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Tell your House representative to oppose the slaughter of wolves in the northern Rockies!

After more than a decade of conservation efforts and millions of federal dollars, wolves are finally returning to the northern Rockies. The Bush administration has announced that it will remove wolves from the endangered species list and allow the states of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana to wipe out nearly 80% of all the wolves remaining in the Northern Rockies. These actions would put wolves back on the brink of extinction after years of recovery.

The Wyoming Plan allows anyone to kill any wolf that wanders outside a small area in the northwest corner of the state. The plan would even target animals that live for most of the year in Yellowstone National Park but only wander out in the winter in search of food. Scientists have warned that a few thousand wolves are necessary to ensure the long-term survival of the species, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuses to listen. The agency has even developed a backup plan that could allow most of the current wolf population to be killed. This would be a devastating blow to the northern Rockies because wolves not only bring in $35 million each year in tourism to local communities, they also help restore the natural balance by controlling elk and deer herds.

Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and several of his colleagues wrote a letter last December urging the Bush administration to stop actions promoting senseless wolf killing. Other members of Congress must join this appeal before it's too late. We need to tell Congress to oppose the Bush administration's plans and make sure wolves are protected in the northern Rockies!

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