Wolves need our help

All year I have been writing to protect wolves from the slaughter going on in some Western states. Now, Yellowstone wolves are being killed by snares, which involves a horrible, slow suffocation and leg holds, and only 84 wolves are left in an area where they have showed their importance as keystone species improving the entire ecosystem.

Montana Fish and Wildlife is allowing the killing of wolves on the border of Yellowstone, so wolves accustomed to people cross the border and are killed in record numbers. Please sign the Friends of Earth petition to Fish and Wildlife at foe.org.

Wolves’ status as endangered species was removed by the Trump administration, resulting in this slaughter. So far, the Biden administration has done nothing. Fish and Wildlife is going against its mission, which is to aid wildlife for enjoyment of the people. That’s not just hunters, but visitors to Yellowstone and other places who love seeing wolves.

Here in Colorado, we had one pack of wolves. And we voted for the reintroduction of wolves. All except one wolf in the pack was killed this year. Wolves must be given protection as endangered species, and there must be policies in place, so if the endangered species status is lifted, that species is not slaughtered by barbaric methods and in major numbers.

In Idaho, for example, their governor promoted killing 90% of wolves. Please help and give donations to Friends of Earth, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club and other organizations that have been tirelessly working to protect this keystone species.

– Margaret Mayer, Durango