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Defender,
Another wolf has been killed in northeast Washington – one more casualty of the Forest Service’s neglect.
Just last week, the state carried out a lethal removal of a female wolf in the Wedge pack. Year after year, the state keeps signing death warrants for wolves in the same area of National Forest.
This doesn’t have to keep happening. Even after dozens of wolves have been killed following conflicts with livestock, the U.S. Forest Service has failed to change how, when or where cattle are permitted to graze in this prime wolf habitat.
Entire packs have been wiped out.
Enough is enough: Tell the Forest Service to end these needless conflicts!
These cruel kill orders aren’t working as a deterrent. Even after eliminating wolves from the area, new packs find their way back to these forests. This prime habitat will continue to attract wolves – and unless the Forest Service changes course, wolf killings will continue.
There’s another way. The Forest Service needs to promote grazing practices that protect cattle from being vulnerable to attacks in wolf habitat. And the agency needs to hold commercial cattle ranchers responsible for protecting their livestock from conflicts.
But it’s unacceptable for wolves to be killed after the fact – dozens of wolves have died, but the conflicts continue.
Demand the Forest Service takes effective non-lethal action that will actually reduce conflicts between livestock and wolves!
Defenders is on the ground in the region, working with landowners, ranchers and state officials to design and implement solutions that protect wolves while minimizing wolf-livestock conflicts.
We already know that gunning down wolves year after year is not the answer. Please use your voice to help protect wolves across their historic range!
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