NRDC Activist —

Gray wolves are facing a senseless and brutal slaughter in the Northern
Rockies, the likes of which we haven't seen since the early 1900s. We need
your help to put a stop to it.

We're pushing to send 50,000 letters to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland by
midnight TONIGHT demanding she enact emergency protections for gray wolves
before it's too late.

[ [link removed] ]Will you take a minute to quickly send your letter to Secretary Haaland
to stop the slaughter of gray wolves?

What's happening to wolves in Idaho and Montana is strongly opposed by
Indigenous communities, scientists, wildlife management professionals, and
even by hunters who recognize the benefit of healthy gray wolf
populations.

Please add your name to the growing group of voices who are speaking out
on behalf of this keystone species.

Thank you for all that you're doing to protect wolves.

–NRDC

P.S. Read our email to you below about the plight wolves are facing today.

States are allowing the senseless and cruel slaughter of gray wolves,
threatening the recovery of this iconic species

Urge Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to immediately halt this barbaric
killing by restoring ESA protections for wolves — starting with gray
wolves in the Northern Rockies.

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Dear NRDC Activist,

Strangled by snares. Run down by vehicles. Slaughtered in dens alongside
their pups.

This is the epidemic of cruelty facing gray wolves in the Northern
Rockies.

States like Montana and Idaho are radically altering their wolf management
approaches to allow for the unfettered killing of gray wolves using
barbaric methods — many of which were outlawed long ago. These practices
are being pushed by extreme legislators who are undermining their own
states' wildlife professionals. Without immediate intervention, this
iconic keystone species could once again be decimated.

The good news is that President Biden's Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has
the power to institute emergency federal protections for gray wolves under
the Endangered Species Act that would halt these barbaric practices and
restore science and ethics to wolf management. We can't allow these states
to reverse decades of wolf investments and progress.

Wolf hunters and trappers are taking to the woods to kill wolves and wipe
out entire packs. If we are going to prevent more of these atrocities, we
need to act fast:

[ [link removed] ]Urge
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to immediately provide emergency listing
protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. Help us send 50,000
letters in support of wolves by midnight tomorrow.

After you’ve sent your letter, please consider making a special
tax-deductible gift to help power NRDC’s fight for gray wolves in court.
Right now, your impact will DOUBLE up to $50,000, going twice as far to
help protect vulnerable wildlife!

New laws in Idaho and Montana harken back to a time when gray wolves were
nearly extinguished. In the early 1900s, extermination programs paid
bounties for trapping and killing wolves. But thanks to decades of
protection under the Endangered Species Act, gray wolf populations have
been able to slowly recover in some parts of their historical range.
Through this progress, we have learned just how vital wolves are to
maintaining the health and balance of entire ecosystems.

Now, those cruel practices that once drove the gray wolf to near
extinction in the U.S. are back with a vengeance. Idaho's new policies
allow individuals to kill an unlimited number of wolves, kill pregnant
wolves and litters of pups, and run-down wolves with ATVs and snowmobiles.
Montana's state wildlife agency has been directed to allow similarly
extreme, cruel, and outdated tactics, including a wolf bounty.

These policies are driven by politics, not science — and threaten the
lives of thousands of wolves. [ [link removed] ]Speak out TODAY to urge the Biden
administration to issue emergency protections for gray wolves before it's
too late.

Wolves are critical to our planet's biodiversity and ecological balance.
They cull sick elk and deer, making the remaining herd stronger and
faster. They keep coyotes in check, which allows smaller animals and their
predators like eagles and hawks to flourish. And gray wolves force elk to
stay vigilant and move frequently. This allows aspen, cottonwood, and
other trees to regrow and beavers and riparian birds to thrive.

In addition, gray wolves hold deep cultural and spiritual significance for
many Indigenous people. Hundreds of tribes have banded together to urge
the federal government to restore national protections for the gray wolf.

And along with these tribal leaders, scientists, wildlife managers, and
even hunters have called for science and ethics to be restored on wolf
management.

[ [link removed] ]Now it's your turn: Help us send 50,000 letters to Secretary Haaland by
tomorrow at midnight. Let's make it clear to her that gray wolves need
emergency protections now!

Wolves can't speak up for themselves — they need our help. I hope you'll
help fight back to protect this iconic species that means so much to so
many. [ [link removed] ]Please send your message now in support of a future where wolves
can thrive.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Sherry
Wildlife Advocate, Nature Program, NRDC

The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.

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