http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/664280276?z00m=100874<l=1169350328
This is an email I got after donating some money towards this cause. Also I do believe that signing the petition above may help everyone get their voices heard.
Dear Friend,
Just days ago, Idaho state officials proposed to slash the price tag for killing a wolf in Idaho to only $9.75.
This comes on the heels of a formally released federal plan to lift wolf protections in Idaho and Wyoming -- two states that propose to exterminate as many wolves as possible within their borders.
It’s up to us to stop the wholesale slaughter of wolves in Idaho. Please support Defenders’ work to save our Northern Rockies wolves.
To jumpstart its wolf massacre, Idaho officials are proposing to offer a minimal price to entice the state’s hunters to participate in their plan to slaughter wolves. If gray wolves lose federal protection in Idaho, the price for a wolf’s life will be just $9.75.
And Idaho’s wolves will find no friend in Governor “Butch” Otter. In fact, Governor Otter is in the front of the line to take the first shot at these magnificent creatures. He recently addressed a rally of anti-wolf zealots, saying:
“I’m prepared to bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself.”
In neighboring Wyoming, things are just as bad. As many as 2 out of every 3 wolves in the state could be killed, with unlimited killing in some wilderness areas.
We’re in for one of the toughest fights in years for our wolves -- and we need your help to save them.
Defenders is working hard to prevent the single biggest setback in wolf conservation in decades:
* We’re working with a broad coalition of nearly 30 conservation groups on the ground, speaking out for wolves and against Idaho and Wyoming’s wolf eradication plans.
* We’re calling on federal officials to hold additional public hearings and to extend by 30 days the period for public comments on this important issue so your voice can be heard.
* We’re analyzing the federal wolf delisting plan and crafting a detailed response.
* We’re working with ranchers and landowners in wolf country to find common sense solutions for wolves and people.
Already, over 50,000 people like you wrote to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to express outrage over the ill-conceived plan. And we’re preparing a massive mobilization around the official comment period on the delisting of Northern Rockies gray wolves.
To spread the word, we’ll be launching a sophisticated public education campaign and ambitious efforts to activate conservationists in the Northern Rockies. We will also call on you to help generate 200,000 public comments against this irresponsible proposal.
But we can’t do any of this important work without the help of people just like you who care about our wolves. Please support our work with your tax-deductible online gift.
Defenders was a leader in the successful effort to reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone and central Idaho. Now even these iconic animals are threatened by the reckless state plans in Idaho and Wyoming. If these wolves wander outside protected havens like Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, they could be shot on sight, under the states' proposals.
It will take a monumental effort to protect our Northern Rockies wolves. But with your help, we can make sure these animals are protected for future generations.
Thank you for all you do to protect our wildlife and wild places.
Sincerely,
Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife
P.S. Your online donation makes an immediate impact. You can also make a contribution over the phone by calling 1-800-385-9712.
