The Wolf Preservation Blog

With just 42 wolves left in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA) at the end of 2009, the Mexican wolf or “lobo” is facing a fight for its life. Please provide the lobo with a lifeline by proposing this subspecies (Canis lupus baileyi) for endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lobo is the rarest and most distinct type of wolf in the U.S. and deserves maximum safeguards under the ESA.

https://secure3.convio.net/wg/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=385

Please follow the link provided by “WildEarth Guardians” and send a prepared letter.  This is temporarily available for public comment so hurry!

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http://yubanet.com/usa/Animal-Welfare-and-Environmental-Groups-Urge-Arizonans-to-Vote-No-on-Prop-109.php

PHOENIX, Sept. 3, 2010 – A coalition of animal welfare and environmental groups announced a campaign urging Arizonans to vote against an initiative which is designed to give sole authority over wildlife policy to the state legislature. The Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Defense League of Arizona, and the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter today filed an official state ballot committee — Arizonans Against the Power Grab — urging Arizona citizens to vote “no” on Prop 109.

The proposed ballot amendment is intended to prohibit Arizona voters and the state wildlife agency from having direct oversight on any future policies and initiatives related to wildlife management. If passed, this measure would put wildlife management under the control of politicians in the state legislature rather than experts with the training and experience needed to best manage wildlife, and would deny citizens the same opportunities on wildlife issues that they have on all other subject matter.

“Prop 109 takes away Arizona voters’ rights and is a giveaway to special interests that defend extreme and inhumane practices,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. “If we let the politicians take away our right to vote on wildlife issues, what other issues will be next?”

Prop 109 is one of seven constitutional amendments referred to the ballot by the legislature this session. Its purpose is to prevent voters from weighing in on future ballot measures related to wildlife issues, and could even nullify previous measures such as the 1994 ban on cruel and indiscriminate steel-jawed leghold traps.

“Prop 109 is a blatant power grab, aimed at excluding Arizonans from having a voice in wildlife management,” said Stephanie Nichols-Young, president of Animal Defense League of Arizona. “We formed this committee to stand-up for direct democracy and wildlife in Arizona.”

“Prop 109 will undermine the current system of wildlife management in Arizona and give science a backseat to politics, which is the last thing Arizona’s wildlife needs,” said Sandy Bahr, Chapter Director, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter. “Our system of wildlife management has served Arizona well since 1929, when hunters and anglers helped form the Game and Fish Commission. This measure puts the power in the hands of politicians.”

Please visit this link and make your voice be heard!  We cannot allow these kinds of decisions in the hands of those wishing to DESTROY WOLVES.

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With fewer than 40 Mexican wolves, excluding pups, still in the wild, it’s time for the Fish and Wildlife Service to re-release M1051, this week’s re-release candidate. A brother of M1049 and M1050, M1051 was a tiny pup when removed from the Saddle pack den in 2007. He had no part in killing livestock and is eligible for release in New Mexico. FREE M1051!

You can help free M1051 from captivity by sending a very brief e-mail to FWS Region 2 Director Benjamin Tuggle. Simply copy and paste the message below into an email, and add a simple sentence or two of your own. Please add your name and address at the end, because anonymous letters get little attention. Remember, too, that polite requests are more effective.

Dear Dr. Tuggle,
I am alarmed at how few Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild and I know that there are wild-born wolves in captivity that are eligible for New Mexico releases. Please re-release former Saddle pup M1051 if he proves to be a suitable candidate for release. He has been in captivity long enough; it’s time for him to be a free, wild wolf again.

Thank you,

Send your e-mail to Director Benjamin Tuggle at RDTuggle@fws.gov.

Visit the link below to find out more about updates regarding the endangered Mexican Wolf, struggling to survive.  You, the people can make an astounding difference by sending the letter prepared above!  Once again, thank you to www.mexicanwolves.org (Lobos of the Southwest) for being on the front lines and fighting for this important species.

http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/230/51/Free-These-Wild-born-Wolves

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