Need a little DU help- Wolves , sh$#B + US Wildlife Fish and kill

[bluedawg12]

Asking for a DU bump- in sending a free on line, quick sig, petition to the : #@#$
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Petition is a quick on line sig.

Free and easy. It’s a good cause.

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr005=p9bocz7857.app25a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1001

here’s how the petition reads:

>>As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States.

I was deeply concerned about the recent elimination of federal protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. By turning over management to states that plan to kill as many as 70% of the wolves in the region, your agency has dealt a serious blow to wolf recovery efforts.

The agency's failure to secure a future for wolves in the Southwest is also of great concern to me.

The Service's recovery plans for America's wolves are badly out of date (the most recent plan is over 15-years old), do not reflect the most recent scientific data on wolves, and set recovery goals that are grossly inadequate.

The recovery plan for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, for example, calls for three groups of 10 breeding pairs of wolves. The recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf is 25 years old, and contains only an interim goal of 100 wolves in a single area. And the recovery plan for the eastern timber wolf only commits to establishing one population of 100 wolves outside of Minnesota, completely ignoring the available habitat in the Northeastern U.S.

These plans are simply inadequate to ensure a lasting future for wolves in the United States, which would require multiple, connected populations, and several thousand individual wolves.

That's why I strongly urge your agency to adopt the national wolf recovery plan put forth by Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest.

Thank you for considering my comments.<<

Again, the Petition is at:

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr005=p9bocz7857.app25a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1001

Thanks DU’ers, this is a good cause and I hope it’s OK to post this.

But I thought many folks here would want to help-and it’s free and easy.

[ellie]

1. I was going to post

something about the wolf hunt in Alaska. Save the wolves!

[Mojorabbit]

2. They called me today

asking for a donation. They are preparing to sue the govt over this and need funds for the suit. A good cause.

[bluedawg12]

3. The Shrubco legacy- shoot it if it moves- or if hunting w/Dick!

Thanks for responding and replaying to this.

It's just outrageous that after so many years these beautiful animals are making a come back and now they just want to stop the progress and leave them vulnerable.

Here's a bit more info from the petition site:

Support a National Wolf Recovery Plan

In the wake of the federal delisting of wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies, Defenders and our allies at the Natural Resources Defense Council have filed a formal petition with the Fish and Wildlife Service calling for a national wolf recovery plan.

Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest.

[lonestarnot]

4. Done

[bluedawg12]

5. Thank you! :) At leat some good news for a change- we can act! n/t

[bluedawg12]

6. Apparently shrubco has declared war on nature.

http://action.defenders.org/site/PageServer?pagename=savewolves_takeaction&JServSessionIdr005=k9y3uhnzk1.app25a

More info, about these actions, at the above link.

>>Airborne Hunting

Support the PAW Act and Help Save Wolves
Aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska is opposed by hunters, scientists and conservationists. Now Congressman George Miller (D-CA) has introduced the Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act -- legislation to end aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska and prevent the practice from spreading to the Lower 48 United States. Please urge your Representative to co-sponsor this important legislation.

Urge Alaska's Governor to End Aerial Wolf Hunting in Alaska
Alaska has taken action to reinstate its aerial gunning program. Under the program, marksmen can gun down wolves from the air or run the wolves to exhaustion, then land and shoot them at point blank range. Urge Governor Sara Palin to withdraw her support for aerial hunting and help us put an end to this needless and brutal practice once and for all.

Southwest Wolves

Speak Out For Struggling Southwest Wolves
Bad news for wolves in the Southwest: numbers of the struggling canines are plummeting. Fear, misinformation and poor management are leading to their demise. Without an immediate course change, Arizona and New Mexico’s “lobos” could once again disappear from the wild.<<


But this petition is easy: https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1001

They are hoping for Actions taken: 75,000 sigs, they already have: 51,802!

This petition is just free click away.

[Lorien]

7. Done n/t

[bluedawg12]

8. Thank you! :)

It is really cool how the net gives the average person a voice and a chance to be heard.

I just read the story about the Az. puppy mill and passed it on to an entirely different net group and asked them to pass the word.

We do have a voice!

Thanks again :)

[Bobbieo]

9. Done with much pleasure!!!

[InvisibleTouch]

10. Done!

I've signed similar petitions in recent weeks, but hadn't seen this particular one. Thanks for posting it!

[bluedawg12]

11. You are very welcome and thanks all for the on- going sigs!

[bluedawg12]

12. On a brighter note a great story about a dolphin that saved 2 whales>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7291501.stm

Story about a dolphin that saved two beached whales. It's very cool.