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Wolves Lose ESA Protections - Express Outrage at Plans To Kill Them

Target: Secretary Kempthorne
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its proposal to strip wolves of crucial Endangered Species Act protections in Idaho and parts of Wyoming. Both states are now preparing massive wolf eradication plans, with the intent of killing hundreds of wolves.

In Idaho alone, the governor plans to kill all but 100 of the wolves in the state. And now, the price to kill a wolf is cheaper than a large pizza: Idaho residents pay $9.75 to kill a wolf. (It costs more if you're from out-of-state.)

"I'm prepared to...shoot a wolf myself," declared Idaho's governor preparing for the de-listing of wolves from the ESA. Listen to his speech before a crowd of anti-wolf protesters.

Tell Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne that youÂ’re outraged by his departmentÂ’s decision to eliminate protections for wolves in states that are now preparing widespread wolf eradication.

deadline: 1-30-2008
goal: 40,000

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comments through August 6th, 2007 on a new plan could allow more than half the wolves in Idaho and Wyoming to be killed. Please sign this new petition to submit your official comment now!

As someone who cares about wolf recovery in the Northern Rockies, I am deeply concerned with your agency's proposal to remove gray wolves in Idaho and Montana from the Endangered Species List.

Like many wildlife supporters, I want to see a future where Western wolves can be removed from the list of endangered species. However, neither Idaho nor Wyoming's state wolf management plans have adequately addressed the issues that once brought these magnificent animals to the brink of extinction. In fact, both states have begun actively planning efforts to kill hundreds of wolves in advance of your Department's proposal to de-list gray wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Your department has an obligation to ensure a sustainable population of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. And handing wolf management responsibilities over to states that are planning wide-spread wolf eradication programs simply makes no sense.

I strongly urge you to reconsider your proposal to de-list gray wolves in Idaho and Wyoming and maintain strong federal protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Thank you for considering my comments.

We signed the “Wolves Lose ESA Protections - Express Outrage at Plans To Kill Them” petition!

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8:30 pm PDT, Jul 18, Sean Noyes, Maine

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8:20 pm PDT, Jul 18, Lynne Kaiser, Wisconsin
The first proposal would change the Rule under which wolves are managed and the second would allow Wyoming to kill wolves on sight in 90% of the state. Together, these two proposals would sanction the killing of more than 700 wolves in the northern Rockies. That is more than half of the wolves that are present there today. The means of eradication would include aerial gunning of packs. There would also be a re-opening of Idaho’s plan to kill 75% of the wolves in the Clearwater’s Lolo District. THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED!

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5:23 pm PDT, Jul 18, Name not displayed, New York
how would you like it if it was now allowed to just go into randoms houses and kill their familys would you like that? I didnt think so!!! ACT NOW!!! or you'll regret it!!!

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4:33 pm PDT, Jul 18, Tabitha Peterson, Michigan

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11:58 am PDT, Jul 18, James Williams, South Carolina

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8:35 am PDT, Jul 18, Connie Scritchfield, Ohio

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8:32 am PDT, Jul 18, Victorioa Martin, Virginia

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7:41 am PDT, Jul 18, Name not displayed, New York

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6:33 am PDT, Jul 18, Kelly Young, Georgia
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE.WE ACN GO TO JAIL FOR ANIMAL ABUSE,AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL HUNDREDS OF WOLVES.NO!THIS ISNT RIGHT.IF YOUR IN DANGER BECAUSE ONE IS IN YOUR YARD,YES.BUT GOING OUT AND HUNTING FOR THEM.THIS SADENS ME.I WISHED I WOULDNT HAVE EVEN READ THIS.I HOPE YOUR PREPARED TO ANSWER FOR THIS.MAY YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.THE VALUES AND TRUE RESPECT OF THIS LAND DIMINISHED WHEN THE NATIVE AMERICANS WHERE FORCED OUT OF THERE LAND AND KILLED.AND NOW THEYRE KILLING THE WOLVES.

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10:53 pm PDT, Jul 17, Lindsey Yoder, Missouri
I think maybe we should start a spay and neuter service for humans; government issued. It's not the wolves that are overpopulated...it's us.

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9:34 pm PDT, Jul 17, Name not displayed, California

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6:00 pm PDT, Jul 17, Lia MILLER, Maryland

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5:31 pm PDT, Jul 17, Deborah Montoya, Texas

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4:13 pm PDT, Jul 17, Name not displayed, New York

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3:53 pm PDT, Jul 17, Ariel Green, Pennsylvania
what a fool: "im prepared to shoot one myself"...?????? are u kidding this is crazy. wolves need protection

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3:21 pm PDT, Jul 17, Jennifer Johnson, Indiana

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2:28 pm PDT, Jul 17, Roseanna Po, New York

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2:16 pm PDT, Jul 17, Lauren Allison, Mississippi

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12:35 pm PDT, Jul 17, Carolina Murillo, California

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12:26 pm PDT, Jul 17, Jessica Ingalls, North Carolina
How the hell do you think that they got on the endangered species list to begin with!?

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10:32 am PDT, Jul 17, Kaitlin Hoffman, Illinois

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9:38 am PDT, Jul 17, Rachelle Norsworthy, Kentucky

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6:56 am PDT, Jul 17, Name not displayed, Texas

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6:23 am PDT, Jul 17, Eleanor CLapp, Australia

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5:29 am PDT, Jul 17, Mandy Smith, Ohio

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7:44 pm PDT, Jul 16, Karen M. Smith, Georgia

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7:25 pm PDT, Jul 16, Carson Furry, Washington

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5:15 pm PDT, Jul 16, Larrice Criser, Maryland

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5:09 pm PDT, Jul 16, John Paradis, Maine
john h paradis

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3:59 pm PDT, Jul 16, Bilbo Baggins, Illinois
Hey, y'know, while we're killing some wolves, how about we go out and stomp some kittens. Maybe boil a couple babies...

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3:06 pm PDT, Jul 16, Lauren Woood, Illinois

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1:13 pm PDT, Jul 16, Rose Black, New York

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12:28 pm PDT, Jul 16, Kristin Lestorti, Connecticut

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10:44 am PDT, Jul 16, Richard Mcfeters, Massachusetts

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8:53 am PDT, Jul 16, Jessica Gawne, Texas

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7:46 am PDT, Jul 16, Teresa Whelpley, Illinois

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6:53 am PDT, Jul 16, Rebecca Francilo, Michigan

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2:39 am PDT, Jul 16, Amy Akkermans, Netherlands

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11:36 pm PDT, Jul 15, Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin

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11:05 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Wisconsin

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9:34 pm PDT, Jul 15, Hal Kruslock, Oregon

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9:28 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Missouri

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9:01 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Florida

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