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Hi John,
A four-year-old Mexican gray wolf — the adult male of the Seco Creek pack — offered hope to his species. He and his mate have had two litters of pups over the past two years, a promising sign for these endangered wolves.
But weeks ago he was found dead, likely killed by a poacher. His death is still under investigation.
We're fighting hard to save the precious wolves of the Southwest from being illegally hunted and shot. And we need your help.
Please give to the Saving Life on Earth Fund — your gift will be matched by a group of anonymous wildlife champions.
The killing of wolves like the Seco Creek male is part of a sick pattern of brutality against these intelligent and social animals.
Illegal shooting kills more Mexican gray wolves than any other cause. Since their reintroduction into Arizona and New Mexico, more than 130 have been killed illegally. More than a hundred others have disappeared, many under suspicious circumstances.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released an updated rule on the management of these wolves — but it leaves them exposed to massive threats, including from its own actions.
Scientists track the wolves' movements through their telemetry collars. But the government loans livestock owners receivers that are programmed to those collars — and that allows them to find and kill the collared wolves with impunity. Two ranchers with the receivers have admitted to killing Mexican gray wolves, and many others likely have too.
For these wolves to fully recover in the wild, those receivers must be retrieved. The Center is pushing to make that happen. It was the Center's legal action that compelled Mexican gray wolf reintroduction almost a quarter-century ago. We'll never stop fighting for them.
Every day it's more and more difficult for endangered species to survive in the wild.
From habitat destruction to poaching, humans are the biggest barrier to that survival.
The Center's team of lawyers, scientists and advocates has secured protection for 742 species and more than half a billion acres of habitat.
We won't let up, but we need you with us.
Please give to the Saving Life on Earth Fund today to double your gift.
For the wild,
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