More than 1,000 wolves have been hunted down and murdered in the States just this year alone. At this rate Wolves will soon become extinct, and will only be found in legends and tales of history. Is this really the fate we wish to deal these beautiful four leggeds? Not only are they a vital part of the natural ecosystem, yet they are living creatures placed upon this planet so very long ago, to coexist with all the other creatures that make up life on this planet Earth.

I personally cannot even imagine a world in which Wolves no longer exist. This is a sad fate for a creature which has survived throughout time, living by their wits and courage. As humans, we can learn much just by watching the Wolf as she interacts with her cubs and pack mates. Their cunning and loyalty to the pack, endears them to a wild and free heart such as mine.

Seriously, there is plenty of room for these wild ones. They would not encroach upon human settlements, if we were not such poor stewards as to kill off their natural prey through mismanagement on the part of humans. We do not utilize the gifts on this planet in the manner in which it was given. The world is pretty messed up, and it makes me wonder how we can be in such a sorry state! The view of this entire planet, all the waste wanton destruction, and pollution, is simply apalling!!

Let’s keep our eyes open, educate ourselves, and make it our business to be aware of our surroundings. We cannot bring back the thousands of creatures which have become extinct in the past 50 years alone, but we can take responsiblilty and save those in danger here and now!

Check around and see what you can do in your own area, and please consider supporting Defenders of Wildlife in their quest to protect these wild beauties. Superior strength does not qualify us to play gods with the natural world.

In a perfect world, humans would know better than to blatantly abuse the gifts this Earth once boasted in great abundance. We would not hunt animals unless they present a danger to our lives or our little ones. Wolves could coexist alongside us, surviving in their remote regions, in which they were placed upon this planet to roam. Life on this planet, in the natural realms, would continue to evolve in a manner consistant with the nature of things. This is what creates the natural balance in our lives as well. This is how Life on this planet was meant to be.

It is clear to me that there is no reason good enough to condone such brutal behaviour as the senseless slaughter of Wolves, young and old. It is such a waste of time, energy, and the intelligence we are granted with. This is not even a battle we should be fighting. The World has much greater issues, and our focus should be on the positive, as well as creating a viable world in which to live in. A world in which Wolves are an integral part of.

I am here to share the latest news from Defenders of Wildlife. The battle to save our four legged friends is still going strong, and we cannot let the killing continue! Please find it in your heart and spirit to pass the word along, and do what you feel you can to save these beautiful, graceful beings we name Wolves.

Teri,

Wolf packs in Alaska again face savage slaughter from death squads using helicopters and airplanes to kill these helpless animals.

Please help Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund win the Congressional votes we need to end this unnecessary and cruel practice once and for all.

More than 1,000 wolves have been shot dead by aerial shooters who chase the poor animals to exhaustion in the deep snow. The animals are shot from the air and left wounded to die a slow and agonizing death or pursued and shot at point-blank range after the plane has landed.

We’ve had success telling this horrible story to more and more representatives and senators and securing their votes for the Protect America’s Wildlife (PAW) Act — H.R. 3381 and S. 1535 — federal legislation to end Alaska’s awful, unscientific and unnecessary aerial wolf killing and prevent this brutal practice from spreading to other states.

Our vote count stands at 121 representatives and 4 senators. But with another deadly aerial wolf killing season on the horizon, we must redouble our efforts to get the votes to stop it.

Donate today to help save the lives of wolves from Alaska’s aerial wolf-killing programs.

Your donation today will help us convince Congress to pass the PAW Act and educate more Americans about the awful practice championed by former Governor Sarah Palin. 

Palin’s handpicked Board of Game has escalated the aerial killing of wolves, and we need your help to mobilize more citizens (we’ve already generated tens of thousands of messages to senators) to win passage of the PAW Act and stop brutal and unnecessary aerial wolf killing.

To make sure these voices are heard, our staff will be collecting messages from constituents and delivering them in personal meetings with representatives and senators. We will dedicate literally hundreds of work hours in the coming weeks to this important effort.

Will you help support our work to save these magnificent wolves?

Our wolves don’t have a voice, but Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund does. With your help, we can ensure that the story of these magnificent animals is heard on Capitol Hill. Please make your contribution to save wolves today. 

For the wild ones,

 

Rodger Schlickeisen President Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

P.S. Aerial gunners will soon be taking to the sky in helicopters and airplanes to slaughter defenseless wolves. With your help, we can end this cruel and unnecessary killing by passing the PAW Act. Please make a secure donation online now. 

 

After working so long and hard to enable protection for our Wolves, it is quite frustrating to see there are still so many ignorant and heartless people who are trying to devastate the Wolf populations in the Greater Yellowstone park and other places. Some people do not seem to understand that the Creator placed the animals here to help keep the Balance on this planet, and humans do not have the right to destroy and elimate at will, or to their own pleasure. Please step up with compassion to help put a stop to the wanton slaughter of our beautiful Wolf brothers and sisters who have the right to Life and Freedom as much as Humans do. I would like to share a letter and plea for help that I just recieved from Defenders of Wildlife. This is vital, and we do not have the time to mess around on this one, as Wolves will die if we do not put a stop to the madness…

Dear Teri,

I have some terrible news. Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that he would follow the discredited path of the Bush Administration and delist wolves in the Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone region.

This is a stunning development, just six weeks into the Obama Administration. This delisting paves the way for almost 1000 wolves to be killed under deadly state management plans in Idaho and Montana.

The killing could begin in just weeks.

As I write this, we are already preparing an emergency legal challenge to this harmful proposal — and we’ll be in court as quickly as possible. But we need your help for the legal fight ahead.

Please make an emergency donation now to support our Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone Wolf Legal Defense Fund.

This delisting will put the fate of our wolves in the hands of state governments that want to slaughter nearly 1,000 wolves. Last year, when federal wolf protections were temporarily lifted in the region, more than 100 wolves were killed in just a short time – including the world renowned “Limpy.”

In addition, regular wolf hunting seasons could begin as early as this fall in Idaho and Montana — and Idaho Governor “Butch” Otter said again today that he still wants the first available hunting tag to shoot a wolf himself.

We can’t allow the out-of-control killing of wolves to happen again.

Please donate now to support our emergency legal challenge to protect our wolves in the Northern Rockies.

For more than 35 years, Defenders of Wildlife has fought for our wolves. We were there when the first wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park and we’ve been there to defend them ever since. We’ve beaten back efforts to prematurely delist these wolves in the past, and I’m confident we can do so again.

Just this week, we celebrated a hard-fought victory made possible with your help as the Senate voted to overturn the Bush Administration’s last-minute gutting of the Endangered Species Act. We now need to beat back another deadly Bush-era plan that will open the door to the slaughter of nearly 1,000 wolves.

Please donate what you can today to save the lives of wolves in the Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone.

Together, we can win our legal challenge of the same bad plan originally put forth in the last throes of the Bush Administration — and ensure that our wolves will continue to be around for future generations.

Sincerely,

Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. Your donation through our secure website will ensure that your contribution will be put to immediate work. You can also donate by calling 1-800-385-9712.

As we wind down in 2008 and prepare for the new year ahead, it gives us the opportunity to look at our accomplishments throughout the year. As we live and grow, we learn much from our percieved mistakes, and try to put into perspective that which we have learned. As a person I have grown much in this past year, and I can honestly say there is more positive than negative in my Life.

One of my most passionate goals is to help protect this Earth and her inhabitants. As such I am happy to say that throughout this year one of my favourite champions of this cause, Defenders of Wildlife, has helped stop planned wolf hunts in Greater Yellowstone, secured protections for America’s vanishing polar bears under the Endangered Species Act, saved imperiled wolverines from trapping plans and won dozens more victories for our wildlife. Although there is still much to do in preserving our wild places and we have a long way to go in ensuring protection for all the wild creatures who roam this planet alongside us, I do believe we have a good chance of success. For this, I would like to extend a warm thank you to all who have helped in this important and worthy cause. Without all of you, it would not have been possible to do as much as we have thus far.

A Dangerous time for Wolves

We still have a great battle ahead of us, and it is especially alarming to note that Sarah Palin is planning what could be the bloodiest aerial wolf killing season yet in Alaska.

Already this winter, aerial gunners in Alaska have slaughtered at least 47 wolves. More wolves were killed this past November than in any November in the past five years. And, under Governor Palin’s out-of-control wolf-killing program, nearly 600 more wolves could die before this year’s season is finished.

Wolves are dying right now, and we need your help to stop the killing!!

Please let the start of 2009 be a positive move in the right direction. With new leadership in Washington and unprecedented awareness about Governor’s Palin’s senseless killing programs, we’re now in a better position to stop this terrible, needless practice and save wolves.

With the support of fellow Earth and animal lovers we can…

* Forcefully oppose efforts by Governor Palin and her Board of Game to arbitrarily kill even more wolves just to boost game populations for out-of-state hunting interests

* Shine the national spotlight on Governor Palin’s brutal wolf-killing programs and pressure her to end them

* Work with the incoming Obama/Biden Administration to close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that Governor Palin is exploiting to continue Alaska’s unfounded aerial wolf killing programs

* Build support in Congress for the reintroduction and passage of the Protect America’s Wildlife Act (PAW), federal legislation to end aerial killing of wolves once and for all.

With your help, I know we can succeed. Together, we were able to stop Governor Palin’s ghastly $150 bounty for the severed paws of slaughtered wolves, block Palin’s stealth campaign to stifle the voice of Alaska’s citizens on wildlife issues and spotlight Palin’s support for aerial killing and other anti-wildlife policies in the national media.

And, with the help of caring people like you, Defender’s sister organization Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund was able to help stop Palin from becoming our next Vice President and spreading her anti-wildlife politics across the country.

We can win, but we can’t do it without the help of loyal supporters like you. Please make a tax-deductible contribution of whatever you can today to help us save wolves. This is a Gift of Life in which we can all take part in.

Here’s to hoping 2009 is a Healthy, Prosperous, and Happy New Year. Let that which you do count for something, creating a positive present and future for all of us. May each of you be blessed with the fruits of Life, with many true friends to help Light your Path.

Teri
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I wish to do my best to express how wonderful it feels to hear good news in the fight to save our Wolf brothers and sisters. I truly felt despair for the future of these beautiful and noble creatures when I heard about the opening up of Wolf hunting after so much hard work to keep the protections from being lifted. We are by no means out of the danger zone in this fight to save the Wolves, yet this small victory gives us heart to know we may not be fighting a losing battle. There are those who have little or no love for Wolves, and they are ready to fight for their desires to kill every Wolf for their own purposes. For those fighting to give Wolves their natural right to live wild and free, as intended by the Creator of this Earth, I wish to share some really great news I recieved from Defenders…

Dear Teri,

I was at home in Boise when I heard the news Friday: A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. 

The ruling by a district court judge in Montana could save the lives of hundreds of wolves by stopping this fall’s planned wolf sport hunting seasons in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.  

I want to thank you for the crucial role that caring people like you have played in this initial victory.

It’s a huge win that couldn’t have happened without the thousands of Defenders activists and donors who have worked to support our efforts here in the Northern Rockies by contributing money to our Wolf Legal Defense Fund, supporting our on-the-ground work and much more.

But we still have a long fight ahead of us.

Idaho Governor C.L. Butch Otter – who said last year that he wanted to be one of the first in the state to shoot a wolf — immediately criticized the judge’s ruling to restore protections for wolves. Wyoming’s Governor has vowed that his state will fight the ruling.

Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition leader Ron Gillette was even more direct, telling a local reporter that “[i]t is going to be all-out war.”

Rest assured, Defenders of Wildlife will keep fighting for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the rest of the Northern Rockies by continuing to…

• Make the case in court to restore full protections for these endangered wolves;
• Pay for guard dogs, range riders, turbo fladry fencing and other non-lethal wolf management strategies to keep livestock and wolves safe; and
• Combat distortions and misperceptions about wolves to build tolerance and understanding for the vital role that wolves play in healthy ecosystems.

Teri, we have a tough fight ahead of us. For now, please accept my sincere gratitude for all you’ve done to help us save wolves.

For the Wild Ones,

Suzanne Asha Stone
Northern Rockies Representative
Defenders of Wildlife Boise Office

P.S. I take pride in know the important role Defenders of Wildlife plays in protecting wolves. If you would like to support our work, please consider making a secure online donation now.

This is such fantastic news, and it makes it all worthwhile for the time spent advocating and sending out such heartfelt prayers for the Wolves. Although Wolves are still endangered, and this is just one tiny victory in the fight to save our worlds wild creatures, I truly hope to make a difference in my own small way, and wish to do my best to create awareness and interest in helping those who dwell alongside us in keeping the balance created upon this Earth. I will sleep much better knowing we have made a positive step in the right direction, and pray there is yet hope for our four legged friends who need our help to survive the dangers presented on this beautiful planet we know as Mother Earth. We must remember.. All Life is Sacred.

Pilamaye!

I think it would be a fantastic idea to look to Nature for great ways to honor the special Father’s in your life. As Father’s, they should truly understand the concept of good stewardship, and know how important it is to preserve Nature and the creatures that are integral in keeping the Balance. Surely they would appreciate a gift with this in mind. Therefor, I would like to pass along the following message I recieved from Defenders…

Did you know that wolves are devoted fathers? They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect their mate and pups.

Sound familiar? Here’s a great way to celebrate the dad in your pack — or any wildlife enthusiast — with a meaningful gift that will help save some of America’s most beloved animals, the gray wolf…

Adopt a wolf for your favorite dads (or anyone else you know who loves wildlife!), and your tax-deductible contribution will help…

• Protect wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies;
• End aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska; and 
• Protect some of the world’s most endangered wolves in North Carolina and the American Southwest

Plus, we’ll send a personalized Certificate of Adoption, wolf plush toy, stunning wolf photo and a fact-sheet that is chock-full of great information about these amazing animals.

Adopt a wolf today or another imperiled animal, and make sure your Dad is appreciated and knows that you’ve learned the importance of the world we leave to our children.

Your Wildlife Adoption contribution is especially vital now, as Defenders works to protect wolves in the Northern Rockies, Alaska and elsewhere.

The Bush/Cheney Administration has removed wolves in the Northern Rockies from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act, spurring the killing of at least 69 wolves in just the last couple of months.

We’re in court fighting lawyers from the Administration, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, and groups like Safari Club International to stop the killing. But we’re also working on the ground to protect wolves. Each year, Defenders pays for “range riders”, livestock guarding dogs, education and training, fladry barriers, fencing and other proactive strategies to keep wolves in the Northern Rockies away from livestock — and both out of harm’s way.      

Your Father’s Day Wildlife Adoption will also help us save wolves in Alaska, where the state’s Board of Game permits gunners to shoot wolves from low-flying aircraft or chase them to exhaustion and shoot them at point-blank range. It’s a terrible practice and one that we’ll end if we’re successful in our campaign to pass federal legislation to outlaw this brutal practice.

And that’s just the start. When you adopt a wolf, you’ll also be helping to promote recovery of the struggling wolf population in the Southwest, help North Carolina’s red wolves — the world’s only wild population – and save other imperiled wildlife.

Let’s see a necktie do that!

This Father’s Day, give a meaningful gift — Adopt a wolf or another imperiled animal and help support effective advocacy for the wildlife we all love.

For the Wild Ones,

Karin Kirchoff
Vice President, Membership
Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. Make a wildlife adoption before 7 AM Monday (June 9th) to ensure delivery by June 14th. Adopt online or by calling (800) 385-9712.

P.P.S. On a budget? Enter discount code DAD when you make your wildlife adoption and get 10% off!

Let’s take a few moments to check in and see how we are doing in our fight to save America’s Wolves.

Yesterday, Defenders of Wildlife and eleven other conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal court and asked for an emergency injunction to stop the slaughter of Greater Yellowstone’s wolves and restore some common sense to wolf management in the Northern Rockies.

The case, Defenders of Wildlife vs. Hall, is our second legal challenge since January aimed at preserving one of the greatest conservation victories in the last century — the return of wolves to the Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone.

These legal efforts wouldn’t be possible without the tremendous support of caring supporters like you who have made more than 8,000 individual contributions to help support our work over the last weeks and months.

But our fight isn’t limited to the courts. Since the Bush Administration ended protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies, at least fourteen wolves have been killed in Wyoming — the most of any state in the region.

Help change the political climate that is driving the wolf slaughter. Call the Wyoming Governor’s Office at (307) 777-7434 and deliver this message:

“My name is ((Your Name)) and I’m calling from ((Your State)) because I’m deeply concerned about the widely reported killing of wolves in your state and urge your office to help ensure a lasting future for wolves in Wyoming by…

• Ending the shoot-on-sight policy that is now in effect in 88% of the state.

• Releasing a public statement urging restraint in wolf management

• Providing a full account of the number of wolves killed in Wyoming.

The return of wolves to the Northern Rockies was an amazing conservation achievement, but inadequate state protections for wolves in Wyoming and lax reporting of wolf kills are hurting Wyoming’s image and threatening an achievement that should be a point of pride for the state.”

Once you’re done, please take a moment to let us know that you called. Also, please remember to be civil on your call. Comments that are overly emotional or threatening can be disregarded by officials (or worse, used to undermine our efforts to save wolves).

Phone calls will be most effective, but you can also email Governor Freudenthal through his website.

Stay tuned for more ways to help, and as always, thank you for taking the time to make a difference.

P.S. We’ve almost met our May 16th fundraising goal for the Yellowstone Wolf Defense Fund. You can make your tax-deductible contribution online now via our secure website or you can call 1-800-385-9712 to make your contribution by phone.

It truly sickens me to hear about wolves being hunted down and killed! So many people have worked so hard to bring awareness to the caring public, and at times like this it seems all for nothing. What is it that makes some people believe they can dominate nature in such a cruel way? Lifting protections that took so much to bring about in the first place, and are quite necessary to save these beautiful creatures, is simple insanity! We have better things to do with our time than promoting the death of a species. There are so many positive ways we can create and promote Life instead. It truly makes me wonder why the Creator placed us on this beautiful Earth when so many humans are so set upon destroying all that has been placed beside and around us. And to think that the first to die with the lift of these protections was a wolf who has survived in the wild against all odds is a tragedy beyond belief, and brings so much sadness to my heart.

I will pass along a sad, yet so very important, message I have recieved…

Dear Teri,

The killing in the Greater Yellowstone region has already begun.

One of the first victims: Wolf 253M — a celebrity wolf, affectionately known as “Limpy.”

Help us stop the senseless killing of Greater Yellowstone wolves now. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today.

Limpy was many things to many people – to wolf-watchers, he was the hobbling member of Yellowstone’s famous Druid Peak Pack. To Utahans, he was the first wolf to be seen in the state for more than 70 years.

But wolf 253M’s celebrity didn’t save him in the end. Limpy and two other wolves were shot dead in an elk feeding ground, part of Wyoming’s brutal shoot-on-sight policy that covers virtually the entire state.

The killing has already begun. Please donate now to support our work to save wolves in the Greater Yellowstone area.

Limpy’s death was just the beginning. It’s been 26 days since wolves were stripped of federal protections in the Greater Yellowstone area — and at least 17 wolves have already been killed in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. And there are surely more to come.

Officials in Idaho changed their state law on the day wolves were delisted, making it far easier for anyone to kill wolves near livestock or domestic animals.

In Wyoming, state officials stripped all protection from wolves in 88% of the state. Locals have organized weekend eradication “wolf hunts” to kill any wolf that they find. One group tracked a wolf for 35 miles on snowmobiles before shooting it dead.[1]

Your contribution will help us…

• Fight for our wolves in court;

• Confront flawed state wolf policies with science and common sense;

• Help ranchers reduce conflicts with wolves using non-lethal methods;

• Debunk the myths and misinformation about wolves through on-the-ground education and outreach; and

• Much, much more…

Will you make a tax-deductible emergency donation right now to help?

We can win the battle to save our wolves. But we can’t do it without your help.

Sincerely, Rodger Schlickeisen President Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. You can make your tax-deductible contribution online now via our secure website or you can call 1-800-385-9712 to make your contribution by phone.

I truly Love Wolves and wanted to share this video…

If you wish to learn more and see how you can help protect and save these Beautiful, Noble and wild creatures, please visit Defenders of Wildlife today!