Stop Idaho's Deadly Wolf Hunt

August 27, 2009

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Stop Idaho's Unprecedented Wolf Slaughter

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This week, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game began selling an estimated 70,000 permits to hunt and kill wolves in Idaho. That's 70 guns for each wolf mother, father and pup in Idaho! Take action now»

In March, Interior Secretary Salazar approved the Bush Administration's discredited plan to eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana.

And now, Idaho will allow 220 wolves to be killed this year in the first-ever state regulated hunt of gray wolves in the continental United States. Over the next two years, the state hopes to eliminate more than 500 of Idaho's estimated 1,000 wolves through hunting and other means.

Idaho's wolf hunt begins September 1st. Please urge Secretary Salazar to reinstate federal protections for Northern Rockies wolves immediately»

Idaho hosts the core of the Northern Rockies wolf population, with approximately 1,000 wolves. By wiping out at least 220 wolves -- and that's just this year -- the state will cripple the regional wolf population by isolating wolves into disconnected subgroups incapable of genetic or ecological sustainability.

To make matters worse, Idaho's announcement comes on the heels of Montana's plan to hunt 75 wolves starting in October.

No other endangered species has ever been delisted at such a low population level and then immediately hunted to even lower unsustainable levels. This isn't wolf recovery; it's a rejection of responsible wildlife conservation principles.

Please send your message to Secretary Salazar today to protect Idaho's wolves!

Thank you for making a difference today,

Rebecca Young,

Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

P.S. This could be the worst wolf massacre in the Lower 48 United States since the 1930s. Hundreds of defenseless wolves will be shot, with many surviving wolf pups left to starve to death. Unless we stop it. Please sign the petition to send your message, then send an email to your friends and post the petition to Facebook. Thank you!

Petition link: http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFpSV/zJoT/AFId_