Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Dear friends, I just sent a petition to Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, about the new federal rule weakening federal protections for gray wolves. The new rule classifies wolves in most of the Lower 48 states as merely threatened rather than endangered. This would make it easier to kill wolves throughout most of their historic range in the Lower 48 states. Once all but wiped out by extermination campaigns, wolves are just now struggling for survival again in the wild. Signing the petition is very simple. You just go to the website and fill in a little info. Below is a more detailed excerpt from www.SaveWolves.org. regarding the bill and the threat to the wolves. Please help keep the wolves safe and free! Go to http://www.savewolves.org , send your petition, and pass it on!!! peace & joy, *Brigitte " The love for all living creatures is the noblest attribute of man. " -Charles Darwin Just when gray wolves are roaming free again in America, some want to strip federal protections from many of these magnificent animals. This would make it easier to kill wolves throughout most of their historic range in the Lower 48 states. A new federal rule classifying gray wolves in most of the Lower 48 states as merely threatened rather than endangered has just been announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It's the first step by Interior Secretary Gale Norton toward putting wolves under the control of states where politicians want to eradicate these magnificent animals. Wyoming's state wildlife agency has recently gone on record to allow wolves to be killed like skunks or jackrabbits. Idaho's legislature has voted to remove wolves from their state " by any means necessary. " And some Montana politicians want to let citizens shoot wolves on sight by the end of this year. Speak up for wolves. Once all but wiped out in the Lower 48 by extermination campaigns, wolves are just now struggling for survival again in the wild. But they need protection for their fragile recovery to continue. Please sign the petition voicing your outrage over this new federal rule and urging Interior Secretary Gale Norton to support strong federal protections for wolves. Visit www.savewolves.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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