91 Wolves Shot in Alaska - Help Stop the Killing

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Hi all,

Elaine asked that I pass this on to this group. I just joined. An

introduction will be forthcoming.

Peace - Anna

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I wanted to pass this on. Looks to me like there should be a better

way to

accomplish their goals.

 

Peace - Anna

 

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" Animals & Environment Alerts " <actionalerts

" Anna Ross " <aross2

Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:21 PM

91 wolves shot in Alaska - help stop the killing

 

 

Dear Anna,

 

I have horrible news from Alaska.

 

91 wolves have been shot dead under Alaska's new

aerial gunning program in the last month. Your help is

urgently needed: the plan is to kill 80% of the wolves

in an 8,000 square mile area of Alaska.

 

Please help stop this barbaric practice by supporting

Defenders of Wildlife's wolf protection programs!

Help now: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12159

 

Aerial hunters gun the wolves down from the air, or

chase them to exhaustion in the deep snow, then land

and shoot them point-blank. Under the pretense of

boosting moose populations for hunters, aerial hunters

can even kill pregnant females and wolf pups. Numerous

scientific studies show that wolves are actually

beneficial to the overall health of natural ecosystems,

and keep Alaska's moose and caribou populations healthy

and strong.

 

Wolves, much like our family dogs, are pack animals with

close bonds and family ties. But right now, they really

need YOUR help.

 

Donate to our partner, Defenders of Wildlife, today:

http://www.care2.com/go/z/12159

 

Your donation will help Defenders:

- Shine the media spotlight on this barbaric practice

to provoke national outrage to stop it.

- Persuade tourism companies in Alaska to call for a

ban on aerial gunning.

- Mobilize Alaska's citizens to demand legislative

action to halt the killing.

- Demand that Interior Secretary Gale Norton stop

the killing as a violation of the Federal Airborne Hunting Act.

 

This is a cause worth fighting for. Plans call for up to 140

wolves to be killed in two areas by April 30th. We must

act fast.

 

Show your outrage at this barbaric practice by donating

today: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12159

 

Thank you for making a difference,

 

 

Randy Paynter

President, Care2 & The Petition Site

 

 

PS. Wolves are closely related to our own family dogs. If

your beloved animal companion faced the same fate, would

you fight for her?

 

Please help today: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12159

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