Hi,

We did it! 

Recently, a federal court restored protections for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act after they were removed by the Trump administration in 2020. The decision ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue the work of restoring endangered species and reclassified the gray wolf as endangered in the lower 48 states with the exception of the Northern Rockies. 

Back in July of last year, EARTHDAY‍.ORG joined with other environmental groups in filing an amicus brief which explained how the removal of wolves from the ESA-protected list was an illegal maneuver that caused an urgent threat to their survival across their historical range. Because of the Trump administration’s removal of protections, we witnessed an all out assault on wolves in several states. Hunters had a license to recklessly kill gray wolves for sport. 

This ruling is a huge win for wolves in states where they have yet to achieve stable, robust populations. Yet there also remains an intense pressure to hunt wolves in states such as Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming which were not part of this decision. 

Help us to continue the fight to protect our species and other work by donating today.

Wolves number only slightly more than 5,000 across their range in the lower 48 states, and they face a panoply of threats. Without the shield of federal protection, the human persecution of wolves has ramped up in a way reminiscent of the 19th-century slaughter of animals.¹

We must remain vigilant and continue to ensure that the Endangered Species Act lives up to its intended purpose.

Donate today.

In solidarity,

Kathleen Rogers
President

Footnotes:

1. The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/05/the-buffalo-killers/482349/