The Wolf Preservation Blog

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

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39017137/ns/us_news-environment/

Montana proposes to poison wolf puppies in their dens and shooting wolves from aircraft! Instead of non-lethal methods to co-exist with wolves, this is how Montana reacts. Most livestock losses are preventable if owners would follow certain guidelines. Instead, it’s the same mindless tactic…pick up a gun and shoot… something!  Please spread the word, share and educate others, and don’t forget to write or call Montana’s Governor:  

Brian Schweitzer
Office of the Governor
Montana State Capitol Bldg.
P.O. Box 200801
Helena MT 59620-0801
(406) 444-3111, FAX (406) 444-5529

Wolves and other animals are killed in barbaric ways.  Tactics used are “Denning” (poisoning wolf pups in their dens), aerial gunning (chasing and harassing wolves from airplanes until they become exhausted, then shot), cyanide gas shot in their mouths, sport hunting with golden eagles, and spring loaded traps that break bones.  In addition, wolves have historically been beaten, limbs pulled apart by horses, set on fire, mouths sewn together so they couldn’t eat, jaw removed, and ripped apart by hunting dogs.  Please read the link and spread the word, educate youth, write your representatives, and contribute what you can for agencies that fight in court to stop this madness.

http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/the-exterminators/