Guest guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 STAPLES supports this: http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7 Rocky Mountain Wolf Slaughter Stopped! In response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and eleven other conservation groups, a federal judge today reinstated Endangered Species Act protection for wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. The decision brings an immediate halt to the slaughter of over 100 wolves since the Bush administration stripped Endangered Species Act protection for Northern Rocky Mountain wolves in February 2008. The judge reinstated wolf protection because he agreed that 1) the wolf had not met its federal recovery plan goals before being declared "recovered", and 2) the state of Wyoming, in its rush to kill wolves, had not committed to maintaining enough wolves to sustain a viable population. Calling the Bush administration' s arguments "disingenuous, " Judge Molloy noted that the administration had "flip-flopped without explanation" on critical wolf conservation policies. The killing has stopped, but the battle isn't over. This preliminary injunction only holds until a final ruling in the case is issued later this year. And anticipating that it's weak argument for removing wolves from the endangered species list would fail, the Bush administration established a separate decision allowing the killing of wolves even if they are returned to the federal endangered species list. We're in court fighting that rule, also. Thanks for your support in our efforts to save wolves in the Northern Rockies, the Southwest and Great Lakes. Without the help of our members and supporters, none of this would be possible. Kierán SucklingExecutive DirectorCenter for Biological Diversity Donate now to support our work. Gray wolf photo courtesy of USFWS. The Center for Biological Diversity sends out newsletters and action alerts through DemocracyinAction. org. Click here if you'd like to check your profile and preferences. Let us know if you'd like to stop receiving action alerts and newsletters from us. Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 1-866-357-3349 www.BiologicalDiver sity.org Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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