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Hi John,
Montana has upped the ante on wolf-killing.
State officials want up to 500 wolves trapped and hunted this fall and winter — a gut-wrenching increase over last year's unsustainable quota of 334.
Please give today to the Future for the Wild Fund to help us keep wolves and other species safe.
The state is using junk science to justify the increased killing. In reality, Montana's wolf population is probably already in decline.
It can't afford to keep dropping.
The cruelty in Montana is extreme. It allows unsporting hunting methods that could lead to entire packs being decimated under a single license.
A single person will be allowed to kill 30 wolves through hunting and trapping. They can also bait wolves and track them with night-vision equipment.
The state allows the use of strangulation snares, which can leave wolves in excruciating pain for days until they die. Bounty hunters even get their costs reimbursed for wiping out wolves.
We're fighting for wolves on all fronts. Last week the Center won a crucial court victory when a judge struck down the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to deny federal protection for wolves in the northern Rockies.
But our legal case continues as the Service goes back to the drawing board on the future of wolves in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and elsewhere.
Montana's declaration of open season shows why federal protection is needed.
We've won for wolves before, and we will again. But these fights are long and costly, and we need you with us.
Because threats wildlife are ongoing, we need you for the long haul. Please start a monthly donation to sustain our defense.
For the wild,
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