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This really makes me upset...

In February, officials in the Bush/Cheney Administration proposed removing gray wolves in the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species List… and turning over management of wolves to Idaho and Wyoming -- two states more concerned with eliminating wolves than managing them.

Wolves were eliminated from this area in the last century -- trapped, poisoned, hunted and harassed. Their re-introduction to Yellowstone National Park and Central Idaho in the mid-1990s was a major conservation accomplishment.

Now that achievement is at risk as officials in Idaho and Wyoming gear up to kill hundreds of wolves.

Lawmakers and anti-wolf extremists in Idaho and Wyoming have already announced plans to kill hundreds of wolves, putting the gray wolf’s future in the American West at risk.

More than 111,000 Defenders supporters have already taken action. Please help us reach our 200,000 signature goal by May 9th.

-Defenders of Wildlife

https://secure2.convio.net/dow/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=651&s_einterest=C3C4&JServSessionIdr007=mshbm8pec4.app23a

Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to view this video and respond by sending your comment to our federal officials. America's wolves need your help, badly. We have until May 9th to help make a difference and protect them from endangerment. 115,094 actions have been taken, but not nearly enough to reach our goal of 200,000 signatures. Please don't give up. If we make an effort we can prove to the administration that we are serious about protecting our wildlife. We do have a voice and we can change things.

Why are wolves important?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-eEIoPXrw

We have made such a tremendous conservation effort to bring wolves back and now the government is willing to reverse all of our efforts. Not only wasting our time and effort, but also wasting our money as well. These wolves will end up right back on the list if we allow this to happen. Is it really worth it? I don't think so. What about you?

Please send this on to everyone you know. We have such a short time to make a difference!

Are you sure this is true?
Since I know Whyoming loves their wolves.
They are trying to help!
I don't know about Idaho though,
I'm sure they love wolves also.

Sadly,
I don't think there are enough wolves out there in Northern America to be taken off of the indangered species list.

My aunts neighborhood is having the same issue with dear Catz. They actually have allowed bow hunters into the neigborhood (not extremely populated) to thin the deer out. I am better with this because at least hunters eat what they kill and the deer is not wasted.

Alot of deer is still wasted. There are too many deer that "need" to be killed...it's not all going ot be put to good use - unless we start to eat deer like everyday from now on....

Being wastefull sill outwieghs what we actually put to good use.