John,

Sprinting as fast as she could, Theia the gray wolf wasn't fast enough to outrun the man on a snowmobile that chased after her. It slammed into her, mowing the wolf down.

Then, Theia's snout was duct-taped shut and she was paraded through a local tavern. After enduring this torture, she was brought out back and shot dead.1

Theia's story may be the most gruesome, but it's just one of many wolf kills in Wyoming, one of the Northern Rockies states where wolves are missing vital endangered species protections. And if we don't act soon, wolves could lose those protections nationwide.

Tell our U.S. senators: Don't open the door to nationwide wolf hunting.

Up until the 1970s, gray wolves were deliberately hunted down, nearing extinction in the contiguous U.S. They could have been wiped out forever if not for the Endangered Species Act and the vital protections that gray wolves gained.2

But even as wolves have grown their families and wandered through rugged mountains and dense forests to reclaim the homes of their ancestors, the threat of hunting is looming once again.

Wolves should be running free through the wild with their packs. Instead, endangered gray wolves are evading cruel hunting practices and fighting to protect their families from guns and steel traps.

Wolves have already lost protection in the Northern Rockies and hundreds are slaughtered every year.3 And now, wolves are in danger of losing their protections nationwide, opening the door to even more hunting.

Endangered wolves can't survive another nationwide mass hunting campaign.

Tell our U.S. senators: Don't strip wolves of their endangered species protections.

A wolf's howl can be heard up to 10 miles away. But the wolves' cries can't reach the halls of Congress -- unless we speak up for them.4

Slipped into a must-pass spending bill in the U.S. House, the latest attack on gray wolves could strip their endangered species protections and lead to decimated wolf populations.5 We're working to stop this provision from moving forward as the U.S. House and Senate negotiate the must-pass bills.

This attack on wolves is moving forward. Help us stop it: Take action.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Daniel Wu, "Images of injured wolf, muzzled in a bar, draw fury over Wyo. hunting laws," The Washington Post, April 26, 2024.
2. Douglas Main, "Most U.S. wolves are listed as endangered--again. Here's why.," National Geographic, February 15, 2022.
3. Douglas Main, "Most U.S. wolves are listed as endangered--again. Here's why.," National Geographic, February 15, 2022.
4. Cydney Grannan, "Why do wolves howl?," Britannica, last accessed July 31, 2024.
5. "H.R.8998 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025," Congress.Gov, July 11, 2024.