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Walk For Wolves

Posted in Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on August 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »


Wolf Walk

Photo provided by Wolf Park

“Each year, Wolf Park hosts its annual Walk for Wolves event; our largest fundraiser of the year. Wolf Park’s annual grassroots fundraiser event, Walk for Wolves, which was developed as a way to both further involve the community in our mission of research, education and conservation, and as a way to help sustain our facility during the off season. Our supporters form “packs” (1-5 people on a team) to help raise funds for the event.  On the day of the Walk, one of our ambassador wolves leads the way around the loop trail.  Local celebrities host this event; there is live music, food, fun contests and prize giveaways. Every “pack” receives an armband that lets them tour Wolf Park during open hours and come back for Howl Night that evening as our guests.

Area businesses support the Walk for Wolves through corporate sponsorships.  In exchange, the businesses are advertised on the walk t-shirts, posters, on our website, and in our newsletter.  Businesses also support the Walk for Wolves by giving to a matching donations campaign for their employees that participate.  Wolf Park needs your support for Walk for Wolves to help us reach our targeted goal this year. Your help and support can make a huge impact on Wolf Park!

Those interested will form “packs” and become a helping hand in our ability to continue our mission of Research, Education, and Conservation. This opportunity is ideal for you to support Wolf Park’s efforts. All “packs” receive a Walk for Wolves t-shirt if registered by August 31st! Must be present at Bank Night or the Walk for Wolves to pick up your t-shirt (we do not mail them out).

With YOUR help, our ambassador wolves can make a difference!

Download these PDF files and fax, e-mail or mail back to Wolf Park for the Walk for Wolves fundraiser! T-shirt sizes must be turned in to Wolf Park by August 29th!

You can sign up and submit your T-shirt sizes here!

You can register a Pack until 7:00pm EST on Friday, September 20th. All pre-registered Pack members get in free to the event. If you miss the deadline or do not wish to form a Pack, please feel free to join us as a walk-in the day of the event! Adults are $20, kids 5-13 $15, and kids under 5 are free. All Walk participants (including walk-ins) can join us free of charge during our regular open hours at the Park for guided tours from 1-5pm and for Howl Night at 7:30pm on September 21st!

Get your pack together for Wolf Park’s annual sponsor-based fundraiser! Our success depends on everyone joining in on the fun — clubs, school classes, church groups, businesses, organizations, individuals and most of all YOU!

Our success depends on everyone joining in on the fun — clubs, school classes, church groups, businesses, organizations, individuals and most of all YOU! All packs need to fill out a Walk Packet in order to register.

Participants will form Packs and collect donations, and then on the big day come out and present their donations to Wolf Park.  Then we spend the day celebrating wolves, and our commitment to save our natural world.  All morning walkers will stroll around this beautiful, unique park seeing th…e wolves, foxes, coyotes and bison up close and personal — right here in Battle Ground, Indiana. One of our resident wolves will join us for one lap!

Donations are fully tax deductible! Every registered walker will get a Walk for Wolves T-shirt if registered by August 31st! All registered packs will have a chance to win fabulous prizes. ‘Virtual’ participants  will have a chance for some fabulous prizes too!  Packs that raise $1,000 or more will be entered to win a Wolf Park Get A Way Weekend for two! Any individual or Pack that raise $1,000 or more will get to meet a WOLF and have their Pack picture taken by world renown photographer Monty Sloan!

The Walk begins at 9 am on September 21st! All participating walkers will receive FREE ADMISSION to Wolf Park for the remainder of the day, including regular hours from 1:00-5:00 pm and Howl Night 7:30-9:00 pm!”

**Special thanks to Wolf Park, http://wolfpark.org/support/walk/,  for providing this information!

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The National Rally to Protect America’s Wolves: You Can Help!

Posted in Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on August 2, 2013| 1 Comment »


National Rally for Wolves

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. – “Margaret Mead

It is happening. This is your personal invitation to attend:

The National Rally to Protect America’s Wolves! to be held in Washington DC on Saturday, September 7, 2013 from 9AM to 4PM. We will come together in an area adjacent to the Washington Monument on the National Mall, to meet and network with each other, to hear from an impressive and inspirational line-up of speakers and to march peacefully between the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol building.

Here’s a link to the official rally website:  http://www.rallyforwolves.org

You can register for the Rally on this website. We will post details of the day’s intinerary, including the excellent speaker line-up, as it evolves. Frequently Asked Questions, regarding getting there, lodging, etc will be posted on the site as well. Please be patient as we fill in the details and answer your questions through the website.

This Rally is for America’s vital and beautiful wolves and other native wildlife under siege. This is our rally, your rally. It is being organized by a small team of grassroots wolf defenders and is open to all wolf and wildlife defenders.

The Rally’s mission is to unite wolf and wildlife defenders from around the country and demonstrate to our nation’s leaders that a respectful and humane majority of American citizens demand federal protection for America’s wolves, under the Endangered Species Act, in every state throughout their historic range.

We are going to Washington to demand that the unethical, cruel and unjust persecution and slaughter of America’s wolves in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Alaska and elsewhere, be brought to an end, now and permanently. Our message is a public appeal for a better America that respects honest science and ecology, that truly reflects the humane and ethical values of the majority; a country where decency, respect and co-existence with America’s wolves and all native wildlife prevails, in every state.

Who’s invited? All wolf, wildlife and earth defenders in every state. Grassroots wolf defender activists. Non-profit groups, large and small, dedicated to defending wolves and other wildlife. All people young and old who love animals, respect ecology and who oppose animal abuse and cruelty wherever it exists. Native people including those who are helping lead the fight to protect America’s wolves. People of faith who are awakening to Creation care. Veterans opposed to violence and animal abuse. Wolf and wildlife defenders from around the world. Everyone with a good heart who wants a better and kinder country based on decency, compassion and respect for America’s wolves and all native wildlife and the wild places they need to survive and thrive.

Bear with us as we create and refine the day’s intinerary, including the wonderful line-up of speakers.

Please come to The National Rally to Protect America’s Wolves! and help spread the word.

Thank you on behalf of America’s vital and beautiful wolves, The National Rally to Protect America’s Wolves!

Register at: http://www.rallyforwolves.org

**SPECIAL THANKS TO PROJECTWOLF, http://rallyforwolves.org/, FOR PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION!

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How Do Wolves Live Together?

Posted in Facts and Figures, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Research on April 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »


wolf gang

“How do wolves live together?

Wolves live in groups of between two and twenty (averaging about six to eight) animals.  These groups are called packs.  Each pack of wolves maintains an area, called a territory, which belongs to it and which it defends from other wolves.  Within this territory, the pack hunts, sleeps, plays, and raises pups.  Territories range in size from 50 to 1,000 square miles, depending on how much prey is available.  Packs also vary in size depending on what kind of prey is available.  Wolf packs which hunt deer as a primary source of food will have fewer wolves than packs which hunt bison or moose.  These large animals are harder to catch and kill, and can also feed more wolves once caught.

Wolves have a linear rank order, or hierarchy, which helps keep peace within the pack.  There is a separate line of rank for each sex: one for males and one for females.  At the top of the rank order is the alpha male and female.  The beta male and female are next highest in status.  At the bottom of the rank order is the omega “scapegoat” wolf, which may be either male or female.  In the rank order, each wolf has a set place.  When two wolves from the same pack cross paths, one is always dominant to the other, or higher in status than the other wolf.  The lower-ranking wolf is said to be submissive to the higher-ranking, dominant wolf.

The alpha wolves are not necessarily the strongest, the fastest, or the smartest.  High rank has more to do with attitude and confidence than size or strength.  Dominance also does not favor gender — either the alpha male or the alpha female may be the overall “leader of the pack”.

While dominant wolves generally act more self-confident than lower-ranking ones, wolves do not walk around constantly displaying their status.  They most often adopt a neutral pose, changing their expression towards dominance or submission depending on which other wolves are around.  (A wolf will show dominance to a lower-ranking animal, and submission to a higher-ranking one.)  A wolf displaying dominance stands up tall, looks directly at the other wolf, puts its ears forward, and will lift its tail (usually not much higher than its back, unless it is very excited).  A wolf displaying submission crouches down to look small, lowers or even tucks its tail, looks away from the other wolf, and puts its ears down and back.  This is usually all that happens when two wolves meet: wolves cannot afford to spend all their time fighting, and these subtle displays are all that is needed to maintain social stability.

Wolf communication involves a lot of signals like these.  The postures and facial expressions used will vary in intensity, or strength, depending on the context: an alpha wolf will often simply look hard at a wolf to send it a dominance message, and a submissive wolf will often just look away from a dominant wolf to give the appropriate response.  An excited alpha may give a stronger dominance message, and growl at a lower-ranking wolf or even hold it down.  Stronger submission signals include whining and pawing at the dominant wolf.  Mostly, signals just get louder and stronger the more excited the wolves get, and fighting rarely occurs.

The alpha wolves are not necessarily “in charge” or “leaders of the pack” at every moment.  They may decide where and when to hunt or they may not.  An alpha wolf is not always a leader so much as a wolf who has the right to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants.  Since they have so much social freedom to do what they like, alpha wolves often have more opportunity than lower-ranking wolves to start hunting or to choose a resting place.  The rest of the pack will then often follow and join in.  But when in home range, often younger wolves will take the lead on an outing.

The omega wolf ranks lower than any other wolf.  It usually sleeps away from the other pack members and may not engage in much social behavior, like howling or greeting.  The other wolves may make a “game” of picking on the omega wolf, biting it and driving it away from food.  At other times, the omega may be tolerated or even accepted into group activities.  This wolf may be able to eventually work itself back higher in the rank order or it may eventually choose to leave and form a new pack.

Rank order is not always linear and may be somewhat flexible in certain circumstances.  Puppies and yearlings, for example, have a rank order, but this order may change from month to month, week to week, or even from day to day in the case of young puppies.  (The rank order for adult wolves is usually more stable.)  “Playing” wolves, who are engaging in behaviors such as chasing and running for fun, may “switch” rank temporarily, and a lower-ranking wolf will be allowed to mock-dominate a higher-ranking one.  Some rank orders may be circular, with wolf A dominating wolf B who dominates wolf C who dominates wolf A, but this is rarely permanent.  Also, low-ranking wolves of one gender may be able to dominate high-ranking wolves of the other, without changing their rank in the social order of their respective sex.”

**Special thanks to “Wolf Park, http://www.wolfpark.org/aboutwolves.shtml, for providing this information!

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The Humane Society of the United States Files Notice of Suit to Restore Federal Protection for Great Lakes Wolves

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Legislation, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on October 18, 2012| 1 Comment »


October 15, 2012

“On the day of the first public wolf hunting and trapping season in the Great Lakes region in more than 40 years, The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals served notice that they will file suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal protections for Great Lakes wolves under the Endangered Species Act. The groups are also asking the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota to postpone wolf hunting and trapping until the case can be decided on the merits.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s most recent decision to delist wolves became effective earlier this year, after multiple previous attempts to delist wolves were struck down by the courts over the course of the last decade.

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put faith in the state wildlife agencies to responsibly manage wolf populations, but their overzealous and extreme plans to allow for trophy hunting and recreational trapping immediately after de-listing demonstrate that such confidence was unwarranted,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO for The HSUS. “Between Minnesota’s broken promise to wait five years before hunting wolves, and Wisconsin’s reckless plan to trap and shoot hundreds of wolves in the first year, it is painfully clear that federal protection must be reasserted. The states have allowed the most extreme voices to grab hold of wolf management, and the result could be devastating for this species.”

In Minnesota, hunters and trappers can kill as many as 400 of the estimated 3,000 wolves in the state. That is additive to the damage control killing, poaching, and other forms of human-caused mortality.

In Wisconsin, the quota for killing wolves in the state is roughly 24 percent of the estimated wolf population in the state. Including depredations, illegal kills, and vehicle collisions, the human-caused death toll could be more than 50 percent of the wolf population – nearly double the level of human-caused mortality the best available science indicates the population can withstand.

Some lawmakers in Michigan, where livestock owners are already allowed to use lethal means as a first resort when a gray wolf preys upon livestock, are pushing for legislation that would create an open sport hunting season on wolves.

The groups have filed today a 60-day notice of their intent to sue over the rule – as required under the Endangered Species Act. If the agency does not reconsider the delisting rule over the next 60 days, The HSUS and The Fund for Animals will ask a federal court to reinstate federal ESA protection for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region. Both organizations had hoped that sensible policies would prevail in the states, and also took note of the legal claims filed by other organizations seeking to avert reckless killing of wolves.  Those cases have not resolved several of our concerns favorably for the wolves, leading us to file notice to sue.”

**Special thanks to The Humane Society of the United States for providing this information!  (http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2012/10/great-lakes-wolves-suit-101512.html)

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Federal Trapper Targeted and Killed Dog According to Texas Dept. of Ag

Posted in Wolf Organizations on September 2, 2012| 6 Comments »


-Trapper violated use restrictions for placing deadly M-44 sodium cyanide devices

– Congressmen have called for oversight hearings on the out-of-control agency responsible, USDA Wildlife Services

“June 18, 2012 – Our sad story below about Bella, the Walker family’s beloved pit bull in Texas whose death to a M-44 sodium cyanide device has garnered significant attention, just became an even bigger story.

We’ve now learned that the trapper who set the device violated three prime EPA M-44 use restrictions when placing the device. Even worse, his records qualify Bella’s death as the “kill” or “take” of an “intentional target.”

Read Notice of Violation from Texas Dept. of Agriculture to the trapper | Read full list of M-44 use restrictions

The Texas Wildlife Services trapper involved was working outside his normally assigned work areas. He had requested and received special approval to conduct animal damage control for his father, a county commissioner, on land he leases located next to the Walker family’s home. The trapper grossly violated M-44 use restrictions by:

  • setting the M-44 devices in proximity to areas frequented by humans or domestic dogs, where exposure to public and pets is probable;
  • using improper record-keeping; and
  • targeting a domestic dog, a species not specified for use on the label.

The Texas Department of Agriculture also wrote a letter to Predator Defense and a letter to the Walker family warning us about the extreme dangers posed by M-44s and the risks involved with being at the scene where Bella died. The irony of their letters is that we were not the ones who put the Walkers in harm’s way—Wildlife Services did. We didn’t kill their dog—Wildlife Services did. We warned the Walkers to use extreme caution around the M44s and provided information to ensure their safety—Wildlife Services did not provide the location of the devices or proper warning of the danger they posed to their family or pets. The letters of warning from the Texas Department of Agriculture were sent well over a year after the federal trapper’s negligence caused the death of the Walker’s dog and put them in harm’s way.

Predator Defense has supported the Walkers since the death of their dog and we are continuing to work with them to bring this case to the public’s attention, as well as to the attention of lawmakers. We asked for a Congressional investigation of Wildlife Services and now the two U.S. Representatives we’ve been working with—Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) and John Campbell (R-California)—have called for oversight hearings on Wildlife Services by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Wildlife Services is a federal agency that is out of control. We have hope that Bella’s tragic death may serve as the catalyst needed to focus intensive congressional scrutiny on their inhumane lethal predator control program. Ideas for reforming the agency are explored in a May 6, 2012 Sacramento Bee article, “Suggestions in changing Wildlife Services range from new practices to outright bans.”

If you want to help us stop the USDA’s war on widlife in the most effective way possible, we cannot stress this enough: NOW IS THE TIME! A bill to ban wildlife poisons ilke M-44s has been introduced in Congress, H.R. 4214. Support the bill and donate today. Your donation is critical to keep pressure on and spread the word.

Bella’s Story: Wildlife Services Kills Dog and Puts Family at High Risk

Beginning February 18, 2011 the Walker family’s idyllic country home in Texas no longer felt like the haven they had believed it to be.

That day Predator Defense was contacted by Angel Walker and her husband J.D. about the poisoning of their beloved dog, Bella, by an M-44 sodium cyanide device placed by the USDA Wildlife Services just 918 feet from their house. The Walkers have two sons who could also have been harmed or killed by this device—one is a typical curious 11 year-old.

Predator Defense immediately sent the Walkers the EPA M-44 use directives for the use of these dangerous devices. We also asked them to photograph and document the placement of the M-44s, that killed Bella and other M-44s that were still loaded in the area, in proximity to their home and road ways. Violations of the directives include an M-44 that was placed on a roadway that the Walkers use daily. And at least four other M-44s were within plain sight of roadways—just 6 to 10 feet away.

Despite being notified of Bella’s death, Wildlife Services reset this device twice within the next two weeks. Mind you this is less than 1,000 feet from the Walker’s house which they share with their 11 and 18 year old sons.

Learning that the M-44s were being reset, Predator Defense went beyond advising the Walkers and contacted the Texas state director of Wildlife Services, Michael Bodenchuk.* After initially being told Mr. Bodenchuk was not available, Predator Defense Executive Director Brooks Fahy asked that a written message be delivered to him at which point he became available. He was dismissive about the case. Brooks let him know that it was not in Wildlife Services’ best interest to continue using M-44s in this location after the death of Bella.

The ramifications of Wildlife Services’ callus disregard for public safety was strongly conveyed to Mr. Bodenchuk. In no uncertain terms Brooks told them that Wildlife Services’ reckless behavior was being closely followed and documented by Predator Defense.

One hour after that phone call all M-44s in the immediate area had been removed, as were dead coyotes that had been hung along the fence line of the road that the Walker’s use to reach their home. We assume that the coyotes were initially placed there to intimidate the Walkers. Seeing these dead animals on the fence upset the Walker’s sons.

A gray fox was also killed by one of the M-44s near the roadway and left there to decompose. This is another violation of Wildlife Services own protocol and directives. This species is typically not targeted for predation on cattle. The fox’s death, along with Bella’s, is an example of the indiscriminate nature of M-44s and how they kill any animal that pulls on them whether it is a beloved pet or an endangered species.

Under advisement of Predator Defense the Walkers contacted the appropriate state and federal agencies—The Texas Department of Agriculture, USDA Wildlife Services, and the EPA. M-44s are registered for use by Wildlife Services through the EPA. Now the USDA Wildlife Services and the Texas Department of Agriculture’s pesticide inspectors are investigating Bella’s death.

From the information we’ve gathered, including photos, it is obvious that Wildlife Services ignored EPA directives regarding the placement of M-44s and required warning signs. Wildlife Services used absolutely no common sense to avoid this tragedy from happening in the first place. Before Bella went missing the Walkers were not informed that M-44s were being placed near their home. This is not the exception but rather the rule when it comes to USDA Wildlife Services and their use of M-44s.

This case is yet another example of why we need an immediate ban on these deadly devices. Please contact your representatives and urge them to cut Wildlife Services funding for lethal predator control programs nationwide. ”

*Special thanks to “Predator Defense,” http://www.predatordefense.org/index.htm, for providing this information!

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Wolf Connection: A Non-Profit Initiative

Posted in Wolf Organizations on July 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »


“Wolf Connection is a 501 c(3) nonprofit initiative located in Acton, CA.
We are much more than just an animal rescue organization. The wolves and wolfdogs we save are physically and mentally rehabilitated to find a new purpose in life as “Youth Ambassadors” for our youth education and empowerment program. With the help of these magnificent animals, young men and women from all walks of life learn about nature and conservation, work through the challenges in their lives, learn to be of service by responsibly caring for another living being, and work towards becoming the kind of person they want to be.
The organization was created nearly three years ago with the purpose of using the presence and natural balance of these deeply intuitive animals to inspire and educate at-risk youth in Los Angeles County and its vicinity. Due to the energized responses of youth participants and administrators, what started as in-school presentations and brief visits to the sanctuary has turned into overnight camps and 8-week-long intervention sessions with a progressive experiential education and characterbuilding curriculum; and is in the process of becoming the first Charter High School of it’s kind.
In an emotionally, psychologically and physically safe environment, young participants get to identify with the life stories of these magnificent animals. Once a bond is established, we apply our innovative Wolf Education Curriculum to help kids assimilate their experience so they can:
* Understand the nature of human relationships and the circumstances leading to love, support and empowerment, as well as cruelty, abuse and neglect.
* Identify the characteristics of a healthy peer-group in order to replace aggression, segregation, and rivalry with the understanding, respect and mutual acceptance needed to develop constructive, healthy communities.
* Learn the effective communication, collaboration and self reflection skills needed to sustain such communities.
* Find their place in the world.”

Special thanks to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolfconnection/wolf-connection-and-the-13-grandmothers-documentar for providing this information!  Please visit them!

 

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Wolf Numbers Exaggerated? Good Question!

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Organizations on January 7, 2012| 2 Comments »


A blog post on http://www.everythingwolf.com/forum/threadview.aspx?thread=10716p1 is creating painful, yet truthful discussion.  Many hunting organizations, such as Safari Club International, simply want to “bag” as many wolves as possible.  More simply, as Anti-Wolf Extremist Montana Politician Ken Miller said, “Kill Em’ All!”

 Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2012  by Chris:

“Three organizations have offered a prize or a check to hunters bagging a wolf this season.

All of the groups say the incentives are necessary to encourage hunters to take to the field and learn new techniques needed to bag a wolf.

“I think it’s a good idea to have as many incentives out there as possible if that’s what it’s going to take to reduce wolf numbers,” he said.
 
Not everyone is happy about the incentives being offered by the different groups.

Jones said someone has been removing signs that group posted at different businesses around the valley.

“They are nothing more than a private bounty that probably has the blessings of FWP,” said Marc Cooke, co-president of the National WolfWatcher Coalition.

Cooke said the efforts are being driven by a group of people who want less competition so their hunting endeavors for elk and deer will be more successful and simpler.

“Prior to the hunt, all you heard was there are wolves here, wolves there, wolves everywhere,” Cooke said. “Now you have this hunt, and people can’t find wolves. It raises a question for the National Wolf Watcher Coalition.”

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You Can Be A Champion for Conservation!

Posted in Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts, Wolves and educational activities on October 26, 2011| 1 Comment »


“Public opinion research and polling (NM, AZ) shows consistently that lobo supporters are in the majority in the southwestern United States. By translating the passion that we feel for wolves into action, we can make a real difference in turning Mexican wolf management around towards real success.

Remember, it is only because so many of us took action in the first place that Mexican wolves were brought back from extinction in the wilds of the Southwest and reintroduced in Arizona and New Mexico.

In recent years, the Mexican gray wolf’s supporters brought about significant changes using tools like those below. These include ending a destructive policy of killing or permanently removing from the wild wolves that depredated on three or more livestock a year, a ban on trapping in the wolf recovery area, and movement toward the lobo’s own listing for stronger Endangered Species Act protections!

Top predators, like Mexican gray wolves, are beautiful animals that play a vital role in keeping the balance of nature. They are also one of North America’s most imperiled creatures.

LORDS OF NATURE is the story of how science is now discovering top predators as revitalizing forces of nature, and of a society now learning tolerance for these animals.

Help protect wolves and other top predators by hosting a home screening of Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators.” 

For more information about how to host a screening of Lords of Nature:  Life in a Land of Great Predators, please visit “Lobos of the Southwest” at http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/493/51/You-Can-Be-A-Champion-for-Conservation/d,News2 to find out how to download your toolkit.  THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR WOLVES AND OTHER PREDATORS!    Please also send Lobos of the Southwest a message, thank them for providing this information!

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Wolf Kill Update Week 3: State Fights Court Ordered Stay

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Legislation, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on October 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »


Rob Klavins, Oregon Wild, has a message for you:

‘Wolf news has once again faded from the headlines of the states major papers. But we’re still working hard to protect the Imnaha Pack. Unfortunately anti-wolf interests are hard at work too. Worse yet – the state is listening.

Make sure your elected leaders hear from you!

In news that left us shaking our heads, we learned that the state is going to actively fight the temporary stay of execution for the alpha male and young Imnaha wolf. Despite thousands of calls, letters, and e-mails, ODFW seems hell-bent on killing wolves and doesn’t want to wait for a judge to tell them whether it’s legal or not.

If ODFW is determined to appease anti-wolf interests and Governor Kitzhaber won’t listen to the thousands of Oregonians (and people around the world) who have weighed in over the past few weeks, perhaps he’ll listen to the state legislature.

Please take a moment and contact your state legislators. Let them know that you support wolf recovery. Tell them you don’t want more of your money wasted on fighting to kill endangered wolves.

With anti-wildlife interests expected to continue their attacks on Oregon’s already weak wolf protections in the next legislative session, it’s important that your representatives know that this issue is important to you.

Wolf opponents are well-funded, vocal, and politically powerful. But one thing they don’t have is the support of the majority of Oregonians who value native wildlife. The extermination of Oregon’s wolves in the last century was one or our greatest environmental tragedies. Their recovery has the potential to be one of our greatest success stories. But it’s not going to happen if the state continues to bend to special interests with no interest in meaningful wolf recovery.

Tell your state legislator that it’s time to stop the killing.

For Wolves,

Rob Klavins
Oregon Wild

PS – Wolf opponents know the last kill order catalyzed the Oregon public and hope  they’ll forget about the kill order issued at their request. Kudos to those of you who wrote and had published letters to the editor. Don’t forget to take a moment to contact your state legislator today, but if your letter wasn’t accepted, I hope you’ll try again.”

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HOWLING ACROSS AMERICA TO SAVE WOLVES

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Legislation, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on August 13, 2011| 1 Comment »


WOLF PRESERVATION IS OUTRAGED!  

Wolves have been stripped of their legal protections. 

Hunters are locked and loaded.   Traps are set.

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming among states looking to eradicate wolves.

This is not “responsible management” as Idaho Governor “Butch” Otter stated if he plans on wiping out more than 80% of the population.  Wolves have NO protection anymore.    It’s shoot on sight and animals are allowed to sit in painful traps for x72 hours!   Here’s what you need to do:  1. Express outrage toward each state governor and explain you are boycotting their state until they stop this madness (http://gov.idaho.gov/ourgov/contact.html, http://governor.mt.gov/cabinet/contactus.asp, http://governor.wy.gov/contactUs/Pages/default.aspx).  Spread this information to others and have them write to each governor.  Call your local newstation, newspaper, and pull together others for a wolf rally with signs (save wolves, boycott Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, ect.). 

**Also, please watch the video through the link below and then visit “Friends of Animals” as they are fighting hard in court and through news stations to overturn extinction efforts.  We cannot save all these beloved wolves but we need to act now to save future packs from the same fate! 

Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals: “Removing federal protection and subjecting wolves to more hunting is unconstitutional and unconscionable.”

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011/08/12/jvm.wolves.endangered.list.hln

http://www.friendsofanimals.org/news/2011/august/howling-across-ameri.html

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