Dear NRDC Activist,

When gray wolves were prematurely stripped of their federal protections last year, an epidemic of cruelty and senseless killing was catalyzed across the country. After decades of investments and slow progress toward recovery, gray wolves are now facing brutal and archaic attacks that once again threaten their future.

In the Northern Rockies states, new rules allow hunters to slaughter wolf pups in their dens, to catch and kill wolves using strangulating neck snares, and to bait Yellowstone wolves out of the national park in order to trap and shoot them — and individuals can be awarded bounty payments for each dead wolf. NRDC is working to put a stop to this, including by calling on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to enact emergency federal protections for Northern Rockies wolves before it's too late.

But across most of the country, the Trump administration's decision to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has paved the way for states to bring back aggressive wolf killing policies that harken back to the wolf extermination campaigns of the early 1900s.

That's why NRDC is fighting in court and advocating to bring back the safeguards that once saved the gray wolf from going extinct altogether — and we urgently need your help.

Will you donate just $5 to help protect gray wolves and other imperiled wildlife? For the next 72 hours, your gift will be triple matched — and have THREE TIMES the impact — up to $50,000!

Some states are actively working to prevent the presence of wolves within their borders by vilifying wolves and hunting them down as disposable vermin.

Earlier this year, it only took Wisconsin hunters three days to wipe out at least 20 percent of the state's wolf population — during which even pregnant wolves were run down with packs of dogs and guns. Now, the state is planning for yet another aggressive hunt to begin this November.

This is a critical moment to stand up for wolves nationally and defend a future where they can thrive. With your support, we will stand up for science-based wolf management in court and the halls of government and force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore ESA protections to the gray wolf. Will you help?

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The devastation to wolf populations across the country will have ripple effects on our ecosystems long into the future — and this comes at a time when biodiversity and the climate are already in crisis.

Wolves are an environmental ally, not an enemy. This is something many Indigenous people of North America have known since time immemorial. More than 120 Tribes and Tribal leaders have collectively called on the federal government to restore protections for the gray wolf.

It's time we unite to speak up on behalf of the gray wolf. With your generous support, we can give this iconic animal the protection it deserves.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sylvia Fallon
Senior Director for Wildlife, NRDC