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Hi John,
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has given up on trying to save gray wolves.
Late last year the agency said it was "no longer appropriate" to protect wolves under the Endangered Species Act and it wouldn't bother developing a recovery plan for them.
We told the Service that move was illegal — and just hours ago, we took it court to prove it.
Please help us fight for wolves and other species by giving now to the Future for the Wild Fund.
We've sued the agency before over gray wolves and won.
In fact the recovery plan the Service is ignoring comes from the settlement of a previous Center lawsuit. In that case a federal judge said the plan the Service was using did not satisfy what the Act requires.
A national recovery plan for endangered species is critical to the species' survival.
By claiming gray wolves don't need one, the Service is not just violating the Act but paving the way for these beloved wolves to lose federal protection.
Instead of backtracking and giving up on wolves — and being taken to court once again for a species the public wants to protect — the Service should commit to keeping wolves safe from hunts and the kind of cruelty we've seen in the northern Rockies.
The Service's decision is also a swipe at the Act itself, which is successful at saving species precisely because it requires recovery plans and concrete steps to prevent extinction.
Today wolves make up only 1% of their historical population. They can thrive in places where they're still struggling — but only with full protection and a path to true recovery.
We’ll never give up our fight for wolves and all the other species who are suffering.
Because threats to wildlife and public lands 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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