Fw: A message from Frances Beinecke

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The message below asks concerned Americans to oppose the BushAdministration's plan to allow the mass killing of wolves inGreater Yellowstone and across the Northern Rockies. You canhelp us mobilize a massive outcry against this senselessslaughter by forwarding the message to six of your friends,family members or colleagues.The message below, urging concerned Americans to oppose the masskilling of gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and across theNorthern Rockies, was sent to you by http://www.nrdcactionfund.org Dear Friend,The Bush Administration has just announced a plan to strip graywolves in the Northern Rockies of endangered species protection.In the meantime, the administration has handed down a "Licenseto Kill" rule that is the equivalent of a death sentence forhundreds of these endangered gray wolves. We can still force the White House to call off the guns --before any shots are fired -- but we must move quickly.Please ask your Representative to sign on to a letter drafted byRepresentative Nick Rahall of West Virginia that tells theadministration to abandon its plan to strip wolves of endangeredspecies protection and leave them vulnerable to mass killing.If this senseless plan moves forward, both Wyoming and Idaho areplanning to use aerial gunning -- as well as baiting andtrapping -- to exterminate hundreds of wolves. Taken together,their plans could drive northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves backto the brink of extinction. In Idaho, the governor himself has boasted, "I'm prepared to bidfor that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself." Wyoming's plan classifies wolves as "predatory animals" in mostof the state. As predators, wolves could be shot on sightanywhere by anyone at anytime. The wolf's remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction inGreater Yellowstone is one of America's greatest environmentalsuccess stories. Don't let the Bush Administration destroy thatsuccess!Send a message today urging your Representative to protectendangered wolves from mass killing:http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Protect_Gray_Wolves_012008Sincerely,Frances BeineckePresidentNRDC Action Fundhttp://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Protect_Gray_Wolves_012008?rk=R7AybGs1U32eW