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Dear Defender,
Overhunting and other threats could spell the end for southeast Alaska wolves – unless we act immediately to give them a chance.
Reports show that a critically high number of Alexander Archipelago wolves on Prince of Wales Island and the surrounding area in the Tongass National Forest were killed by hunters and trappers over the past year.
This population of wolves is so severely impacted that we’re calling on managers to shut down the current hunting season altogether.
TAKE ACTION: Tell the U.S. Forest Service to halt all trapping and hunting of wolves on Prince of Wales and surrounding islands, before this population is hunted out of existence!
165 wolves were trapped last winter – out of a population last estimated at 170. That’s how badly these wolves were hurt in just two months last season, after managers decided to allow unlimited trapping. Now the agency is deciding whether to allow trapping this winter.
These wolves are already vulnerable to deadly threats in the forests they call home. The impacts of industrial logging, road building, and large-scale habitat loss for deer, their primary prey, have these animals fighting for their lives.
The survival of this unique island population of wolves hangs in the balance!
Demand that the Forest Service uphold its duty to conserve wildlife and close this area to hunting and trapping so the wolves can begin to recover!
Defender, this news doesn’t come at just any time. This is Wolf Awareness Week, when we celebrate the majesty and importance of wolves everywhere. It would be a tragedy to lose the last Prince of Wales wolves to unchecked hunting and trapping.
Join us in demanding a better future. Urge the Forest Service to make the right call and stop over-hunting that threatens the survival of these wolves!
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