 41,350:
10:11 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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9:06 am PDT, Jul 18,Aimee Workman, Texas
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9:02 am PDT, Jul 18,Evie Ward, United Kingdom
After the successful re-introduction that hasrecreated the eco-system it seems manic to again go against nature. We need to live together with all these creatures not destroy them.
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8:07 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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5:06 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, Germany
Because it's against all logic and looks like a campaign decision. Appalling.
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2:44 am PDT, Jul 18,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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8:26 pm PDT, Jul 17,Sarah Weaver, Minnesota
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5:21 pm PDT, Jul 17,Casey Baker, Washington
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3:35 pm PDT, Jul 17,Justin Rummans, Iowa
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2:39 pm PDT, Jul 17,Name not displayed, Australia
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10:35 am PDT, Jul 17,Ruth Goring, Illinois
Reducing the population to 300 would NOT be responsible stewardship. We humans can coexist with wolves on God's beautiful earth.
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9:15 am PDT, Jul 17,Kathy Moran, Utah
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, KMoran
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9:03 am PDT, Jul 17,Marie Kay, Utah
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,
Marie Kay
# 41,337:
9:00 am PDT, Jul 17,Rebecca Mesley, Utah
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,
Rebecca Mesley
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8:54 am PDT, Jul 17,Marilyn Shields, Maryland
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4:20 am PDT, Jul 17,Karen Mara, Utah
Wolves are highly intelligent animals who are deeply social and very tied to the land on which they live. They did not ask to be dragged into the politics of money that surround Yellowstone. They did not ask to be made pawns of the National Park Service. And they are not mindless, emotionless chess pieces to be rearranged at whim.
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1:56 pm PDT, Jul 16,Janet Weddle, Washington
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12:39 pm PDT, Jul 16,Sabrina Collodi, Florida
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12:05 pm PDT, Jul 16,Pamela L. Shaw, Illinois
Wolves contribute to the strength and health of the prey herds on which they feed by culling sick and weak individuals. I worked at Yellowstone at a time when there were no wolf populations there. Their presence ensures a more balanced ecosystem, not to mention the beauty added to the park by their presence.
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3:30 am PDT, Jul 16,Ernest Pruitt, Maryland
This is a devastating turn of events . Especially poignant that Limpy was the first wolf to be shot. THis beautiful animal needs our protection from the people who will not be satisfied until it is beyond recovery.THis negates all of the conservation work that has been done .
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5:26 pm PDT, Jul 15,Lisa O'Brien, Pennsylvania
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11:43 am PDT, Jul 15,Christina Ferraro, California
Thats just dumb that they are delisted. they need to be back onto the list! OR THEY WILL BE HUNTED TO EXTINCTION
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3:22 pm PDT, Jul 14,Thomas Skowronski, Nevada
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11:06 am PDT, Jul 13,Simon Lamen, United Kingdom
Wolves are wildlife the lifeblood of any country, the symbol of america is the american eagle lose your wildlife lose your symbol of freedom, humanity and its future.
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3:59 pm PDT, Jul 11,Atli Hafsteinsson, Iceland
It's absolutely immoral and heartless to remove the wolves from their federal protection. There is no grounds for doing this and it can only harm this already fragile species. Are you gonna make all our efforts to restore this vital animal be for nothing? These magnificent animals deserve a place in the ecosystem. We need to start learning to live alongside animals.
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12:11 pm PDT, Jul 11,Candy Camarena-Dexter, Indiana
Wolves are majestic animals and are important to the environment. Wolves need to be protected before they are brought to extinction again. If people were as family oriented as the wolf our country would be in alot better shape.
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8:27 am PDT, Jul 11,Steve Braucht, Oklahoma
We need to learn from the Wolves. A wolf pack takes care of themselves. What a good lesson, perhaps we humans should do the same, and we would not be in the mess we are in here in the US
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11:04 am PDT, Jul 10,Laurel Watson, Arizona
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1:38 pm PDT, Jul 9,Name not displayed, Alabama
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11:00 am PDT, Jul 9,Jennifer Wilson, Tennessee
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6:01 pm PDT, Jul 6,Igor Purlantov, New York
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5:00 pm PDT, Jul 6,Name not displayed, Georgia
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2:13 pm PDT, Jul 6,Name not displayed, Ohio
Wolves are wonderful animals and play a very important role in the invironment. Wolves need to be protected or they will be hunted until extinction again.
4:25 pm PDT, Jul 2,Anya Blasser, Oregon
The wolves were here before we were. They are a part of our heritage not only as a nation, but as humankind. They participate in the balance of nature much more responsibly than our society is doing. We should stop trying to conform nature to our expectations and learn from it, and that means learning from natural creatures such as the wolves.
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8:10 pm PDT, Jul 1,Cody Jiles, Missouri
Hi my name is Cody Jiles and I am Very mad about what your doing. its mad I know my destiny in life is to save the wolves and I will risk my life to do so. I made a promise to save them or at least try. now if you do not stop this I will. when i look into a wolfs eyes its like looking at god himself, powerful but yet loving caring compassiontant, and wise, there not killing machines, so what if the population over grows. look at us human we manily own everything, so thats what we think we can learn to share cant we, we are not little kids fighting over who gets the last cookie,we can learn from them and learn to get along so take my advise PLEASE OR I WILL IM NOT SCARED
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3:23 pm PDT, Jul 1,Name not displayed, Mexico
You are not the owner of the earth and all there are living here in.
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4:28 am PDT, Jul 1,Jason Beaudyne, Hawaii
The ranchers already have the right to kill wolves who predate their cattle,or be reimbursed through Wildlife protection groups..Also,hunters have nothing to complain about-the moose/deer population hasn't been greater/healthier since before the wolves vanished.Sadly,I believe our countrymen are as ignorant and stupid still as the ones' before who made these animals extinct and still they don't grasp nature's balance..Instead of WASTING BILLIONS of American's taxes on useless space programs to Mars,I think we could/should save the beasts' and our children's futures.. Sincerely,Jason Beaudyne
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11:45 pm PDT, Jun 30,Samantha Jones, California
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2:36 pm PDT, Jun 30,Nicole Peifley, Pennsylvania
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11:45 pm PDT, Jun 29,Ashley Blevins, Arizona
It's not right that those wolves should be slaughtered by ignorant human beings that can't get a right mind in place. We've spent such a long time bringing back many animals and now the stupid government wants to slaughter them. It's not right that Bush/Cheney is stupidity is getting away with so much crap. Wolves and every other animal that's almost dead was brought back by people who love and care for these animals. They shall never be allowed to murder whats been so hard to bring back. And hunters that wanna kill them are just as ignorant as the brain washing government who wanna slaughter.
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3:22 pm PDT, Jun 29,Karla Lee, Texas
MY FATHER HAS DONATED ALOT OF MONEY TO SAVE THE WOLVES FOUNDATION. WHERE DOES ALL THAT MONEY GO NOW THAT THE WOLVES WILL NOT BE SAFE?
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11:15 am PDT, Jun 29,Kenneth Swain, Texas
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9:26 am PDT, Jun 28,Kristen Waslufsky, New York
I'm a personal wolf lover. They've been my favorite animal since I was very little. I had no idea this was going on, and it's deeply upsetting to hear this.
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10:11 pm PDT, Jun 27,Tracie Ellis, North Carolina
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10:59 am PDT, Jun 27,Name not displayed, Switzerland
