Stop the second Extincton of Wolves in the Wild
- by: Christiane Henker,www.wildearthguardians.org/, www.protectanimals.spruz.com
- recipient: USDA
In 2009 52 adult Mexican gray wolves existed in the wild and there were 31 wild-born pups that year.
How can their population now be only 42?
Without an updated scientific recovery plan, greater endangered species protections and retirement of federally issued livestock grazing permits, their future numbers look dire.
You can help by telling U.S. Interior Secretary Salazar and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Hamilton to do what it takes to fully support the recovery of Mexican Gray Wolf populations.Wolves are important to our ecosystems and Southwest heritage. Left alone they form packs, have pups and successfully hunt native prey. WildEarth Guardians wants to facilitate healthy wolf populations throughout the American West.
There are only 42 wild Mexican Gray Wolves left in Arizona and New Mexico - an unbelievable 20% decline in less than a year. They are the most endangered mammal in North America and something must be done now.
That's why we must pressure the U.S. Fish and Wildlife to develop a new science-based recovery plan to replace an ineffectual one. That's why we need fewer grazing permits and more wolves released into the wild.
Speak out today for the Mexican Gray Wolf - tell Secretary Salazar and Director Hamilton that you want to see a robust recovery plan today!
Thanks for being a voice for wolves.
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Thank you!
This decline is not through any fault of the wolves, who have done everything needed to survive in the wild; they have formed packs, had pups, and successfully hunted native prey. The decline is human-caused and must be human-remedied.
The Fish and Wildlife Service must:
1. Give Mexican gray wolves greater endangered species protections.
2. Release more wolves into the wild and bolster the genetic fitness of the
population.
3. Bring the criminals killing our wolves to justice.
4. Write a new science-based Recovery Plan because the outdated 1982 plan
is not working.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is managing Mexican wolves under a flawed 28-year old recovery plan that does not include recovery criteria, does not incorporate modern science, and has done little to protect the Mexican Wolf. This long-term mismanagement has pushed Mexican Wolves to the brink of extinction.
It's time for a new, modern Recovery Plan that will begin restoring a healthy Mexican gray wolf wolf population.
Thank you for taking the Time to read this Letter.
Sincerly,
we, the undersigned
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