The re-introduced wolves of Yellowstone N.P. are being hunted, trapped, and killed when they step outside the park boundaries. People from all over the world want to visit YNP to see the wolves, but they are very upset when they learn that the wolves are being killed. These wolves are being decimated and the wildlife biologists in the park are very concerned about their survival. The scientists studying them and the tourists who want to see them should be heard!
HB 73 which passed in the Montana legislature will:
* reduce the price of non-resident hunting licenses
* allow the use of recorded or electronically amplified calls to lure wolves to their death
*exempt hunters from wearing orange outside the general deer and elk hunting seasons
*prevent the creation of wolf "harvest" buffer zones and wolf harvest closures around national parks; in other words, prohibit the protection of wolves who leave the park
PLEASE tell the governor that HB 73 is anti-science, anti-eco-tourism, and anti-jobs.
