Wolves delisted Again 3/06/2009 URGENT

Photos courtesy of http://www.all-about-wolves.com

For those of you who are unaware of this, the new Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has delisted the wolves in Western Great Lakes and the Rocky Mountain states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah as of March 6th, 2009. Wyoming will be added as soon as some details are worked out. This means that the lives of 1,000 wolves are now in jeopardy from the ranching and hunting communities.

This should come as no surprise if you have visited Ken Salazar's bio page at the Department of the Interior's website where he says that he has been a champion of farmers and ranchers throughout his career. His family has operated a "farm" named El Rancho Salazar for 30 years. If you know anything about those who raise livestock you are well aware of the war they rage against any and all predators at a cost of $42 million tax dollars a year. Livestock mortality due to predation (by all predators including bears, cougars, coyotes, wolverines, wolves and birds of prey) constitutes 3%. Of that 3% predation, wolf kills comprise between 1 and 2 % or .0015% of total deaths. The other 97% of livestock mortality is due to natural causes such as disease, birthing complications, weather, etc. Additionally, there are funds set up to repay ranchers for any proven wolf kills.

Grazing their livestock on our public lands costs the taxpayers $350 million per year just to manage it. In return the BLM receives $1.35 per cow and calf pair (per month) for that pair to graze on YOUR land. You can't feed a house cat for that. Cattle grazed on our public lands produce 3% of the total national beef production each year. In the process they are turning our public lands into deserts.

Last year Defenders of Wildlife brought suit in District Court to stop the massacre of wolves after the delisting by the former Bush Administration. Now, Defenders of Wildlife and the Humane Society of the United States are again trying to save these wolves, but the prognosis doesn't look good. If we can't stop this in the court, LETS STOP IT IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION.

This is where you can make your voice heard and be counted. Just call toll-free 1-800-344-9453. After the automated greeting dial 3 (for endangered species) then immediately dial 0 (zero) for the operator. This will put you in touch with a live person that you can voice your concerns to. PLEASE BE POLITE but firm. Give them your name and the state you are calling from. Let them know that you want all the wolves to stay under Endangered Species protection. Some suggestions for talking points are as follows:

1. This decision is based on flawed, biased science.
2. Wildlife biologists do not agree with the delisting.
3. This sets a very poor precedent for this new administration and will alienate the majority of Americans.
4. You can't save the environment and ignore the wildlife as one cannot exist without the other. If Mr. Salazar and Pres. Obama are serious about climate change and the environment this shows a lack of understanding on their parts.
5. Mention any of the information that I wrote about above or anything I may have forgotten.

Remember, please be polite but state your case. This is the only chance we have and time is ticking away. Please share this video with all of your animal loving friends and MAKE THAT CALL ASAP.
Is this the change that the majority of Americans voted for in November?

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• animals
• wildlife
• wolves
• endangered species
• delisted
• animal cruelty
• animal killing
• pets

[fishmarc]

houndman6: If you can't provide a cogent arguement and continue to just name call and insult people I will block you. I've found that hunters who go after predators are actually terrified of them. A baseless, ignorant fear passed down from one generation to another.

[fishmarc]

Venice: 1500 wolves over the entire western states is over population? You are a hunter and can't stand one animal that you hunt to be used by another species. You are a moron.

[ruj1970]

@supergamerskingdom I have read the wolf recovery plan from the USFWS. I have read the ESA, have you? You obviously have no clue to the reality of what the wolves have done in Idaho and Montana. You are just a pathetic little lemming.

[supergamerskingdom]

@ruj1970

That little jerk offs like you spread nonsense :) actually i made that up, if you really want to know go read it yourself.Stop being lazy and try and understand.

[ruj1970]

@supergamerskingdom And what might that be?

[supergamerskingdom]

@ruj1970

I accept them, and i actually understand what there saying.

[ruj1970]

@supergamerskingdom Nonsense eh? Typical ignorant wolf lover. Unwilling to accept the facts.

[supergamerskingdom]

@ruj1970

If i can read the nonsense you're typing i can read just about anything :)

[ruj1970]

@supergamerskingdom You are showing your ignorance. Why don't you read the definition of an endangered species from the ESA and get back to me. You do know how to read don't you?

[supergamerskingdom]

@ruj1970

Yes they have been endangered.You need to calm down, you're the one being ignorant.Im laughing to hard from you're anger right now.Lol

[ruj1970]

@supergamerskingdom Bullshit!! Wolves have NEVER BEEN ENDANGERED AS A SPECIES!! They were classified as endangered in the US as a political tool to keep them protected despite real science that shows that they should be managed. You are an ignorant fool who is easily misled by the lies and deceit from people like Defenders of Wildlife.

[ruj1970]

@fishmarc You are the fucking moron. I enjoy killing wolves. LOL