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The following message, urging Americans to tell the Interior Secretary to put wolves back on the endangered species list, was sent to you by

http://www.SaveBioGems.org


Dear Friend,

The war on wolves is getting uglier by the day.

It's tragic enough that over 400 wolves were killed last year in Idaho and Montana after their removal from the endangered species list -- an astronomical level that amounts to one-third of the entire wolf population in those two states.

But what saddens me almost as much are the barbaric tactics that wolf-haters have been employing lately.

On Christmas Eve, Idaho wolf-supporter Lynne Stone received a threatening email from a wolf-hater there. The email only said 'Merry Cristmas' (spelled without the 'h') and included a morbid photo of a dead wolf in a pickup truck.

A sinister email like that reminds us of what wolves and their supporters are up against -- and why we need you to speak out now against the savage slaughter of wolves.

Here are a few more shocking examples of how ugly the situation has become:

Just a few weeks ago, a Wolf/Coyote/Predator Killing Derby was held in Idaho, where prizes were given away for shooting the most animals. Participants were told in advance that they'd be able to use 'wolf distress calls' to attract nearby wolves to the rifle range.

Outraged by this blatant example of animal cruelty? Take action now and sign our new Citizen's Petition.

http://www.savebiogems.org/wolves/actnow

And recently, a sickening sign outside an Idaho restaurant proclaimed, 'Tag a Wolf. Get a Free Pizza and Pitcher of Beer.'

Angry that wolf-killing is being promoted in such a cavalier way? Fire off a wolf-saving email petition now to demand federal protections for wolves.

http://www.savebiogems.org/wolves/actnow

Many wolf packs have been decimated. A majority of Idaho's Basin Butte pack, a favorite of wolf-watchers, was wiped out, seven of them by government agents firing from a helicopter or an airplane. The remaining members of Montana's Sage Creek pack were also killed by aerial gunners. Four of the 10 wolves in Yellowstone Park's much-studied Cottonwood Creek pack were killed when they ventured out of the park's boundaries. And government agents have recently been authorized to destroy several packs in Montana.

This disastrous open season on wolves has reversed so much of the hard-won progress we've made over the past several years. Tell Interior Secretary Salazar to put wolves back on the endangered species list where they belong.

Over the next critical months, NRDC will be facing off in federal court against Interior Secretary Salazar over the fate of the wolf.

But legal action is just one important tactic. Public action is another. That's why we're urging you to show the Interior Secretary that you care about wolves.

http://www.savebiogems.org/wolves/actnow

Powerful government agencies and a vocal minority of hunters and ranchers have lined up against the wolves of the Northern Rockies. But the wolves have you. It's urgent that you stand with us now.

Sincerely,

Frances Beinecke
President

P.S. Be sure to take action now. It only takes a few seconds to send your message, and it could mean the difference between life and death for imperiled wolves.
http://www.savebiogems.org/wolves/actnow

Sincerely,

Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC

Comments

[kelleypen.livejournal.com]

Waking up to a serenade of wolf calls all around our tent was the most spiritual experience I had in Yellowstone last summer. The air fairly vibrated with their singing, filling us with their song too.

My Ojibwa ancestors passed down to us a story about a mother wolf who saved a pair of 10 year old twins--letting them survive the winter in hiding while their village was ravaged by small pox. They were later adopted by French Canadian families, and married French. Even now, when a child is born with amber eyes, the Metis part of my birth family remembers the wolf who saved their ancestors.

I'll join.

[jules1278.livejournal.com]

Already done, captain. *glomps*