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“Degree won’t let you down” slogan a major let down to wolves

Posted in Wolf Preservation Efforts on January 22, 2011| 3 Comments »


The fictional Bear Grylls Degree commercial involving wolves chasing three men with meat suits and looking as though one man died is not only despicable but casts a horrible image of these usually shy animals.  “Degree” appears okay with illustrating wolves this way but Wolf Preservation, among others, take offense to this untrue, uncharacteristic portrayal of a dog-like animal long chastised by many people.  Wolf Preservation encourages readers in taking a brief moment to share your views with the Degree Company (https://ssl.unilever.com/degreedeodorant.com/Contact.aspx).

The YouTube video of Degree’s commercial can be viewed below. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFeN2J_EKQs

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Captive Breeding to the Rescue

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Preservation Efforts on January 12, 2011| 1 Comment »


In their darkest days, only five Mexican gray wolves—including just one female—could be found in the wild. Professional biologists at the nation’s leading zoos and other wildlife facilities helped pull Mexican gray wolves back from the brink of extinction by creating a captive breeding program which now involves 51 facilities across the United States and Mexico.

“Lobos of The Southwest” are working to help ensure the survival of the Mexican gray wolf.  Please visit their website provided below.

http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/captive-breeding

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Wolves at large in Madrid mountains

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Preservation Efforts on January 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »


MADRID – MANY currently struggle to keep the figurative wolf from the door but in the Guadarrama mountains (Madrid), cattle farmers are striving to keep Iberian wolves from their herds and flocks. Videos and sound recordings had been sent to the regional president, Esperanza Aguirre, to prove that wolves were in the area and attacked livestock, said a representative from the Farming, Stockbreeding and Forestry Union (UGEMA).

The Madrid regional government’s environment department conceded that wolves were around but insisted that they did not inhabit the area but crossed the boundaries separating Madrid from Avila and Segovia.

Cattle farmers and the regional government are now attempting to put guidelines in place for payouts in compensation for attacks from the wolves, which are a protected species unique to Spain.

As already happens in the neighbouring region of Castilla y Leon, breeders and farmers could find themselves having to insure animals to demonstrate that they, too, were prepared to shoulder some of the responsibility.

“But it should not require much effort on the part of the Madrid regional government to compensate affected farmers for the damage inflicted by wildlife, including wolves,” argued UGEMA.

Local forest rangers confirmed the presence of wolves in Guadarrama and agreed that legislation was required without delay to ensure that the cattle farmers did not suffer financially.

“Compensation payments would protect the wolves from illegal deterrents like traps or poison and these iconic animals could remain safely in the province,” said one ranger.

Meanwhile, affected farmers and breeders should increase safety measures by putting up fences and enclosing herds and flocks at night, said experts, who also recommended a return to traditional mastiffs as guard dogs.

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/2011010385287/news/spain/wolves-at-large-in-madrid-mountains.html

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Carlsbad Mexican gray wolf to mate with Mexican female in breeding program

Posted in Wolf Preservation Efforts on December 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »


By Stella Davis

Current-Argus Staff Writer

CARLSBAD — After several months of talks and mounds of paper work, a male Mexican gray wolf from the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park was flown earlier this month to a facility in Mexico where it will be paired with a female of the same species.

The wolf, sent to Centro Encologico de Sonora in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, is one of six Mexican gray wolf brothers housed at the park that came from the Wild Canid Research and Survival Center in Eureka, Mo.

The endangered wolves are placed in institutions by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums through the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan, said Holly Payne, park general curator.

The six wolves have been fostered at the park since 2005 and have not been bred, Payne said.

“The AZA Species Survival Plan contacted us and said the facility in Mexico has a single female that is genetically important and since our six brothers also are important genetic-wise, they recommended breeding one of our males with the female in Mexico,” Payne explained. “But before we could do that, we had to go through a lot of red tape and complete a lot of paperwork. For us, this is the first time we have sent one of our animals to another country. The transfer of the wolf was a huge collaborative effort with a lot of people and agencies involved.”

In addition to the park, agencies involved in the transfer include LightHawk – a nonprofit organization that aids animal conservation

efforts by donating flights and pilots – Association of Zoos and Aquariums Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA and the Mexican government.

The wolf was flown from Chandler Aviation, the fixed based operator at the Cavern City Air Terminal, to Hermosillo by LightHawk.

“They did a wonderful job of getting the wolf comfortable for the flight to Mexico,” Payne said. “Their mission is to champion environmental protection through the unique perspective of flight.”

According to the AZA Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan, the Mexican gray wolf or “lobo” is the rarest, southernmost and most genetically distinct sub-species of gray wolf found in North America. Adult wolves typically weigh 50-80 pounds, are about 5 feet in total length and have a richly colored coat of buff, brown, gray, red, white and black.

The Mexican gray wolf breeding program began in the late 1970s with the capture of five wolves from the wild. Later, in the mid 1990s, a few additional wolves were confirmed to have been pure Mexican wolves as well. With careful breeding and husbandry management, the population increased.

The government predator control programs from the 1890s through the 1960s targeted the wolf for extermination to protect ranchers from livestock losses. Professional trappers and chemical poisons have eliminated the Mexican gray wolf from its former range in the southwest U.S. and Mexico.

There always has been controversy with ranchers over the Mexican gray wolf and the release of some Mexican gray wolves into the wild had met with strong objection from the ranching communities in the release areas. Some wolves that were reintroduced into the wild have been reportedly killed after their release because of alleged livestock losses in their roaming areas.

Thanks to Argus Staff Writer Stella Davis for providing this information.  This article can be seen through the link below.

http://www.currentargus.com/ci_16955253

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Utah Senator Allen Christensen says, “passing a bill to declare Utah’s policy to destroy or remove all wolves is a simple case of states’ rights.”

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Preservation Efforts on December 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »


What you can do if you oppose Utah state senator Allen Christensen wolf killing bill?

Wolves urgently need your help. Please send the following alert to as many people as you can. Use your organization’s email list if you can! Do it right away, then act on it yourself! The organization Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife has a bill before the Utah legislature that would require the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to prevent wolf packs from becoming established in the Utah portion of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf recovery area. This part of the recovery area is where dispersing wolves from the Yellowstone country have been entering Utah, some of them traveling on to Colorado. If this bill passes, any wolves entering Utah in this area will be subject to capture and return or death. This egregious bill, identified as S.B. 36 first substitute, would supplant the Utah Wolf Management Plan – a plan which would at least tolerate up to two breeding pairs producing at least two surviving offspring for two consecutive years. I know, this plan is really lame, but it is better than what the bill would require. Furthermore, it was created through a public process that began with and ended with the Utah legislature – a process that involved 13 representatives of a diverse group of stakeholders, including ranchers and sportsmen, working for a year and a half. Even then, the ranching and hunting interests on the working group violated the mutually agreed-upon protocols in order to ensure that the resulting plan is really weak. Not satisfied with that, now they want to lord over the rest of us to ensure that there are never any wild wolves in Utah. At bottom this is a moral issue: We must stand up for wolves and wild nature and for ourselves. Here’s what you can do, but please do it quickly as this bill is on a fast track – do it NOW if you can: If you are a Utah resident, go to the following web-site and click on ‘Senate’ and ‘House’ to find your senator and your representative, then contact each and let him or her know in no ambiguous terms that you want this bill to fail. This will be particularly important for those of you who live in the Republican-dominated rural parts of the state: http://www.le.state.ut.us/ If you live outside Utah and you want to exert influence on this, you might contact the Utah Office of Tourism and express your displeasure over this bill and tell them that, if it passes, it will make you less interested in vacationing and recreating in Utah: http://travel.utah.gov/contactus.html If you would like to be added to the Utah Wolf Forum list serve to receive periodic updates on this and other wolf-related issues, contact lynx@xmission.com and state your request. It is our policy that you also briefly state your reason.

Sincerely, Kirk Robinson, PhD, Director of Western Wildlife Conservancy Allison Jones, M.S., Conservation biologist with Wild Utah Project

*Thanks to “Howling for Justice” for providing this information. (http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/utah-senator-to-wolves-do-not-enter-utah-on-pain-of-death-alert-take-action/)

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CRITICAL COALITION STATEMENT: Wolf advocates everywhere must read and act now!

Posted in Facts and Figures, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on December 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »


**ONE OF OUR MOST  POWERFUL WOLF ALLIES FROM BOULDER-WHITE CLOUDS IS DIRECTOR  LYNNE STONE, AN IDAHO RESIDENT WHO HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO THE PROTECTION OF WILDERNESS AND WOLVES. 

ORIGINAL BILL

S.1983
Title: Endangered Species Conservation Act
Sponsor: Sen Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [NJ] (introduced 6/12/1973) Cosponsors (8)
Related Bills: H.R.37
Latest Major Action: 12/28/1973 Public law 93-205.SUMMARY AS OF:
12/28/1973–Public Law. (There is 1 other summary)

(LATEST SUMMARY)

Endangered Species Act – States that the purposes of this Act are to conserve the ecosystems upon which endangered species depend, and to conserve those species.

Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce shall determine if a species or subspecies of fish or wildlife shall be regarded as an endangered species. Lists the following factors to be considered in determining if a species or subspecies is threatened with extinction: (1) the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; (2) overutilization for commercial, sporting, scientific, or education purposes; (3) disease or predation; (4) the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or (5) other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence.

Provides that the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list by scientific and common name or names of species and subspecies determined to be endangered. Provides that the Secretary may, from time to time, by regulation, revise such list.

Provides that the Secretary shall utilize the land acquisition and other authorities of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as appropriate, to carry out a program in the United States of conserving those species of fish and wildlife that he lists as endangered species pursuant to this Act.

Provides that, in carrying out the program authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall cooperate to the maximum extent practicable with the several States. States that such cooperation shall include consultation before the acquisition of any land for the purpose of conserving any endangered species. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to States for cooperative programs to protect endangered and threatened species, and specifies requirements of such programs. Allows the Federal share of such financial assistance to be two-thirds.

Provides that any State law or regulation which applies to the importation or exportation of, or interstate or foreign commerce in, endangered or threatened species is void to the extent that it is inconsistent with this Act.

Authorizes an appropriation, for such State conservation programs, of $10,000,000 through fiscal year 1977.

Provides for a review of and cooperation with other Federal agency programs within the scope of this Act.

Authorizes the use of counterpart funds in foreign countries, where those countries are agreeable, to provide assistance in the development and management of programs which the Secretary finds to be important to endangered species.

Directs the Secretary to encourage foreign countries to develop adequate programs for the protection of endangered species, to encourage the development of bilateral and multilateral agreements for the protection of endangered species and to encourage foreign persons who take fish or wildlife or or animals for importation to use such practices as will encourage appropriate conservation practices designed to enhance such fish or wildlife and their habitat.

Directs the President to designate appropriate agencies to act as the Management Authority and the Scientific Authority pursuant to the Convention on Nature Preservation and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere.

Provides that it is unlawful for any person to: (1) import into or export from the United States, or (2) take within the United States, the territorial sea of the United States, upon the high seas, or (3) ship, carry, or receive by any means; any species or subspecies which is listed as an endangered species.

Allows exceptions from the prohibitions contained in this Act for fish and wildlife held in captivity or in a controlled environment, if purposes for holding are not contrary to this Act.

Makes it unlawful for any person to engage in business as an importer or exporter of fish or wildlife (other than shellfish and fishery products which (1) are not listed pursuant to this Act as endangered species or threatened species, and (2) are imported for purposes of human or animal consumption or taken in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or on the high seas for recreational purposes) or plants without first having obtained permission from the Secretary.

States that if any person enters into a contract with respect to a species of fish or wildlife or plant before the date of the publication in the Federal Register of notice of consideration of that species as an endangered species and the subsequent listing of that species as an endangered species will cause undue economic hardship to such person under the contract, the Secretary, in order to minimize such hardship, may exempt such person from the application of this Act to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate if such person applies to him for such exemption.

Provides that the provisions of this Act shall not apply with respect to the taking of any endangered species or threatened species, or the importation of any such species taken pursuant to this section, by any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who is an Alaskan Native who resides in Alaska.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of fish, wildlife, plants, or equipment possessed in violation of this Act. Allows private suits for injunctive enforcement of this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, together with any other interested agencies, to review plant species which are or may become endangered or threatened and to prescribe possible regulatory programs.

Specifies appropriations for fiscal years 1974-76 to carry out this Act.

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HUNTING StatisticsIn Wyoming there are currently 120,00 elk…..50% above State objectives

In Idaho there are currently 100,00 elk…..Slightly below objective but 23 of the 29 hunting districts are at or above objectives.

Success Rates in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
Montana: 22 %
Idaho: 20%
Wyoming: 43%

In Montana there are currently 160,000 elk… 14% above State objectives

-The imaginary problem of perceived decreased hunting opportunities is due in part to liberal hunting quotas.

-Wolves prey on the old, sick and weak animals first.

-Wolves are apex predators vital to our ecosystem. They influence forest health by decreasing ungulate browsing pressure. Wolf kills provide food for many other species. Wolves are the best friend of pronghorn antelope fawns, because wolves control the coyote population, who feed on the fawns. Wolves keep ungulate herds healthy by culling the weak, sick and old.Wolves are not killing all the elk in the Northern Rockies. The elk population in Montana stands at 150,000, Idaho 101,000 and Wyoming 120,000 That’s 371,000 elk in the tri-state region. More than enough elk, probably too many elk, since fish and game agencies favor high ungulate numbers to please their customers, the hunters. Wolves, bears, mountain lions and other predators are considered a nuisance and their numbers are controlled.
-Wolf depredation on livestock is a red herring. Wolves were responsible for just 97 cattle losses in Montana in 2009 out 2.6 million cattle. The main cause of cow deaths are disease, weather, theft and reproductive issues. Coyotes are the primary cattle predator but all predation is low compared to non-predation. Most ranchers in the Northern Rockies do not practice sound animal husbandry practices and rely on Wildlife Services to kill predators for them.
-Wolves are the least dangerous of all large North American carnivores. They are shy and will stay as far away from people as they can. Deer kill many more people in car accidents every year, in this country, than wolves have in a century.
-Wolves need the protection of the ESA. Could it be any plainer, when so many special interest groups are clamoring for wolves’ blood? Their hysterical claims are not backed by science but myth and innuendo. Wolves are the ultimate scapegoats.
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LIVESTOCK and RANCHING Talking points

in 2009 Montana lost 97 cattle to depredation.
There are 2.6 million cattle in Montana

Other reasons for cattle deaths and amount.
Digestive problems: 1,600
Respiratory Problems: 1,300
Birthing Problems: 1,100
Misc health problems: 3,200
Harsh weather: 600
Poisoning: 800

Ranchers are not for the most part proactive when living with wolves. They leave their investment free to roam unsupervised both on public and private lands.
There are options such as:
Guard dogs
Mules and donkeys
Electric fence
Fladry
Range riders
Good animal husbandry.
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ESA Senator Contact List

United States Senate


Senators of the 111th Congress

Akaka, Daniel K. – (D – HI) Class I
141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm

Alexander, Lamar – (R – TN) Class II
455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
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Barrasso, John – (R – WY) Class I
307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6441
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Baucus, Max – (D – MT) Class II
511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2651
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Bayh, Evan – (D – IN) Class III
131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
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Begich, Mark – (D – AK) Class II
144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3004
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Bennet, Michael F. – (D – CO) Class III
702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
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Bennett, Robert F. – (R – UT) Class III
431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
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Bingaman, Jeff – (D – NM) Class I
703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
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Bond, Christopher S. – (R – MO) Class III
274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5721
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Boxer, Barbara – (D – CA) Class III
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(202) 224-3553
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Brown, Scott P. – (R – MA) Class I
317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4543
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Brown, Sherrod – (D – OH) Class I
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Brownback, Sam – (R – KS) Class III
303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6521
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Bunning, Jim – (R – KY) Class III
316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4343
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Burr, Richard – (R – NC) Class III
217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3154
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Cantwell, Maria – (D – WA) Class I
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(202) 224-3441
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Cardin, Benjamin L. – (D – MD) Class I
509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
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Carper, Thomas R. – (D – DE) Class I
513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
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Casey, Robert P., Jr. – (D – PA) Class I
393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
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Chambliss, Saxby – (R – GA) Class II
416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
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Coburn, Tom – (R – OK) Class III
172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5754
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Cochran, Thad – (R – MS) Class II
113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5054
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Collins, Susan M. – (R – ME) Class II
413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2523
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Conrad, Kent – (D – ND) Class I
530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
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Coons, Christopher A. – (D – DE) Class II
383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5042

Corker, Bob – (R – TN) Class I
185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3344
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Cornyn, John – (R – TX) Class II
517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2934
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Crapo, Mike – (R – ID) Class III
239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
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DeMint, Jim – (R – SC) Class III
340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6121
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Dodd, Christopher J. – (D – CT) Class III
448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2823
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Dorgan, Byron L. – (D – ND) Class III
322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
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Durbin, Richard J. – (D – IL) Class II
309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2152
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Ensign, John – (R – NV) Class I
119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
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Enzi, Michael B. – (R – WY) Class II
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(202) 224-3424
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Feingold, Russell D. – (D – WI) Class III
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Feinstein, Dianne – (D – CA) Class I
331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
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Franken, Al – (D – MN) Class II
320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E. – (D – NY) Class I
478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
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Graham, Lindsey – (R – SC) Class II
290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
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Grassley, Chuck – (R – IA) Class III
135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3744
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Gregg, Judd – (R – NH) Class III
201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3324
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Hagan, Kay R. – (D – NC) Class II
521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6342
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Harkin, Tom – (D – IA) Class II
731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3254
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Hatch, Orrin G. – (R – UT) Class I
104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
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Hutchison, Kay Bailey – (R – TX) Class I
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
Web Form: hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Inhofe, James M. – (R – OK) Class II
453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4721
Web Form: inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Con...

Inouye, Daniel K. – (D – HI) Class III
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3934
Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm

Isakson, Johnny – (R – GA) Class III
120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3643
Web Form: isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Johanns, Mike – (R – NE) Class II
404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4224
Web Form: johanns.senate.gov/public/?p=ContactSenatorJohanns

Johnson, Tim – (D – SD) Class II
136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5842
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Kerry, John F. – (D – MA) Class II
218 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2742
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Kirk, Mark – (R – IL) Class III
387 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2854

Klobuchar, Amy – (D – MN) Class I
302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Kohl, Herb – (D – WI) Class I
330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Kyl, Jon – (R – AZ) Class I
730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4521
Web Form: kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Landrieu, Mary L. – (D – LA) Class II
328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
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Lautenberg, Frank R. – (D – NJ) Class II
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ESA Senator Cut and Paste Letter


Dear Senator

Just days after a Federal Judge Donald Molloy issued his ruling returning Gray Wolves to the protection afforded under the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) there is a House Bill being introduced meant to exclude Gray Wolves from this protection permanently.

House Bill 6028 and Senate Bills S 3825, S 3864 and S3919 would set a precedence that would begin to water down and undermine one of the most historic act’s our elected body has ever achieved. The Endangered Species Act or ESA as it is called. Individuals that had the courage and foresight to protect for future American generations all native living things. To bring balance back to a ecosystem that was torn out of kilter before man had a better understanding on the role living plants and creatures play daily. (Trophic Cascades)
House Bill 6028 being introduced by ( R ) Texas, Chet Edwards is not in the best interest of the majority of average Americans. This bills language would amend the ESA” SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TREATMENT OF GRAY WOLF AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES OR THREATENED SPECIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘(4) The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) shall not be treated as an endangered species or threatened species for purposes of this Act.’

Make no mistake. This HB6028 and Senate Bills 3825, S3864 and S 3919 are being introduced for “Special Interest” groups. These groups believe they are more deserving then the average American citizen. Let me take a moment and share some facts from the 2001, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service , Federal Aid Survey.
In the United States there are 11 million “Big Game Hunters”. There are 66 million “Wildlife Watchers” in the United States. There is also supporting information that the overall numbers of hunters are declining within the United States. While the numbers of Americans that enjoy Watching Nature are increasing.
Ranchers and Livestock industry weigh heavily into encouraging the proposed change to the ESA. The Agricultural Industry is constantly making statements or attempting to influence our elected officials via “Special Interest Lobbyist” that wolves are a constant threat to their Ranchers and other Agricultural businesses. Nothing could be further from the truth!

In the yearly inter agency wolf report for 2009, written by USFWS, which covers the Northern Rockies, the report stated in part: ….”wolf depredation results in a comparatively small proportion of all livestock losses”. Vultures killed more cows then wolves that year. Coyotes and domestic dogs were in the number one and two position. Even so all predators are responsible for a tiny blip of livestock losses.(NASS 2006).
In a report released from USDA Cattle Death Loss. 104.5 million cattle produced, wolves killed less then 4.400 cattle.

I firmly believe there is an irrational hatred being focused on wolves. Therefore, I would request that you NOT SUPPORT House Bill 6028 or Senate Bills S 3825, S 3864 and S 3919 or any form of amendment made to weaken the Endangered Species Act.

Sincerely,###########################################################################################################################################################################################

Pre-Written Letter Regarding Anti-Wolf Bills


This letter is for you to send to your senators and representatives regarding the multiple anti-wolf/anti-wildlife bills that will exclude gray wolves from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We encourage you to personalize the message before you send it.

Don’t forget to add your name at the bottom and the name of your senator or representative at the top in the spaces provided!

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To:
Find a list of your senators at: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Find a list of your representatives at:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

Message:
Dear _________,

Gray wolves were once eradicated from the lower 48 states. Today, they are making a slow recovery and inhabit about 5% of their original range. If given time wolves can make a full recovery, however some political powers don’t want to see this happen. Several bills have been submitted, or are in the process of being developed, that will prohibit listing gray wolves as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Some of these bills are limited to the Northern Rockies, where wolves are almost (but not yet) recovered, while others cover the entire country. As a concerned citizen and someone who values all wildlife, I ask you NOT to support any of these bills.

Wolves are a keystone species and are important to our local ecosystems. They encourage healthy biodiversity and improve the overall health of their habitats. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, researchers notice an incredible change in the environment. Wolves prevented the elk from over grazing, which was harming the park and the animals living there. If given the chance, wolves can do the same for the rest of the country. However, if wolf-hating states are given control over wolves while they are still recovering, all of the positive impacts wolves have had on their environments will be lost. States, like Montana and Idaho, plan to keep their wolf populations at an unhealthy and unstably low number in hopes of artificially boosting already overpopulated ungulate herds. Wyoming and Utah, on the other hand, have a “no wolves allowed” management approach. Wolves will not survive under either of these brutal conditions.

If these bills are passed, wolves will not be the only victims. Passing these bills will give way to farther crippling of the Endangered Species Act. Any endangered species that inconveniences someone with power will be the next to lose their vital protections.

Please do not support any anti-wolf and anti-wildlife bills than plan to rewrite wolves out of the Endangered Species Act. Wolves still need to be protected in order to survive in this country.

Thank you for your time,###########################################################################################################################################################################################

Eniromental & Public Works Committee (Review ESA)


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Resigned to Living With Wolves, More Ranchers Are Giving Deterrence Projects a Try

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Preservation Efforts on October 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »


SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — On a luminous fall afternoon, a couple of Carey Dobson’s sheep graze in a pasture stretching across a high valley edged with ponderosa pines. A wire fence keeps them from wandering into the adjacent road.

 But this is no ordinary fence. All along its length, long slips of magenta plastic flagging wave in the wind, like streamers on a parade float. No one knows exactly why, but wolves typically stay clear of these decorated fences.  Dobson put up the “fladry” and electrified the fence about three years ago after losing nine sheep to wolves in one year.So far, the combination of visual repellent and electric shock seems to be working.

“From the time we started doing that in 2007 up to now, we’ve had zero wolf depredations,” Dobson said, sitting at the kitchen table of his family’s spacious log home on a private inholding surrounded by the Apache National Forest. “I think the fence has a lot to do with it.”

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/10/14/14greenwire-resigned-to-living-with-wolves-more-ranchers-a-60509.html

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Visit “Heart of the Wolf!”

Posted in Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on October 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »


So, what is “Heart of the Wolf?”  Here is a brief description from their site and I urge you to visit the link to see the rest:

“Our mission is to get Humans to live with Wolves peacefully.

A variety of issues do the Wolves face. From the current culling
of Wolves in Alaska, to the current oppression of Wolves in the
lower 48 states by the USFWS and DNRs around the U.S., to
Europe and beyond. We started as a Yahoo group in 2002. Then
the website started in 2004 and soon the group rose up in 2006.

We were one of the first groups to 100% promote non-lethal
methods in livestock issues. As well as promote pro-wolf
games, books, and other forms media as a way to get people
into wolf conservation.”

Mike Wagner
Founder and Executive Director of Heart of the Wolf Organization
http://www.heartofthewolf.org/

**Wolf Preservation gives a big howl to “Heart of the Wolf” for their ongoing dedication and goal to teach others how to co-exist with one of the most persecuted animals.

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WildEarth Guardians Alert: Help Increase Endangered Species Act Protections for Lobos

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Organizations, Wolf Preservation Efforts on October 2, 2010| 4 Comments »


In July, Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico stood up for wolves by issuing a temporary ban on traps and snares in the Mexican wolf recovery area. Governor Richardson said he wanted wolves to “survive and flourish.”

The feds need to provide leadership for wolves alongside Governor Richardson.

For Mexican wolves to flourish, after a long history of intolerance and persecution, they need a strong federal safety net, coupled with protections at the state level. You can help increase legal safeguards for Mexican wolves by asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to increase Endangered Species Act protections for these animals by listing them under the Act separately from other wolves.

And the Mexican wolf urgently needs upgraded protections. Just this year, at least three endangered lobos were shot by a serial killer – or killers. As of December 2009 there were only 42 wolves surviving in the wild. At the end of 2010, that count may be even lower.

Sadly, the Mexican wolf’s scant numbers have emboldened its critics, who went to court in August, arguing for even less protection for this endangered carnivore.

Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to maximize legal protections for the lobo in the face of this intolerance.

http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/238/51/WildEarth-Guardians-Alert-Help-Increase-Endangered-Species-Act-Protections-for-Lobos

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Action Alert: The Assault On The Endangered Species Act Has Begun…

Posted in Wolf Current Events, Wolf Legislation, Wolf Preservation Efforts on September 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »


“Are we going to sit by and let politicians use wolves to further their political ambitions? Are we going to allow them to strip gray wolves of their ESA protections?   The assault on the ESA has begun and we better be ready to fight. That means calling every senator and congressman, as many times as necessary, to defeat any and all attempts to remove gray wolves’ ESA protections. It may mean organizing  pro-wolf rallies across America to show support for wolves.   

There’s been coalition building by Montana FWP with ranching and hunting lobbies, to find ways around Judge Molloy’s ruling. There’s wolf hysteria in Idaho County, Idaho, asking the Governor to allow wolves to be shot on sight.(that was tried once before).

The latest and most popular assault on gray wolves is coming from the legislative branch. Montana’s Representative Denny Rehburg (who has a dead, stuffed wolf in his DC office) along with Utah’s Reps. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, are signing onto the anti-wolf House Bill 6028, which aims to strip wolves of their ESA protections. The bill was drafted by a Texas Congressman, lord only knows why, since there are no wolves in Texas. But it’s fairly obvious this is a political ploy to garner support from the “hook and bullet crowd”, right before the November elections.”

Thanks to “Howling for Justice” for providing this information!  Please click on the link and follow rest of story.  Write and letter or e-mail these senators to help protest HR 6028 (a law that would allow hunters to kill wolves, even though they are an endangered species)!

http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/action-alert-the-assault-on-the-endangered-species-act-has-begun-2/

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